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Plots With A View

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Synopsis

This comedy takes a riotous look at small town Welsh country life centered around competing funeral homes.

Boris Plotz, Director of Plotz Funeral Homes, dreamed of only two things as a young boy... dancing and Betty. Betty secretly loved Boris, but could not fight her father's wishes, so she was married off to a gold digger. Boris gave up his dreams and took over the family's undertaking business. Everything has remained status quo in their lives until Betty's mother-in-law dies. Boris and Betty are thrust together again and as they discuss the funeral arrangements for Betty's mother-in-law, the old spark is rekindled.

Her funeral will be held at Plotz Funeral Homes, much to the chagrin of rival funeral director, Frank Featherbed. Featherbed, an American, is determined to revolutionise the undertaking business in England through the innovation of 'theme' funerals.

Boris discovers that the only obstacle between their love for one another, is her marriage to the two-timing Mayor. In a desperate bid for happiness Boris and Betty decide to stage her death and run away together.

Details

Year
2002
Type of film
Features
Running Time
95 mins
Format
35mm Kodak
Director
Nick Hurran
Producer
David Rogers, Alex Marshall
Editor
John Richards
Screenwriter
Frederick Ponzlov
Director of Photography
James Welland
Sound
Alan Jones
Music
Rupert Gregson-Williams
Principal Cast
Christopher Walken, Brenda Blethyn, Alfred Molina, Lee Evans, Robert Pugh, Naomi Watts

Genre

Production status

Complete

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Last updated 13th April 2006

Production Company

Spice Factory (UK) Ltd
Contact: Alex Marshall, Emily Kyriakides
81 The Promenade
Peacehaven
Brighton BN10 8LS
UK

T 00 44 (0)1273 585 275
F 00 44 (0)1273 585 304

info@spicefactory.co.uk

Snowfall Films Inc
235 N.Valley Street
Suite 328
Burbank CA91505
USA

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CF1 CYF
Contact: David Ball
Uppercliff House
Uppercliff Close
Penarth CF64 1BE
UK

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Great British Films/Enterprise Films
Contact: Adam Betteridge
3rd Floor, Hanover House
118 Queens Road
Brighton BN1 2RX
UK

T 00 44 (0)1273 324122
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info@greatbritishfilms.com

Sales
Company

Vine International Pictures
Contact: Barry Gill, Marie Vine
VIP House
Greenacres
New Road Hill
Downe
Orpington
Kent BR6 7JA
UK

T 00 44 (0)168 985 4123
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