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  • 2010
  • Not Rated
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 29 m
  • 2010
  • Not Rated
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 29 m

Summary In this nuanced and comedic portrait of marriage, newlyweds Alex and Alice host a New Year's Eve party for their closest friends at their remote cabin in the mountains. However, when Alice's friend brings along a surprise guest—the very young and beautiful Helena—the group's facades begin to crumble. (Film Movement)

Directed By: Joseph Infantolino

Written By: Joseph Infantolino

  • 2010
  • Not Rated
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 29 m
  • 2010
  • Not Rated
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 29 m

Helena from the Wedding

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary In this nuanced and comedic portrait of marriage, newlyweds Alex and Alice host a New Year's Eve party for their closest friends at their remote cabin in the mountains. However, when Alice's friend brings along a surprise guest—the very young and beautiful Helena—the group's facades begin to crumble. (Film Movement)

Directed By: Joseph Infantolino

Written By: Joseph Infantolino

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Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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33% Positive
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Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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67% Mixed
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70
Nov 9, 2010
Pacing is brisk, and performances and writing sharp enough to engage throughout.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
70
Nov 9, 2010
The group is frequently drunk, but writer-director Joseph Infantolino's handling is lucid, a necessity to keep up the sense of vague dread and walking-on-eggshell egos.
By Nick Pinkerton FULL REVIEW
50
Nov 11, 2010
Helena From the Wedding has a little more to offer than many films of its type.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
50
Nov 12, 2010
None of its characters is especially interesting.
By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW
40
Nov 10, 2010
Even by the stultifying standards of everything's-screwed ensemble movies, Joseph Infantolino's thirtysomething drama feels particularly threadbare.
By David Fear FULL REVIEW
40
Nov 12, 2010
Every generation gets a "Big Chill," and this tired but well-meaning indie contains many clichés of the "pals-pondering-life" movies that came before.
By Joe Neumaier FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Beech Hill Films
Release Date Nov 12, 2010
Duration 1 h 29 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.helenafromthewedding.com/
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Awards

Montréal World Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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