Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story (2005)
A zesty celebration of storytelling and the life that spills out of it, this film tells two stories: that of an 18th Century Englishman Tristram Shandy (Coogan), and that of the hapless 21st Century filmmakers who are adapting the notoriously unfilmable work "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman," with "Steve Coogan" (COogan) in the title role. (Picturehouse)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Michael Winterbottom
Written By: Frank Cottrell Boyce, Laurence Sterne
Starring: Stephen Fry, Steve Coogan, Ian Hart, Shirley Henderson, Gillian Anderson, Kelly Macdonald, Rob Brydon, Keeley Hawes, Naomie Harris, Jeremy Northam, Dylan Moran, Elizabeth Berrington
Genre: Comedy
AKA: A Cock and Bull Story
Country: UK
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Tristram Shandy benefits from its recognisable cast as well as its conceptual narrative that adapts the novel through both substance and style. Coogan & Brydon will go on to work with each other many more times, their chemistry (and friendship) is undoubtedly present here. The meta-narrative about film production is also pretty funny. While well-conceived and performed, I had a few issues with the pace whereby the film felt longer than its runtime; perhaps it's all the period costumes.
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I wouldn't say its really funny as such, although it is gently amusing at times. I can see that the banter between Brydon and Coogan (thats listing them alphabetically by surname, which is, as Brydon see's things, the right way to do things) was clearly evident in this film, made prior to the 'The Trip' TV series. There are some scenes whereby the actors are put in silly, farcical situations, that leads to some comedy but but if your a fan of Coogan and/or Brydon, then I certainly recommend it.
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Enjoyably silly and inconsequential comedy would probably play better as a TV skit; covers similar ground to THE PLAYER and ADAPTATION, but lacks the scathing tone that might have better balanced the sometimes twee writing and performances. Still, everyone appears to be having a good time and Brydon and Coogan doing dueling Pacinos is never not funny; wears out its welcome with a half hour to go, but still a lot of fun.
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Finns det Freudianska betygsättningar? Jag hade i alla fall - efter en del - grubblande bestämt mig för en trea, men så blev det tydligen en fyra ändå... Filmen är bitvis hejdlöst rolig med engelsk sarkasm, (själv)ironi och därtill understatements. Jag tappade aldrig intresset just genom att den på många sätt var så smart. Samtidigt får man konstatera att den är en bagatell: Handlar den egentligen om något som helst? Sammantaget en 3½:a alltså.
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Having not read the book, I did get a sense of how it is presented with what must have been a mischievous self-referential tone. Winterbottom has kept the concept but merely adapted it to match its new medium. Hard to do well, but admittedly pulled off in this case.
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very brilliant, very Pythonesque. I love the popular culture references (Barry Lyndon, A Room with a View, The Observer, Bresson/Fassbinder, Two Stars, Baywatch and finally Pacino and homophobia gags) and the chestnut scene.
"Do you know there's a good Groucho Marx story about, see, he meets a woman with seven children and says 'Why've you got seven kids?' and she says 'Because I love my husband.' And he says, 'Well, I love my cigar, but I take it out now and again.'"
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