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
A Cock and Bull Story
Because everyone loves an accurate period piece.
2005 · 1h 34m · R
Comedy, History
Directed by
Michael Winterbottom
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A Cock and Bull Story
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Michael Winterbottom Director
- Steve Coogan as Tristram Shandy / Walter Shandy / himself
- Rob Brydon as Capt. Toby Shandy / himself
- Keeley Hawes as Elizabeth Shandy / herself
- Shirley Henderson as Susannah / herself
- Raymond Waring as Trim
- Conal Murphy as Tristam Shandy, 6 years
- Joe Williams Cast
- Paul Kynman Cast
- Mark Tandy Cast
- Dylan Moran Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
88%
Tomatometer
Fresh
[Michael Winterbottom's] goofy, messy version of Tristram Shandy puts the Fellini back in 'Fellini-esque.'
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
A wildly imaginative foray into spirited comic anarchy.
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald
Fresh
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
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
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