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Director: |
Michael Winterbottom |
Writer: |
Michael Winterbottom, Frank Cotterell Boyce |
Starring: |
Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Keeley Hawes, Kelly MacDonald, Jeremy Northam |
Released: |
June 29, 2006 |
Rating: |
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Runtime: |
90 minutes
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Story: |
Flipping back and forth between the 18th Century and the hapless efforts of the 21st Century filmakers,
"Tristram Shandy" is the making of a movie adapted from the notoriously unfilmable English literature
masterpiece, "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentlemen," written by Laurence Sterne.
The story begins with Tristram Shandy (Steve Coogan) narrating his life story as he sees it. Crammed
with literary jokes and dark humor, Shandy's warped childhood tales are constantly interrupted by his
family and household, inadvertently revealing far more about himself than any conventional autobiography.
At the dramatic moment of Tristram's birth, the 1st Assistant Director calls cut, marking the end of a
filming day on the set of Tristram Shandy. We then see Steve Coogan, the other actors and crew through
the course of a chaotic evening on set. Steve Coogan's wife arrives with their six month old baby, a
journalist is chasing him about a scandalous story, his agent has arrived with a load of Hollywood
scripts and the film financiers are threatening to pull the plug.
A clever, post-modern take on the construction of a film, from an intricate hilariously complex
autobiographical novel.
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Cast: |
Steve Coogan
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Tristram Shandy/Walter Shandy/Steve Coogan |
Rob Brydon
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Capt. Toby Shandy/Rob Brydon |
Keeley Hawes
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Elizabeth |
Shirley Henderson
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Susannah |
Raymond Waring
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Trim |
Conal Murphy
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Young Tristram Shandy (6) |
Joe Williams
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Young Tristram Shandy (9) |
Paul Kynman
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Obadiah |
Mark Tandy
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London Doctor |
Mary Healey
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Midwife |
Dylan Moran
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Dr. Slop |
Jack Shepherd
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Surgeon |
David Walliams
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Parson |
Jeremy Northam
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Mark |
Benedict Wong
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Ed |
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