''Last Wedding'' is a 2001 Canadian

comedy-drama Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

film written and directed by

Bruce Sweeney Bruce Sweeney (born in Sarnia, Ontario) is a Canadian film director. He has spent his career based primarily in Vancouver, British Columbia. Career Sweeney's debut film, '' Live Bait'', won the award for Best Canadian Feature Film at the 1995 Toro ...

. It opened the

2001 Toronto International Film Festival The 26th Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 6 to September 15, 2001. There were 326 films (249 feature films, 77 short films) from 54 countries scheduled to be screened during the ten-day festival. During a hastily arranged pres ...

. The film won several awards including the award for Best Canadian Film from the

Toronto Film Critics Association The Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) is an organization of film critics from Toronto-based publications. As of 1999, the TFCA is a member of the FIPRESCI. History The Toronto Film Critics Association is the official organization of Toront ...

Plot summary

Noah, a weatherproofing specialist, is preparing to marry Zipporah, a country music singer. His best friend, Peter, is a Canadian literature professor whose relationship with librarian Leslie is threatened by the arrival of beautiful student Laurel. Meanwhile, Noah's and Peter's other close friend Shane, is an architect who has a seemingly wonderful relationship with Sarah, until she graduates and lands a better job than the one he has.

Cast

Benjamin Ratner Benjamin Immanuel (also credited as Ben Ratner or Benjamin Ratner) is a Canadian actor and filmmaker. He is most noted for his performances in the films ''Last Wedding'' and '' Looking for Leonard''. Career Immanuel has appeared in the films ''M ...

as Noah * Frida Betrani as Zipporah *

Tom Scholte Tom Scholte is a Canadian actor and academic.Lynn Mitges, "Students acting like they should; Program at UBC gives them the tools to take into the real world". ''The Province'', January 10, 2008. He is most noted for his performances in the film ''L ...

as Peter * Nancy Sivak as Leslie *

Vincent Gale Vincent Gale (born 6 March 1968) is a Scottish-born Canadian film and television actor, who won the Genie Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 2002 Genie Awards for his performance in the film ''Last Wedding''. Career Gale's other acting c ...

as Shane *

Molly Parker Molly Parker (born 30 June 1972) is a Canadian actress, writer, and director. She has had roles in independent films as well as television. Her accolades include two Genie Awards, one Canadian Screen Award, one Independent Spirit Awards nomina ...

as Sarah *

Marya Delver Marya Delver (born August 9, 1974, in Melfort, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian actress. She is most noted for her role as Laurel in the 2001 film ''Last Wedding'', for which she was a Genie Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress at the 22nd Genie ...

as Laurel *

Jay Brazeau Jay Brazeau is a Canadian actor, best known for his role as Sam Fisher in ''Cold Squad'', as Harlan in ''Stargate SG-1'' (1997–2007), and for voicing Uncle Quigley in '' Sabrina: The Animated Series''. He is also known for his role as Bobby in ...

as Noah's father * Kevin McNulty as Rabbi *

Jillian Fargey Jillian Fargey is a Canadian actress from Vancouver, British Columbia.Layne Christensen, "Fargey forsakes film for The Edible Woman". ''North Shore News'', October 5, 2001. She is most noted for her performance in the 2000 film ''Protection'', for ...

as Record company assistant

References

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* 2001 films 2001 comedy-drama films English-language Canadian films Canadian comedy-drama films Films directed by Bruce Sweeney Films shot in Vancouver Films set in Vancouver 2001 comedy films 2001 drama films 2000s English-language films 2000s Canadian films {{2000s-comedy-drama-film-stub