Finally! Coming to the US
July 2, 2004. I don't know if it's limited or not. Oh, and it's titled "Undertaking Betty."
-And remember, this gun is pointed right at your heart.
-That is my least vulnerable spot.
It will be in limited release, according to Miramax's site.
'Undertaking Betty' is the better title of the two, also. I always thought 'Plots with a view' was a somewhat strange title.
Anyway, I am not sure whether to recommend it... at least not for a trip to the cinema; I rated it two out of four stars. Read my full review here:
http://www.bibloi.com/performingarts/film/2002/plots.html
Boyd
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Not sure, what you find strange about the British title of the film. Maybe you don't understand
the title. A plot can mean several things. One such meaning is a piece of land, used for building
on for example, or in this case used as a section of burial ground. As most people when buying
a plot for building on, wants one with a view, so the same could be said for someone who
wants a plot for burial. In this case, the burial plot did have a view. It is also a play on the title
of a well known 1985 film, which is also a common request for someone wishing to stay in a
hotel, guest house etc, that they want 'A Room With A View'. The name of one of the
undertakers was Boris Plotz of Plotz Funeral Homes, hence the alternative British title 'Plotz
With A View'.
Also I read your review of the film, which was somewhat strange, as you comment that 'with
no one of the main characters having even a Welsh accent'. Not sure, how familiar you are
with the Welsh accent, but if Welsh actor, Robert Pugh, is not talking with a Welsh accent,
what accent do you think he is talking with??? Scottish?, Irish? Or maybe you just don't know what
a Welsh accent sounds like!
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FYI, the entrance sign to the cemetery has "Plots with a view" written on it:.
I thought the title much more appropriate than the French one: "Amour, six pieds sous terre" - rather gruesome that is. "Undertaking Betty"? - I don't really see the point.
Also, as brisomboy says - they truly are Welsh accents, not Scots nor Irish at all for that matter!
I forgot about the entrance sign.
I don't like the 'Undertaking Betty' title either. Much prefer 'Plots With A View'.
People outside the British Isles, often can't tell one British (or Irish) accent from another!