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The poem is read in its entirety in the 1994 British romantic comedy film Four Weddings and a Funeral. The poem is read by Matthew, a character portrayed by John Hannah, at the funeral of his partner Gareth. [2] After the film's release, Auden's work saw increased attention, particularly "Funeral Blues". [8]
Wystan Hugh Auden (/ ˈ w ɪ s t ən ˈ h juː ˈ ɔː d ən /; 21 February 1907 – 29 September 1973 [1]) was a British-American poet. Auden's poetry is noted for its stylistic and technical achievement, its engagement with politics, morals, love, and religion, and its variety in tone, form, and content.
Such was the popular mood (remember the queues across the bridges near Westminster Abbey) that the words of the poem, so plain as scarcely to be poetic, seemed to strike a chord. Not since Auden's 'Stop All the Clocks' in the film Four Weddings and a Funeral had a piece of funerary verse made such an impression on the nation. In the days ...
Four Weddings and a Funeral is a 1994 British romantic comedy film directed by Mike Newell.It is the first of several films by screenwriter Richard Curtis to star Hugh Grant, and follows the adventures of Charles (Grant) and his circle of friends through a number of social occasions as they each encounter romance.
You've heard of the movie "Four Weddings and a Funeral." Well, a friend just got married this month, so when I sum up my summer, it's four funerals and a wedding. Death requires time for the ...
Andie MacDowell And Hugh Grant kiss in the rain in a scene from the film 'Four Weddings And A Funeral', 1994. (Photo by Gramercy Pictures/Getty Images) We've seen it dozens of times in dozens of ...
Auden's "Funeral Blues" (also known as "Stop all the clocks", later to become famous through its use in the film Four Weddings and a Funeral) was originally written for Anderson and set to music by Britten as part of Auden and Isherwood's play The Ascent of F6 (1936), then revised by Auden as a separate poem.
Actresses Lily James and Alicia Vikander joined returning cast members Hugh Grant, Andie McDowell, Kristin Scott Thomas and Rowan Atkinson. Grammy-winning singer Sam Smith even made a brief cameo.