Imagine Me & You (2005)

Director:

Ol Parker

Writer:

Ol Parker

Release Date:

23 February 2006 (Australia)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

There Goes The Bride.

Plot:

A newlywed bride becomes infatuated with another woman, who questions her sexual orientation, promoting a stir among the bride's family and friends.

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Friendship | Lesbian | Love | Florist

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Piper Perabo	...	Rachel
Lena Headey	...	Luce
Matthew Goode	...	Heck
Celia Imrie	...	Tessa
Anthony Head	...	Ned
Darren Boyd	...	Cooper
Sue Johnston	...	Ella
Boo Jackson	...	H (Henrietta)
Sharon Horgan	...	Beth
Eva Birthistle	...	Edie
Vinette Robinson	...	Zina
Ben Miles	...	Rob
John Thompson	...	Priest
Mona Hammond	...	Mrs. Edwards
Rick Warden	...	Gordon
Ruth Sheen	...	Mrs. Webster
Philip Bird	...	Auctioneer
Justine Mitchell	...	Laura
Gerard Horan	...	Trevor
Angel Coulby	...	Anna
Ben Willbond	...	David Steele
Krishan Naidoo	...	Natesh
Sharon Duncan-Brewster	...	Ms. Fosley
James Thorne	...	Michael 1
Tom McKay	...	Michael 2
Andrew Dunford	...	Mr. Cornell
Kellie Bright	...	Terri
Carl M. Smith	...	Singing Cyclist
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Olivia d'Abo
Joanna Ranee Wood	...	Wedding Guest
Carolyn Morrison	...	Heck's Sister (uncredited)

Directed by
Ol Parker

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ol Parker

Produced by
Stefan Arndt	....	executive producer
Sophie Balhetchet	....	producer
Philip Bergkvist	....	associate producer: Ealing Studios
Marcos Kantis	....	line producer
Lynda La Plante	....	executive producer
Jamie Laurenson	....	development producer: BBC Films
Bill Shapter	....	associate producer
James Spring	....	executive producer
Andro Steinborn	....	producer
Barnaby Thompson	....	producer
David M. Thompson	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Alex Heffes

Cinematography by
Ben Davis		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Alex Mackie

Casting by
Nina Gold

Production Design by
Eve Mavrakis

Art Direction by
Richard Field

Set Decoration by
Rebecca Alleway

Costume Design by
Consolata Boyle

Makeup Department
Francesco Alberico	....	additional makeup assistant (as Francesco 'The Great' Alberico)
Sarah Dickinson	....	additional makeup assistant
Fae Hammond	....	additional makeup assistant
Sallie Jaye	....	additional makeup assistant
Sarah Love	....	additional makeup assistant
Sharon Martin	....	hair designer
Sharon Martin	....	makeup designer
Gemma Richards	....	additional makeup assistant
Sue Westwood	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Jim Allan	....	production supervisor
Monty Allan	....	unit manager
Andreas Dobers	....	post-production supervisor: X Films Creative Pool
Susy Liddell	....	head of production: BBC Films

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Adam Coop	....	additional third assistant director
Melanie Dicks	....	first assistant director
David Higgs	....	third assistant director
Dan John	....	second assistant director
Sarah MacFarlane	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Joshua Barraud	....	stand-by props
Andy Carroll	....	storyboard artist
Jackie Castelli	....	production buyer (as Jacki Castelli)
Craig Cheeseman	....	dressing props
Noel Cowell	....	property master
David Dickinson	....	stand-by carpenter
Jessie Hammond	....	stand-by painter (as Jesse Hammond)
Stuart Headley-Read	....	stand-by props (as Stuart Read)
Mansel Jones	....	stand-by carpenter
Martin Kane	....	dressing props
Dale Manning	....	assistant art director
Harry Metcalfe	....	construction manager
Adrian Platt	....	dressing props
Mark Richards	....	stand-by rigger
Amelie von Harrach	....	art department assistant (as Amelie Von Harrach)

