Marriage not excluded

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Movie
German title Marriage not excluded
Original title The matchmaker
Country of production USA , UK , Ireland
original language English
Publishing year 1997
length 97 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
Rod
Director Mark Joffe
script Karen Janszen ,
Louis Nowra ,
Graham Linehan
production Tim Bevan ,
Eric Fellner ,
Luc Roeg
music John Altman
camera Ellery Ryan
cut Paul Martin Smith
occupation

Marriage Not Ruled Out (Original Title: The Matchmaker ) is an American - British - Irish comedy film from 1997 . Directed by Mark Joffe and written by Karen Janszen , Louis Nowra and Graham Linehan .

action

Marcy Tizard works for the US Senator John McGlory and organizes his election campaign in Massachusetts . Since the Senator depends on the votes of voters of Irish descent , she travels to Ireland to look for relatives living there and evidence of his ancestry. There she met competing matchmakers Millie O'Dowd and Dermot O'Brien in the small town of Ballinagra. In Ballinagra, the regular rituals of the search for a bride are about to begin. One of the villagers, Sean Kelly, is courting Tizard.

Reviews

The Lexicon of International Films wrote that the film was a "lightweight romantic comedy that was geared entirely towards its leading actress." He “clearly lacks the wit and originality to convince beyond a commercial for Ireland”.

Cinema magazine described the film as "marriage initiation fun with wonderfully rustic characters".

backgrounds

The film was in Boston and in County Galway ( Ireland turned). It grossed approximately $ 3.4 million in US cinemas .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Marriage not excluded in the Lexicon of International FilmsTemplate: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used , accessed on August 10, 2008
  2. ^ Cinema , accessed August 10, 2008
  3. ^ Filming locations for The MatchMaker , accessed August 10, 2008
  4. ^ Box office / business for The MatchMaker , accessed August 10, 2008