A perfectly normal wedding day

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Movie
German title A perfectly normal wedding day
Original title Scenes from a mall
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1991
length approx. 89 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
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Director Paul Mazursky
script Roger L. Simon
Paul Mazursky
production Paul Mazursky
music Marc Shaiman
camera Fred Murphy
cut Stuart H. Pappé
occupation

A normal wedding day (original title Scenes from a mall ) is an American comedy film from 1991 and an homage to Ingmar Bergman's scenes of a marriage .

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Nick and Deborah actually want to celebrate their 16th wedding anniversary. While shopping together, Nick decides to admit an affair to his wife, who has just published a book about theories of a harmonious marriage. At first, Deborah reacts indignantly and hurt. She leaves Nick in the mall, cancels the party and wanders unhappily through the hallways. Meanwhile, Nick has time to realize what a great woman Deborah is and soon regrets his confession. But 16 years of marriage are not quickly forgotten, and after a few minutes of desperation, the two find each other again. As in love as on the first day, everything seems to be back to normal.

But after the mood between the two is more romantic again, she also comes with bad news for Nick: she too had an affair with a very respected psychologist. Now Nick is the one who leaves Deborah. The common belongings are shared in thought, the fortune is fairly allocated, the wedding reception is canceled and the marriage seems to be broken for good.

Reviews

  • film-dienst 7/1991: A simply developed marriage comedy that relies less on its story than on a string of barely sparkling gags and which even the top-class actors cannot give any particular charm.
  • epd Film 4/1991: The inner dramaturgy of the event does not create any apparent structure, so an extremely embarrassing pantomime has to grimace at the end of each individual episode in order to lead on to the next idea. The further the film advances, the more effort the staging's ideas become.

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