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Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story

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R,1hr 34min

Genre:

Comedy

Released:

January 27, 2006

Director:

Michael Winterbottom

Distributor:

Picturehouse

Starring:

Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Raymond Waring ...more

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Synopsis: A group of actors and filmmakers set out to adapt an "unfilmable" classic novel -- but find that their own petty concerns get in the way -- in this satirical comedy. Laurence Sterne's 18th century novel The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman told the story of its priggish title character from the moment of conception onward, with a bevy of digressions, distractions, and unfinished anecdotes. In adapting the work for the screen, director Michael Winterbottom chose to stay true to its ... Full Synopsis

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	By David Germain, Associated Press : "Some of the gags connect, but the film sometimes leaves the impression that [director Michael] Winterbottom's cock-and-bull story is just that, little more than an elaborate inside joke ..." Full Review Derek Armstrong : For his second faux-documentary collaboration with Steve Coogan in four years, Michael Winterbottom presents perhaps his most ambitious film to date -- a self-reflexive narrative about filming, or the ... Full Review

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	Steve Coogan Tristram Shandy, Tristram Shandy/Walter Shandy/Himself Rob Brydon Toby Shandy/Rob Brydon Raymond Waring Corporal Trim Dylan Moran Dr. Slop/Dylan Moran

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