Sound Department
Ben Barker	....	supervising sound effects editor
James Bennett	....	adr recordist
Frank Casaretto	....	foley editor
Frank Casaretto	....	foley mixer
Tobias Fleig	....	sound re-recording mixer
George Hapig	....	foley artist (as Georg F. Hapig)
John Hayes	....	production sound mixer
Sven F. Heubes	....	foley recordist
Max Hoskins	....	supervising sound editor
Jens Kriegel	....	sound technician
Markus Münz	....	sound technician
Joseph Paines	....	sound trainee
Manfred Plenter	....	sound engineer: Prairie Home Productions
Alexandra Raveane	....	dialogue editor (as Alexandra Ravéane)
Jamie Roden	....	adr mixer
Paul Schwartz	....	boom operator
Marita Strotkötter	....	sound service coordinator
Michael Wabro	....	adr editor (as Mike Wabro)
John Soukup	....	sound transfer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Ronney Afortu	....	scan operator: Optical Art
Denny Allstaedt	....	visual effects operator: Optical Art
Axel Bohlmann	....	visual effects operator: Optical Art
Marc Briede	....	visual effects operator: Optical Art
Christian Burgdorff	....	film recordist: Optical Art
Thomas Diesselhorst	....	titles
Dirk Frischmuth	....	visual effects supervisor
Frank Hellmann	....	digital intermediate supervisor: Optical Art
Harald Lehmann	....	head of production: Optical Art
Detley Muckel	....	visual effects operator: Optical Art
Helge Rinker	....	visual effects operator: Optical Art
Markus 'Maggi' Selchow	....	visual effects operator: Optical Art
Andreas Teichert	....	baselight colorist: Optical Art
Stefan Tänzler	....	visual effects operator: Optical Art

Stunts
Dave Holland	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Mick Allen	....	additional focus puller
John Arnold	....	additional camera grip
Ian Buckley	....	additional camera grip
Pete Cavaciuti	....	additional Steadicam operator (as Peter Cavaciuti)
Jackie Dewe Mathews	....	additional clapper loader (as Jackie Dew-Matthews)
Paul Edwards	....	additional Steadicam operator
Guy Frost	....	additional focus puller
Billy Gamble	....	electrician
Gary Hedges	....	electrician
Nikos Kalimerakis	....	rigging gaffer
David Morgan	....	additional camera operator (as Dave Morgan)
Paul Murphy	....	electrician
Abi Oseni	....	camera trainee: FT2
Ashley Palin	....	gaffer
Steve Parker	....	additional camera operator
Ben Pritchard	....	additional clapper loader
Sam Renton	....	focus puller
Ang Richards	....	camera trainee: FT2
Andy Sandom	....	additional video assist operator
Tom Scott	....	rigger
Philip Sindall	....	key camera operator
Colin Strachan	....	key grip
Simon Surtees	....	clapper loader
Alf Tramontin	....	additional Steadicam operator
Oliver Upton	....	still photographer (as Ollie Upton)
Darren Vincent	....	camera trainee

Casting Department
Deborah Aquila	....	casting: US
Shaheen Baig	....	casting: children
Jay Benedict	....	adr voice casting
Tracey Brennan	....	casting assistant
Juliet Horsley	....	casting assistant
Stephen Moore	....	casting assistant
Phoebe Scholfield	....	adr voice casting
Jennifer L. Smith	....	casting associate
Tricia Wood	....	casting: US

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sue Casey	....	costume assistant
Charlotte Law	....	costume department trainee
Magdalen Rubalcava	....	assistant costume designer
Dulcie Scott	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Ann Marie Crotty	....	editing trainee: FT2
Amar Ingreji	....	editing trainee: FT2
Boris Mang	....	post-production assistant: X Filme Creative Pool
Amy Quince	....	first assistant editor
Verity Wislocki	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Sharif Ahmed	....	music clearance coordinator
Liz Gallacher	....	music supervisor
Ian MacPherson	....	orchestrator (as Ian Macpherson)
Ian MacPherson	....	orchestrator
Stephen McLaughlin	....	music mixer
Stephen McLaughlin	....	score mixer
Rosie Perry	....	assistant to music supervisor
Steve Price	....	score recording engineer
Colin Rae	....	music preparation
Hilary Skewes	....	musician contractor
Michael Wabro	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Brian Davis	....	driver: stand-by props truck
Ian Drinkwater	....	driver: additional mini-bus
Gwyn Ethall	....	driver: mini-bus
Barry Goodwin	....	additional unit driver
Stuart Hasse	....	driver: prop runaround truck
John Ott	....	driver: camera truck
Andy Read	....	unit driver
Scott Richardson	....	unit driver
Jason Vanezis	....	unit driver (as Jason Vanezi)

