FAMILY FOIBLES ARE ESSENCE OF 'MARGOT AT THE WEDDING'.Byline: >GLENN WHIPP WHIPP WhiteWater Head Impact Protection Project Filmmaker Noah Baumbach doesn't see himself getting tagged as a purveyor (World-Wide Web) Purveyor - A World-Wide Web server for Windows NT and Windows 95 (when available). http://process.com/. E-mail: <info@process.com>. of fractured families. "They're just families," Baumbach says. "They're not any more messed up than most families are." Well, let's see Let's See was a Canadian television series broadcast on CBC Television between September 6, 1952 to July 4, 1953. The segment, which had a running time of 15 minutes, was a puppet show with a character named Uncle Chichimus (voice of John Conway), which presented each . Baumbach's last movie, the semi-autobiographical "The Squid and the Whale," followed a family whose children suffered (sometimes comically com·i·cal adj. 1. Provoking mirth or amusement; funny. 2. Of or relating to comedy. com ) from their divorcing parents' casual (and, yes, comic) cruelty. In "Margot at the Wedding," the combatants are sisters -- the neurotic Margot (Nicole Kidman) and free-spirit Pauline (played by Baumbach's wife, Jennifer Jason Leigh). They meet on the eve On the Eve (Накануне in Russian) is the third novel by famous Russian writer Ivan Turgenev, best known for his short stories and the novel Fathers and Sons. of Pauline's wedding and, naturally, Margot does not approve of her future brother-in-law (Jack Black). The resulting fireworks fireworks: see pyrotechnics. fireworks Explosives or combustibles used for display. Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to create a movie that Leigh says "leaves people almost unable to speak. Or they're very angry, very stirred up." The tension between the sisters was so palpable that, after filming their first big scene together, both Kidman and Leigh became physically ill. "I guess that's good, right?" Baumbach says. "Certainly, it speaks to their commitment to the parts. Neither of them are ones to gloss over Verb 1. gloss over - treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly skate over, skimp over, slur over, smooth over do by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently" what they're feeling." Baumbach cautions that neither sister can be easily described and that the audience's perceptions of the characters may change over the course of the movie. "Most movies don't do that, but I think it's great to have the audience adjust their feelings about characters," he says. "The idea is to create characters that aren't easily defined or sympathetic. Just real." Baumbach didn't write Pauline for his wife, but once the character started to form, he thought it would be a great opportunity for them to work together. "Jennifer was really involved with 'Squid,' so working together and collaborating wasn't altogether new," Baumbach says. "It was more of an adjustment for Nicole to come into this existing relationship. So we had to work out this triangle, and I think we succeeded." CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) "MARGOT AT THE WEDDING" starring Nicole Kidman and Jennifer Jason Leigh Nov. 21 |
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