Margot at the Wedding
United States • 2007 • 1h 31m
Director
Synopsis
Margot Zeller (Nicole Kidman) is a short-story writer with a sharp wit and an even sharper tongue. On the eve of the wedding between her estranged sister Pauline (Jennifer Jason Leigh) and her unemployed musician-artist-depressive fiancé Malcolm (Jack Black) at the family seaside home, Margot shows up unexpectedly to rekindle the sisterly bond and offer her own brand of “support.” What ensues is a nakedly honest and subversively funny look at family dynamics observed with typically acerbic incisiveness by writer-director Noah Baumbach.
Synopsis
Margot Zeller (Nicole Kidman) is a short-story writer with a sharp wit and an even sharper tongue. On the eve of the wedding between her estranged sister Pauline (Jennifer Jason Leigh) and her unemployed musician-artist-depressive fiancé Malcolm (Jack Black) at the family seaside home, Margot shows up unexpectedly to rekindle the sisterly bond and offer her own brand of “support.” What ensues is a nakedly honest and subversively funny look at family dynamics observed with typically acerbic incisiveness by writer-director Noah Baumbach.
Credits
Crew
DirectorNoah Baumbach
WriterNoah Baumbach
CinematographerHarris Savides
EditorCarol Littleton
ProducerScott Rudin
Cast
Nicole Kidmanas Margot
Jennifer Jason Leighas Pauline
Jack Blackas Malcolm
John Turturroas Jim
Ciarán Hindsas Dick Koosman