Rachel Getting Married

Anne Hathaway broke with her familiar persona to play a high-strung, self-involved rehab veteran in this dysfunctional family drama directed by Jonathan Demme. She earned an Oscar nomination for her performance as a self-pitying attention addict at her sister's wedding, while Rosemarie DeWitt (who should have been nominated) offers a less showy but even more layered performance as the bride, exasperated at her sister's need for attention and affirmation. The script by Jenny Lumet hits all the expected conflicts and collisions, but Demme (shooting with a handheld digital camera for the first time) brings an inclusiveness and a sense of community to the film, creating a film both warmly generous and uncomfortably honest. Features two commentary tracks (one by Lumet with the producer and editor, the other by DeWitt), two featurettes, a 50-minute onstage Q&A with the cast and crew at the Jacob Burns Film Center, and deleted scenes.