Happy Ever Afters Page #3

Synopsis: Dublin: Maura is a single mom, furniture repossessed, being evicted. For a fee, she's marrying Wilson, an African, facing deportation. Her nine-year old, Molly, thinks she's going to get a dad. Freddie, a bit of a compulsive, is remarrying Sophie, after divorce and recommitment; she's starved herself into her old wedding dress. Both bridal parties arrive at the same inn for receptions: Freddie and Maura's paths keep crossing, Sophie thinks the two are having an affair, immigration officers are stalking Wilson, and Molly's figuring out what's really up. Sophie's father threatens Freddie with bodily harm if anything goes wrong. Can it not?
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Stephen Burke
Production: Newgrange Pictures
  3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.6
Year:
2009
101 min
Website
30 Views


You're putting on

a very good show, Molly.

Thanks.

- What does he mean, show?

- Look. The photographer.

- [Groaning, moaning]

- Let me handle this guy. He's a nutter.

Hey, you.

You're ruining our photos.

[Freddie] I'm sorry.

Are you all right?

You don't look so well.

It's just... It's my back.

Two minutes with my father-in-law

and it goes.

- Let's have a look.

- No, no! I don't...

- I don't need your help. I can manage.

- OK.

No. Not... Not the suit!

[Rips]

- Oh! It's rented.

- You're a bit highly strung.

Does anyone ever tell you that?

Let me just... I saw this on TV once.

Give me that.

Hey, you! Leave her alone!

Hey, you! Leave her alone!

- I can explain.

- Leave her alone. Just stay away.

Look what you've done. Go away!

Hey!

I will... I will kill you.

You just... just leave her.

It's all right.

I'll be all right in a minute.

[Exhales heavily]

Who is she?

Who?

Oh! I... I don't know.

Some crazy person.

Really? Your hands were all over her.

My hands were...

Look...

I thought we talked about this.

Hey? Didn't we? Hmm?

Counsellor said you were to try to

stop seeing things that weren't there.

Didn't he?

- He did.

- He did.

You said you were gonna try

and work on that, didn't you?

I did. I am.

- So you don't know her?

- No, I don't know her.

And I don't want to, either.

Fine.

[Slurps]

- You eating that?

- No, go on.

Thanks very much.

- You better behave yourself tonight.

- Or what?

Or else. I'm watching you.

Yeah.

Is she his sister?

I don't know.

Mmm! This is fantastic.

I'm not eating that.

- Can I go play?

- Go on.

Don't go far.

I consider it a great privilege

to have been given

a second bite of this cherry.

Jesus. Here we go.

Sophie, you've made me a very happy man

and I hope I can make you as happy,

'cause no one deserves it more.

[Guests] Aw!

[Snoring]

They look very heavy.

You must be very strong.

What time do you get off?

- Jesus!

- My nose!

You fool. Why don't you look

where you're going? Lazy Irish.

Pompous...

Where's me money?

If there are no problems, you will get

your money at the end of the evening.

- OK?

- Nothing's gonna happen now.

This isn't America, you know.

We're not like that here.

That's what you think.

Immigration watch everything,

all the time.

They could be here, with us, right now.

Thank you.

[Applause]

[Dessie] And, finally, a big thank you

to Father Tom for such a lovely service.

It was lovely, wasn't it?

So, ladies and gentlemen,

if you'd like to join me

and toast the bride and groom.

Shall we, everyone?

- Sophie and Freddie.

- [All] Sophie and Freddie.

[Inaudible]

- [Clears throat]

- [Gasps]

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