Jerry & Confetti Director, Ms. Debbie Isitt
WHAT A HOOT!
CONFETTI is absolutely hilarious and well worth a look see.
You can read the synopsis via the links at the end of this entry to get more film details.
This was the last film of our trip, but I wanted to put the word out quickly because Confetti opens in US theaters this Friday, September 15th.
There was a Q&A after the screening of Confetti at the Paramount theater.
Director, Debbie Isitt, answered audience questions about the making of her second feature film.
Here's the Scoop:
The whole film is IMPROV! No script. The actors were given detailed relationship backgrounds and information to develop character. Other than that, this movie was filmed in real time (6 weeks) the same length of time in which the story takes place.
Casting took six months... which was longer than the actual filming. And the cast is perfect.
The couple who played the wedding planners for Confetti have actually started their own wedding planning business.
One of the featured couples of the film are nudists, or more aptly termed "naturists".
Yes, they perform in the buff for the film.
Ms. Isitt reported that in order to be fair to her poor cast doing the naturist scenes in the nude, all of those scenes were directed with her in the buff as well!
There are musical numbers in the finale, and surprisingly... no professional dancers were used. You'll have to see the film for yourself to find out why this is such a surprise.
Here's a clue though... think Busby Berkeley.
One of the delights of the Toronto International Film Festival is that the makers of the film are accessible to the general public. This is one of the few major film festivals that allows such contact.
We had the opportunity to meet briefly with director Debbie Isitt.
She is quite friendly and gracious. She was interested in the fact that I have been a church musician for hundreds of weddings. Jerry and I told her about the "Phantom of the Opera" wedding that we sang a duet for.
Chuckle, chuckle and back into the huge crowd.
If you enjoy Christopher Guest's mockumentaries, this movie is definitely going to be a favorite... just as long as you don't mind seeing folks (normal everyday run of the mill folks) in the nude.
ENJOY!
Read more about Confetti here: http://www.e.bell.ca/filmfest/2006/films_schedules/films_description.asp?id=81
Opens in US cinemas this Friday, September 15th:
http://movies.aol.com/movie/confetti/23379/main?date=20060912&uid=5532
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