Kiss the Bride (2002)

Director:

Vanessa Parise

Writer:

Vanessa Parise (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Three sisters find themselves battling for love and validation. |

Plot Keywords:

Lesbian Romance | Sister Sister Relationship | Lesbianism | Wedding | Female Nudity

Awards:

4 wins

Cast

Amanda Detmer	...	Danisa 'Danni' Sposato
Sean Patrick Flanery	...	Tom Terranova
Brooke Langton	...	Nicoletta 'Niki' Sposato
Monet Mazur	...	Antonia 'Toni' Sposato
Alyssa Milano	...	Amy Kayne
Vanessa Parise	...	Christina 'Chrissy' Sposato
Johnathon Schaech	...	Geoffrey 'Geoff' Brancato
Johnny Whitworth	...	Marty Weinberg
Talia Shire	...	Irena Sposato
Burt Young	...	Santo Sposato
Frances Bay	...	Grandma Julia Sposato
Rocco Olivo	...	Pepe
Ric Mancini	...	Luigi
Lillian Adams	...	Aunt Speed
Vanna Salviati	...	Aunt Fanny

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some drug use and brief nudity.

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:AL | Australia:MA | Singapore:M18 | USA:R

Company:

Empera Pictures

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Benchwarmers (2006)

Kiss the Bride is a movie with great insight into family dynamics. I loved it!

Kiss the Bride is a special film because it is excellent on different levels. First, it's just fun to watch. The story immediately caught my interest and then managed to hold it without falter throughout the whole film. I had to know what was going to happen to each character. The side stories, interesting and honest family relationships, and personal struggles of each character gave this movie depth. By the end, I wanted to see another Vanessa Parise film about each member of the family.

On another plane, Kiss the Bride made me analyze human nature, families, and most of all the relationship between what we are as individuals and what we are as parts of a family. Each sister strives to achieve her personal goals while at the same time she works hard at eliciting a certain reaction from her family. The feelings and displays of anger, misunderstanding, frustration, fear, and ultimately love that this individual/family struggle call forth are so honest and true that many times I was deeply touched.

The gorgeous setting in the beach side town of Watch Hill, RI made this film even better. The costuming was perfectly done as well. It aided in the development of each sister's distinct personality right from the outset. The director captured the constant motion, energy, and culture of this Italian-American family with scenes of gorgeous meals, impromptu songs sung by family members, and emotionally heated discussions. All of these characteristics made the mood palpable.

I laughed a lot in this movie and shed some tears as well. The story and the characters were very real to me and I could relate my life as a thirty year old strongly to those of the sisters in Kiss the Bride. Vanessa Parise has a gift for bringing out those confusing and conflicted feelings we all have about ourselves and our loved ones.