2010 · comedy · romance
Ceremony
Directed by Max Winkler1h 29m2010
Sam Davis convinces his former best friend to spend a weekend with him to rekindle their friendship at an elegant beachside estate owned by a famous documentary filmmaker. However, it soon becomes clear that Sam is secretly infatuated with his ex, Zoe, who is now the filmmaker’s fiancée, and that his true intention is to thwart their impending nuptials. As Sam’s plan begins to unravel, he is forced to realize how complicated love and friendship can be.
Our read: Ceremony (2010) reads as a warm, steady, grounded comedy · romance entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Warm, steady, gentle comedy / romance, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
- warm
- gentle
- intimate
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