My Brother’s Wedding
My Brother's Wedding
United States • 1983
Director
Synopsis
Recut and restored twenty-five years after its ill-fated premiere, Charles Burnett’s second feature is an eye-opening revelation—wise, funny, heartbreaking, and timeless. Pierce Mundy works at his parents’ South Central dry cleaners with no prospects for the future and his childhood buddies in prison or dead. With his best friend just getting out of jail and his brother busy planning a wedding to a snooty upper-middle-class black woman, Pierce navigates his conflicting obligations while trying to figure out what he really wants in life.
Synopsis
Recut and restored twenty-five years after its ill-fated premiere, Charles Burnett’s second feature is an eye-opening revelation—wise, funny, heartbreaking, and timeless. Pierce Mundy works at his parents’ South Central dry cleaners with no prospects for the future and his childhood buddies in prison or dead. With his best friend just getting out of jail and his brother busy planning a wedding to a snooty upper-middle-class black woman, Pierce navigates his conflicting obligations while trying to figure out what he really wants in life.
Credits
Crew
DirectorCharles Burnett
WriterCharles Burnett
CinematographerCharles Burnett
EditorThomas Penick
ProducerCharles Burnett
Cast
Everett Silasas Pierce Mundy
Jessie Holmesas Mrs. Mundy
Gaye Shannon-Burnettas Sonia Dubois
Ronnie Bellas Soldier Richards
Dennis Kemperas Mr. Mundy