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6.5/10 • 186

1992-09-181h 41m

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Love, friendship, and other natural disasters...

After inheriting a large country estate from his late father, Peter invites his friends from college: married couple Roger and Mary, the lonely Maggie, fashionable Sarah, and writer Andrew, who brings his American TV star wife, Carol. Sarah's new boyfriend, Brian, also attends. It has been 10 years since college, and they find their lives are very different.

Directors
Kenneth Branagh
Writters
Martin Bergman, Rita Rudner
Editors
Andrew Marcus

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  1. Kenneth Branagh

    Kenneth Branagh

    Andrew Benson

  2. Stephen Fry

    Stephen Fry

    Peter Morton

  3. Emma Thompson

    Emma Thompson

    Maggie Chester

  4. Hugh Laurie

    Hugh Laurie

    Roger Charleston

  5. Imelda Staunton

    Imelda Staunton

    Mary Charleston

  6. Alphonsia Emmanuel

    Alphonsia Emmanuel

    Sarah Johnson

  7. Rita Rudner

    Rita Rudner

    Carol Benson

  8. Phyllida Law

    Phyllida Law

    Vera

  9. Tony Slattery

    Tony Slattery

    Brian

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Feb 6, 2022

6/10

in 1992, America had embraced Kenneth Branagh for his creative work. With the constant comparisons to Laurence Olivier, Branagh smartly tackled many diverse film styles so as not to be boxed into being "The Shakespeare guy". His third film is Peters Friends which would compare more with Woody Allen instead of William Shakespeare. A group of 30 year old friends gather to celebrate their friendship from their theater years at University. The screenplay is by American actress/comedian Rita Rudner and her husband Martin Bergman. They are able to bring a unique perspective to the high British environments and phobias. To top it off, Rita also portrays the American in the film in a funny turn. The cast each embodies their assigned personality admirably. Emma Thompson, Imelda Staunton, Hugh Laurie, Alphonsia Emmanuel, Kenneth Branagh, Rita Rudner, Tony Slattery all join Stephen Fry as the film's namesake Peter. The story brings the characters together after a decade long separation. Their party captures that moment in time, and may age the film quite a bit. The issues and humor are heavily anchored into the era of the nineties. It may be that I am born and raised in the United States that I didn't follow a lot of the humor and cultural differences. But in the end, Peter's friends feels like a British THE BIG CHILL.

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Status
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Original Language
English
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Keywords
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