CONFETTI

Three outrageous fantasy weddings, two manic wedding planners and one grand prize... let the games begin! That’s what Britain’s leading fictional glamour-wedding magazine, Confetti, has in mind when its owner proudly announces a competition in which three happily-engaged couples will duke it out to create the most to-die-for wedding ceremony, each hoping to win a million-dollar mansion to start their new lives together. As he puts it: “Not everyone wants their wedding ruined by a gimmick... but some do.” But when the three-month long competition is captured on video, the unrelenting cameras uncover the real story behind the marriage mania, including melt-downs, blow-ups, family freak-outs, cloying choreography and even plastic surgery, as each of the couples attempts to at last get hitched... with so many hitches that only love could get them through it. The uproarious results of it all can be seen in Debbie Isitt’s witty and affectionate comedy, CONFETTI, in which a cast of leading British comic actors were given complete creative freedom to improvise and ad-lib their roles – all without ever knowing what anyone else in the cast might do or say. To prepare for the unprecedented shoot, the cast took part in “workshops,” where they plunged head first into their characters by putting them in real-life situations, developing their quirks, foibles and dreams on the fly. This mock documentary takes sly, spontaneous and playful peek at the most hilarious aspects of human behavior under pressure. But Isitt brings her own uniquely British humor, buoyant style and fascination with wedding weirdness to the mix to create a romantic comedy unlike any other. As the competition kicks off, the tension is unbearable, the rivalry is cut-throat and yet . . . somewhere love is in the air. The three couples competing include the tuneless Matt and Sam whose unfortunate wedding theme is Hollywood musicals; the hypercompetitive tennis duo Josef and Isabelle who believe it doesn’t