My Big Fat Greek Wedding

My Big Fat Greek Wedding - Wedding in Greek is the film adaptation of the life story of the writer and lead actress of the film, Nia Vardalos. She took over in this romantic comedy from 2002 also the female lead. My Big Fat Greek Wedding is an independent film, created with a budget of 5 million U.S. dollars and played worldwide about 369 million U.S. dollars.

Action

Toula leads a dreary life. She is 30, lives at home with her ​​traditional Greek family, working every day at the family 's restaurant, The dancing Zorba's and is still unmarried. It is like a gray mouse and dresses unfavorable. A misfortune for her father, who constantly lies to her early youth in the ears, they should get married. He has literally about Toula, who still lives in his home, up to a hopefully soon be done ligand wedding with a "decent" Greeks.

Through a ruse to the Father, the women of the family to achieve that Toula continuing education courses must visit and is now autonomously take care of the family's travel agency. Through their new independence it blooms on downright and is transformed into a beautiful swan. She learns with Ian to a nice young man who works as a teacher and with whom she understood more as well. But Ian is not Greek, but a " White Anglo - Saxon Protestant ", which is why it keeps the relationship secret from their parents first. Ian makes Toula to marry him, she accepts overjoyed.

As Toula's relatives get wind of it, Toula's father forbids their relationship. But it is catching on, and Ian comes to meet the family, for it can be baptized Greek Orthodox. The father relents, Ian is added to the family.

But it arise during the preparations for the wedding turbulence. Ian has to cross-examination expose with the future father and gets a vegetarian between the pleasure - fronts. His very conservative parents thaw in the large and noisy family community also to take time. Many family members talk Ian and Toula into the wedding planning.

When the wedding is taking place, Toula, Ian and their parents reconcile finally, give as Toula's parents both newlyweds a house and Ian's parents also enjoy the Greek festival.

Toula and Ian have a daughter who, like Toula once visited the Greek school. The family now lives in the house next to Toula's parents.

Others

  • The film is based on a one-person piece Nia Vardalos '.
  • A sitcom on the basis of the film, also with Vardalos, was discontinued after a few sequences.
  • Nia Vardalos ' real husband, Ian Gomez, plays in the movie the best friend of the bridegroom Ian Miller.
  • Joey Fatone, former member of the boy band * NSYNC plays Toula's cousin Angelo.

Reviews

"Warm -hearted comedy with harsh times, sometimes subtle wit, which is about the conflict of generations of immigrant families and the difficult self-assertion of their female members. "

" Rejuvenation for American Romantics: Nia Vardalos leaves with the wedding preparations of a GREECE CLANS in the U.S. even" Pretty Woman " behind "

" " My Big Fat Greek Wedding " beats him under the direction of the unwritten director Joel Zwick relish TV on and overstates it a harmless culture shock satire. The simple story of emancipation and marrying an American in a Greek identity Reserve maintains diagonally through vivid characters and a charming leading lady. "

" This romantic comedy is written with wit. Wonderfully busy - from the Greek power stations to the bloodless Wasps. And of course, Nia Vardalos as Toula girls. Almost a sorry Toula that she of course gets her Ian at the end, instead of one of these stormy young Greeks. "

" In this way offers " My Big Fat Greek Wedding " through humor of entertainment without any great drama. Man enjoying himself to the peculiarities of others and because author Nia Vardalos mainly about themselves and theirs kids, can you do that without feeling guilty. [ ... ] " The Greeks " are nice, affable strangers with good food. " The Greeks " not seriously make a marginal group in the U.S., since not put the dynamite in it, the about a "big, loud Iraqi wedding " would. The gyros Gaudi lies with " Monsoon Wedding " and the German - Italian " solino " all the rage a light, entertaining communication with the neighbors. So everything is clear for a hefty box-office hit in Germany. "

Awards (selection)

  • 2003 Nia Vardalos was nominated for Best Original Screenplay for an Oscar.
  • 2003 Independent Spirit Award at Nia Vardalos
  • 2003 People's Choice Award for Best Comedy
  • 2003 Alpe d'Huez International Comedy Film Festival - Grand Prix award for best director Joel Zwick
  • 2003 BMI film music award for the best film music at Alexander Janko and Chris Wilson
  • 2003 Canadian Comedy Award at Nia Vardalos as funniest comedy actress
  • 2003 Russell Smith Award to director Joel Zwick
  • 2003 Golden Satellite Award for Best Film / the best comedy and best supporting actor Michael Constantine
  • 2003 Comedy Film Honor for the best independent comedy and audience award for best comedy of the year
2002 in film Paul Brooks Film score John Corbett (actor) White Anglo-Saxon Protestant 'N Sync Bayerischer Rundfunk 75th Academy Awards
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