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A Cock And Bull Story
2005
Flipping back and forth between the 18th Century and the hapless efforts of 21st Century film makers, A Cock And Bull Story is an unorthodox adaptation of Laurence Sterne's sprawling 18th Century masterpiece of digression, The Life And Opinions of Tristam Shandy, Gentleman. The story begins with Tristram Shandy narrating his .. Read more
| Starring | Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Keeley Hawes, Shirley Henderson |
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| Director | Michael Winterbottom |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Comedy |
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A Cock And Bull Story
Flipping back and forth between the 18th Century and the hapless efforts of 21st Century film makers, A Cock And Bull Story is an unorthodox adaptation of Laurence Sterne's sprawling 18th Century masterpiece of digression, The Life And Opinions of Tristam Shandy, Gentleman. The story begins with Tristram Shandy narrating his life story as he sees it. Crammed with literary jokes and dark humour, Shady's warped childhood tales are constantly interrupted by his family and household, inadvertantly revealing far more about himself than any conventional autobiography.
| Starring | Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Keeley Hawes, Shirley Henderson, Dylan Moran, David Walliams, Kelly MacDonald, Ian Hart, Jeremy Northam, Kieran O'Brien, Gillian Anderson |
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| Director | Michael Winterbottom |
| Studio | LIONS GATE HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 31 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Comedy |
| Language | English, English Audio Description |
| Released | DVD: 10 Jul 2006 Production year: 2005 |
| Format | DVD |
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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
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Winterbottom pulls off something of a coup with this almost-adaptation of Tristram Shandy. Rather than trying to... read more on Time Out
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47 out of 61 people found this review helpful
What a load of Cock
I'm a huge fan of both Coogan and Brydon. Inspired by their spontaneously funny interviews promoting this film, I gathered a few friends and went off to the big screen to view. WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT. Laugh out loud funny? Mildy amusing in only two places does not warrant a comedy label. This is a protracted, painful and just plan boring movie. Half the party fell asleep and I was left feeling like an idiot for recommending such drivel. DONT WASTE YOUR TIME. This is overstuffed pompous drivel at its worst. AVOID.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Brydon Owns it
Horribly close to the truth if Coogans press is anything to go by, and not really a pleasant watch. The chestnut scene being the only laugh-out-loud moment.
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