Peter’s Friends (1992 Jason’s Pick)

The eighth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1992 features Jason’s personal pick, Kenneth Branagh’s Peter’s Friends. Directed by Kenneth Branagh from a screenplay by Rita Rudner and Martin Bergman and starring Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson, Kenneth Branagh, Hugh Laurie and Imelda Staunton, Peter’s Friends was Branagh’s third film as a director.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/peters-friends-1992), Janet Maslin in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/25/movies/review-film-conflicts-and-laughs-at-english-reunion.html), and Todd McCarthy in Variety (https://variety.com/1992/film/reviews/peter-s-friends-2-1200430624/).

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