Other crew
Johnathan Abbott	....	studio operations
Jo Beckett	....	location finder
Isabel Begg	....	head of legal and business affairs: BBC Films
Stuart Bell	....	production office runner
Barbara Berkery	....	voice coach
Terry Blyther	....	location manager
Jake Bogert	....	assistant production coordinator
Paula Chitty	....	location assistant
Matthew Curtis	....	stand-in
Emma Davis	....	assistant: James Spring, Ealing Studios
Richard Dobbs	....	executive assistant: lynda la plante
Francesca Dowd	....	production coordinator
Tina Falcone	....	first assistant accountant
Kevin Freemantle	....	production accountant
Helen Giles	....	legal and business affairs executive: BBC Films
Charlie Goldberg	....	legal services: Harbottle & Lewis
Boyd Harvey	....	insurance services: Media Insurance Brokers
Sarah Hayward	....	additional script supervisor
Alan Higgman	....	facilities company representative: NGP
Lawrence Huck	....	production assistant: Ealing Studios
Stephanie Hurst	....	tutor
Kevin Jenkins	....	location assistant
Carrie Johnson	....	unit nurse
Paul Jones	....	facilities company representative: NGP
Diane Kelly	....	publicist: Freud Communications
Karl. B. Koepsell	....	production coordinator: X Filme Creative Pool (as Karl-Bernhard Koepsell)
Paula Lamont	....	location assistant
Darren Lane	....	facilities company representative: NGP
Skady Lis	....	assistant: Andro Steinborn, X Filme Creative Pool
Geanie Little	....	chef
Cassandra Manita	....	legal services: Harbottle & Lewis
Nichola Martin	....	development executive: EalingStudios
Sheila Fraser Milne	....	completion bond: Film Finances
Paul Padfield	....	facilities company representative: NGP
Michael Parke	....	production executive
Jon Parker	....	operations
Abigail Payne	....	legal services: Harbottle & Lewis
Jeremy Pelzer	....	studio general manager
Lisa Radin	....	floor runner
Alex Rae	....	chef
Alister Robertson	....	chef
Caroline Sax	....	script supervisor
James Shirras	....	completion bond: Film Finances
Robert Storer	....	legal services: Harbottle & Lewis
Anja Uhland	....	production coordinator: X Filme Creative Pool (as Ania Uhland)
Matthew Vizard	....	production and finance coordinator: BBC Films

Thanks
Rod Hall	....	dedicatee
Thandie Newton	....	special thanks
Malcolm Sheehan	....	dedicatee

Production Companies

• BBC Films
• Cougar Films Ltd.
• Ealing Studios
• Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
• Focus Features
• Fragile Films
• Minotaur Film Partnership No. 3
• RTL
• X-Filme Creative Pool

Distributors

• Fox Searchlight Pictures (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• Odeon (2005) (Greece) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (UK) (theatrical)
• Viva Films (2008) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• X Verleih AG (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2006) (Argentina) (all media)
• Gativideo (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2006) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Imagem Filmes (2006) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Oy Nordisk Film (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2005) (Romania) (all media)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• RTL Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing) (RTL5)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Optical Art (color correction)
• Optical Art (film recording)
• Optical Art (titles)
• Optical Art (visual effects)

