A Cock And Bull Story (DVD, 2006)

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Barely stopping to breathe between productions, outrageously prolific director Michael Winterbottom follows his graphically intimate 9 SONGS with the raucously entertaining A COCK AND BULL STORY. This time around, Winterbottom is out to film the unfilmable novel: an adaptation of Laurence Sterne's sprawling 18th Century masterpiece of digression, THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF TRISTRAM SHANDY, GENTLEMAN. What begins as a seemingly straightforward attempt to recreate the frenetic novel starring Steve Coogan as the title figure and Rob Brydon as his Uncle Toby quickly derails into a behind-the-scenes document of the film's actual production. Working triple time (for he also plays Tristram's father), Coogan is hilarious as the insecure Steve Coogan, a shallow actor who is more interested in his cute assistant (Naomie Harris) than the mother of his newborn child (the always delightful Kelly Macdonald). Meanwhile, Rob Brydon is trying desperately to convince Steve Coogan that his role is a co-lead, not merely a supporting one. As the production threatens to spin out of control, the filmmakers hire Gillian Anderson (playing herself, of course) to fill a much-needed role. Coming off like a madcap collision of BARRY LYNDON and 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE, Winterbottom's film is a hilarious and surprisingly tender ode to fatherhood and moviemaking in general.

Product Identifiers

ProducerAndrew Eaton

EAN5060052410757

eBay Product ID (ePID)53551877

Product Key Features

ActorDylan Moran, Shirley Henderson, Kieran O'brien, Kelly Macdonald, Gillian Anderson, Keeley Hawes, Ian Hart, David Walliams, Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan, Jeremy Northam

Film/TV TitleA Cock and Bull Story

DirectorMichael Winterbottom

Release Year2006

FormatDVD

LanguageEnglish

GenreGeneral, Comedy

Run Time91 Mins

Additional Product Features

Certificate15

Number of Discs1

ComposerMichael Nyman

ReviewsNew York Times - Ingenious and entertaining... Swift, funny and surprisingly unpretentious, Uncut - Winterbottom has pulled off a technical feat that's packed with laughs..., Premiere - The consistently inventive moviemaking team of director Michael Winterbottom and writer Frank Cottrell Boyce have concocted a true-to-the-spirit tribute to Sterne by casting this as a process piece

ScreenwriterLuciano Martino

Movie/TV TitleA Cock And Bull Story