My Brother’s Wedding

"Pierce Mundy muddles his way through life together with his buddy Soldier. He has no greater ambitions or ideas for the future, unlike his brother Wendell, who works as a lawyer - and wants to marry the daughter of a middle-class family who, Pierce is convinced, has never had to work a day in her life. One of the most fascinating films of the L.A. Rebellion, MY BROTHER'S WEDDING (Charles Burnett, USA 1983) is at once a sun-drenched Southern California period picture, warm-hearted neighborhood comedy and clear-eyed moral inquiry." (lf)