Matthew in Four Weddings and a Funeral

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Matthew in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" is a sensitive, witty member of the central friend group whose moving funeral eulogy provides the film’s emotional core.

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instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
appearsIn Four Weddings and a Funeral ⓘ
associatedTheme friendship ⓘ
grief ⓘ
same-sex love portrayed with dignity ⓘ
awardsContextOfWork Four Weddings and a Funeral nominated for Academy Awards ⓘ
characterTrait emotionally articulate ⓘ
sensitive ⓘ
witty ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
createdBy Richard Curtis ⓘ
culturalReception often cited as one of the most moving scenes in 1990s romantic comedies ⓘ
distributorOfWork PolyGram Filmed Entertainment ⓘ
emotionalImpactOnAudience elicits strong emotional response during funeral eulogy ⓘ
filmDirectedBy Mike Newell ⓘ
firstAppearance Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994 film) ⓘ
genreOfWorkAppearedIn romantic comedy film ⓘ
hasFriend Charles (Four Weddings and a Funeral) ⓘ
hasRomanticPartner Gareth (Four Weddings and a Funeral) ⓘ
humorStyle dry wit ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
medium live-action film ⓘ
memberOf central friend group in Four Weddings and a Funeral ⓘ
narrativeRole provides emotional core of the film ⓘ
supports themes of love and loss ⓘ
notableFor delivering a moving funeral eulogy ⓘ
notableScene funeral of Gareth (Four Weddings and a Funeral) ⓘ
partOfEnsembleCastWith Andie MacDowell ⓘ
Hugh Grant ⓘ
Kristin Scott Thomas ⓘ
Simon Callow ⓘ
poemAuthorMentioned W. H. Auden ⓘ
portrayedBy John Hannah ⓘ
productionCompanyOfWork Working Title Films ⓘ
readsPoem Funeral Blues ⓘ
relationshipTypeWithGareth long-term partner ⓘ
representationSignificance early mainstream depiction of a loving gay couple in British cinema ⓘ
screenTimeContext appears primarily in group wedding scenes and funeral sequence ⓘ
settingOfStory contemporary England ⓘ
sexualOrientation gay ⓘ
toneOfEulogy tender and heartbreaking ⓘ
yearOfFirstAppearance 1994 ⓘ

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John Hannah → playedRole → Matthew in Four Weddings and a Funeral ⓘ
Fiona (Four Weddings and a Funeral) → closeFriendOf → Matthew (Four Weddings and a Funeral) ⓘ
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Charles (Four Weddings and a Funeral) → closeFriend → Matthew (Four Weddings and a Funeral) ⓘ
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Tom → friendOf → Matthew (Four Weddings and a Funeral) ⓘ
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Gareth (Four Weddings and a Funeral) → hasRelationshipWith → Matthew (Four Weddings and a Funeral) ⓘ
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Gareth (Four Weddings and a Funeral) → romanticPartner → Matthew (Four Weddings and a Funeral) ⓘ
linked to: Matthew in Four Weddings and a Funeral