The Secret Laughter of Women

The Secret Laughter of Women (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
95 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1999 and produced in:
Canada ( USA, Canada )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Peter Schwabach

Written By:
Misan Sagay
O.O. Sagay

Actors:
Colin Firth ..... Matthew Field
Nia Long ..... Nimi Da Silva
Dan Lett ..... John
Joke Silva ..... Nene
Ariyon Bakare ..... Rev. Fola
Joy Elias-Rilwan ..... Mama Fola
Hakeem Kae-Kazim ..... Dr. Ade
Bella Enahoro ..... Madame Rosa
Fissy Roberts ..... Sammy
Rakie Ayola ..... Talking Drum
Caroline Goodall ..... Jenny Field
Ellen Thomas ..... Bitter Leaf
Thomas Baptiste ..... Papa Fola
Willie Jonah ..... Old uncle
Ho Yi ..... Chen

Synopsis:

Oscar-winner Colin Firth stars in this heart-warming cross-cultural romantic comedy set in the idyllic South of France. Nimi, a beautiful Nigerian single mother to son Sammy, is under pressure from her family to find a suitable husband and who better than the local Reverend? After making friends with Matthew, a British comic-book writer and one of his heros, Sammy has other ideas. He successfully plots to get them together but they've still a few obsticles to overcome.

Peter Schwabach directs this cross-cultural romantic comedy-drama. Comic book writer Matthew Field (Colin Firth) has an affair with Nimi Da Silva (Nia Long), a Nigerian exile who's looking for a husband. Her mother thinks that a better match would be the local community's black preacher (Ariyon Bakare). This film was screened in the 1999 London Film Festival.

Comedy drama. Matthew Field is a comic book writer who begins a romance with Nimi, a Nigerian exile, when her son finds his way into Field's house on the French Riviera. However, Nimi's mother and friends feel the local priest would be a better romantic bet.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 30 October, 2011.