The Wedding Cake
June 10, 9:30pm
Uptown Cinemas

Director Denys Granier-Deferre is scheduled to attend

When Vincent and Bérengère decide to get married, they do so in the high style of the haute bourgeoisie, from the chateau to the catering, which features a piéce montée—a towering cake, precariously assembled from cream puffs and caramel. On a beautiful spring day, the respective families of the bride and groom arrive in their elegant clothes and their luxury cars. The mother of the bride’s concern with appearances even extends to covering up an unsightly martyr at the church where the ceremony is to be held. But not everything is comme il faut, as becomes apparent when the crusty local priest rushes through the rites and chases the wedding party from the church. What is his problem? Bérengère’s grandmother knows, and when she tells, it sets in motion a chain of events that threatens to bring down a family façade cultivated over decades. Based on Blandine Le Callet’s eponymous debut hit novel, this confection from director Denys Granier-Deferre (15 years after his previous big-screen foray) uses the prism of each guests' points of view to reveal everyone's shortcomings and the hypocrisy of the event.

To watch trailer and read more about the screening, please visit: http://www.siff.net/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=42831&FID=166