A Cock and Bull Story
Because everyone loves an accurate period piece.
Because everyone loves an accurate period piece.
Comedy
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2005
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Steve Coogan, an arrogant actor with low self-esteem and a complicated love life, is playing the eponymous role in an adaptation of "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman" being filmed at a stately home. He constantly spars with actor Rob Brydon, who is playing Uncle Toby and believes his role to be of equal importance to Coogan's.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
94 min
Release date:
17 Jul 2005
Country:
GB
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award2 wins & 14 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
A hilariously clever picture about the making of a movie that no one will have the slightest interest in. For an experiment about an experiment, it's entirely too much fun.
– Terry Lawson,
Detroit Free Press,
10 Mar 2006
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A Cock and Bull Story is a grand giggle of a film, well worth your time and money and a game well played for the audience.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
10 Mar 2006
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A wildly imaginative foray into spirited comic anarchy.
– Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar 2006
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[Michael Winterbottom's] goofy, messy version of Tristram Shandy puts the Fellini back in 'Fellini-esque.'
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
10 Mar 2006
fresh:
Tristram Shandy: A Cock & Bull Story is a hall of mirrors that doesn't tease the brain (it's easier to watch than to read about) so much as goose it into submission.
– David Edelstein,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
12 May 2006