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Wedding Gift (1994)
Starring: Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent Director: Richard Loncraine Rating
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Product Details
  • Actors: Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Thora Hird, Sian Thomas, Dinah Handley
  • Directors: Richard Loncraine
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
  • Language: English
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  • Number of tapes: 1
  • Studio: Miramax
  • VHS Release Date: January 21, 1997
  • Run Time: 87 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars 2 customer reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: 6303298311
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #52,828 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars paralysis is a state of mind, April 20, 2001
By "petershelley" (Marrickville, New South Wales Australia) - See all my reviews
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This BBC TV is based on the true story of Deric and Diana Longden, who were faced with the debilitating symptoms of what was at the time undefined Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome, with Diana a paralytic who has blackouts. The trap in dramatising this kind of tale is allowing the proceedings to get either too maudlin or too icky sweet uplifting. Adapter playwright Jack Rosenthal and director Richard Loncraine overcome this but fall into the opposing trap, by making the situations mundane and distracting the narrative with the seemingly unnecessary plight of the Longden's to be married son, and the lack of success of Deric's business. We don't so much resent the time given to Deric's doddery mother played by Thora Hird since her addle-mindness is so funny, with the reactions to her underplayed as a given. Thankfully as the Longden's, Julie Walters and particularly Jim Broadbent partially restore the balance by investing their characters with warmth and wit. Walters has the tougher role since it is her last wish for Deric to re-marry, and though she makes her Diana someone to be treasured we also see the pain and frustration of her dependence on Deric. Unlike the couple in the Jill Clayburgh Miles to Go, Diana's wish is only activated by Deric's chance meeting with Aileen (if that name wasn't based on the real person it would be unforgiveable), a writer who happens to be blind. As Diana witnesses Deric's interest in Aileen, she sees that the blindness would allow for Deric to continue his need to watch out for someone, without them being totally dependent. The arrangement isn't pushed, much like Diana's anger towards the medical profession's inability to help her. Since the disease she suffers from is unknown to them, they dismiss her as an "hysteric" which matches the medieval hand aides she is given to wear. The film's second half is definitely stronger than the first, as if we need to pause after the gothicness of Diana's encounters with hospitals and before Aileen makes her entrance, and by the conclusion we become grateful that things are left somewhat open, which nicely undercuts what could have deteriorated into tragedy and sentimental sludge.
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