Other Companies

• ARRI Lighting Rental  camera: lighting and grip equipment supplied by
• Angel Studios  score recorded at
• Arion Facilities  rushes transfer
• CinePostproduction  post-production laboratory (as Cine Postproduction)
• DeLuxe Laboratories  processing (as Deluxe London)
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Film Sales Company, The  North American sales
• Foley-Lounge  foley (as foley-lounge/Dusseldorf, Germany)
• Freud Communications  publicity
• Goldcrest Post Production London  adr recording
• Harbottle & Lewis  legal services
• Kodak GmbH  film stock
• Mad Dog Casting  extras casting
• Media Insurance Brokers  insurance services
• Movie Lot, The  security
• NGP Film Services  facilities company
• Reelsound  sound post-production (as Reelsound Ltd)
• Royal Bank of Scotland  gap financing provided by
• Ruhr Sound Studios  mixing facility
• Sapex Scripts  post-production services
• Sargent Disc  computer and payroll services provided by (as Sargent-Disc London)
• Vehicles in Vision  action vehicles supplier
• Wood Hall Catering  catering (as Woodhall Catering)

Also Known As:

"Imagine Me and You" - Canada (English title) (festival title)
"Click" - Israel (English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some language and sexual material

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

UK | Germany

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:12A | Australia:M | Ireland:15A | Germany:o.Al. | Singapore:R21 | Argentina:13 | Malaysia:(Banned) | USA:R (certificate #42377) | Finland:K-11 | Portugal:M/12 | Netherlands:12 | Philippines:R-18 (MTRCB) | Sweden:11 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

BBC Films

Trivia:

During the scene in the video store, Rachel's mother notices a stand-up cut-out of Ewan McGregor and remarks on his attractiveness. McGregor's wife, Eve Mavrakis, was the production designer for this movie.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Rachel is looking through the punch bowl at her wedding for her wedding ring, her left hand is on the table and that hand has a wedding ring on the ring finger.

Quotes:

Beth:So, Ned. How long have you guys been married, then?
Ned:Thirty Years.
Beth:[tenderly] Oh.
Ned:If I'd killed her when I first thought about it, I'd be out by now. A free man.

Movie Connections:

Features Dance Dance Revolution (1998) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Feels Like I'm In Love

Refreshingly delicate

Imagine Me and You is best described as delicate. Very simply this film is about love.

As a British romantic comedy, Imagine Me and You will always draw comparisons to films such as Love Actually, Notting Hill and Four Weddings and Funeral but the level of reality portrayed in these films compared to Imagine Me and You is one of the major distinctions. Glittery moments, such as the doorstep scene between Keira Knightley and Andrew Lincon in Love Actually, are few and far between in the film, but this is by no means a criticism. The film never lacks any tenderness, in fact quite the contrary as it creates a greater impression of reality because of less ostentatious cinematography and mise-en scene. Occasionally the film falls into the trap of representing a very American idea of Britishness. The characters are all upper class Londoners, attractive, well-off with successful jobs. The male characters are foolish, awkward, hapless 'twits' but this does not detract from the charm of the film.

The film follows Rachel (Piper Perabo) her fiancé/husband Heck (Matthew Goode) and their wedding florist Luce (Lena Heady) who immediately has an impact on Rachel leading her to re-assess her seemingly perfect relationship.

The film honours love of different kinds. The love between Rachel and Heck, who are married at the beginning of the film is never disputed or questioned, they were best friends and this developed into a quite obvious love and adoration between the couple. Rachel loves Heck, but she is not *in* love with him. However, with Luce, Rachel experiences the instant, intense, exciting, passionate, all encompassing love at first sight. The fact that Rachel is experiencing this with a woman is not the issue, but rather that the first time Rachel catches Luce's eye is on her way down the aisle.

Unlike other films of the same genre, the characters are well developed and multi-layered. The comedy is typical foot-in-the-mouth humour, and silly one-liners, but is delivered with impeccable timing mostly by the parents. (Anthony Head plays an excellent aged Hugh Grant character and Celia Imrie is wonderful as a prim and proper, sharp mother.) The other performances are subtle, with all of the tenderness, heartbreak, humour, intensity and confusion that the script asked of the performers.

Imagine Me and You has high production values, is written and directed with care and sensitivity the truth isn't over thought, over polished, or softened and is a refreshing modern representation of love.

But of course, most important for a British viewer - Piper Perabo's accent is remarkably good.