Whether it’s siblings or peers, friends that aren’t perhaps in a happy place with a partner, the feeling of “I don’t have that, I’m lonely, I’m not enough, I’ll never have that.” There are a lot of negative things, a lot of negative thoughts that can go into going to that. But I also think for the peers of those getting married, there’s a lot of pressure. I don’t think it ever completely goes away I think parents always worry about their kids. ![]() I think for them it’s just a wonderful thing if their children are taking another step towards adulthood, and that means that they don’t have to be as worried, and the anxiety can be slightly diminished. It kind of takes the burden off the parents of worrying. Whether it’s sentiment or a relief for the parents that someone’s going to be there for their child as they grow old together. I feel that there’s a lot of emotion for many people going into a wedding. M&C: Is there something universal about weddings that kind of brings out both the best and the worst in us? So even this movie brought me and my family together in a wonderful way. And the air is very clear between myself and my parents, so there wasn’t avoidance it was just simply the pandemic. It was just a really great bonding experience just for me making the film, so just that alone. It was wonderful for my mom in particular she took my daughter to Harrods for a high tea. And it was the first time they saw their grandparents in two years because of the pandemic. So, I can really appreciate it, she came to visit me, and my mom and dad both came to see us in London when we were at prep because I brought my children. The will might have gotten less and less over the years to do so. We didn’t have a ton of money, and so to do, it was a real thing. Especially in the ’70s, that was a big thing. My mom is from England, and just the distance and going back to my family in England was always a big schlep. M&C: As opposed to refusing to get together for Thanksgiving or Christmas or holidays because there’s so much that’s left unsaid.Įxactly just avoidance. All to a big, nasty confrontation that leads to some of the characters and the family members ending up in jail. And it brings all of those resentments, things that weren’t said, all that lack of communication to a big, big head. This film is about a family coming together after their mom’s “by hook or by crook I’m going to get this family together to my daughter’s wedding” attitude. I think the pandemic just exacerbated that. I can’t think of one family that doesn’t have some conflict, dysfunction, something they don’t talk about, they kind of avoid, and they can do that through distance. Monsters and Critics: So, why did you want to make a movie that overall is about connection?Ĭlaire Scanlon: I feel like I connected to this script pre-pandemic, but then during the pandemic, I really started to relate to these family members. ![]() Read on for how Scanlon chose her cast, why she loved the story, what were the most challenging scenes, and why she loves the city of London. There is quite a bit of envy, misunderstanding, and resentment, which drives great conflict and comedy. The funny, witty, and sardonic film celebrates the betrayals, breakdowns, and bitchiness, that only our loved ones can deliver when this flawed family takes its first transatlantic steps toward facing their truths and sorting out their messy lives. Ever-optimistic mom Donna (Allison Janney) insists that the siblings reunite despite previous family angst.ĭysfunctional American siblings, Alice ( Kristen Bell) and her brother Paul ( Ben Platt), head to the UK for the perfect wedding of their wealthy estranged British half-sister, Eloise ( Cynthia Addai-Robinson), and in between the typical family festivities, a lot of bad behavior ensues. When it comes to dysfunctional families, this group literally takes the cake when they gather in London for their sister’s wedding. With homage to Four Weddings and a Funeral, director Claire Scanlon has assembled an A-list cast and taken us on a hilarious ride in her raunchy new comedy, The People We Hate at the Wedding.
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