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Michael Winterbottom

Acclaimed British filmmaker Michael Winterbottom is known for making intense, passionate films that explore the demands of human relationships and emotional commitment. He first earned recognition with Butterfly Kisses (1995), a somewhat controversial revision of the buddy/road genre that told the story of a pair of lesbians (Saskia Reeves and Amanda Plummer) who go on a killing spree across Great Britain.

Born in Blackburn, Lancashire, on March 29, 1961, Winterbottom earned a degree at Oxford and received film training in Bristol and London. After beginning his professional career as a film editor for Thames Television, he directed two documentaries about Ingmar Bergman and a few television series, most notably the acclaimed BBC drama Family (1994).

The same year that Butterfly Kiss was released, Winterbottom presented audiences with a film of an entirely different sort. Go Now, a romantic drama starring Robert Carlyle as a man whose… read more

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Gencer Soytemiz

9Nov11

the golden tulip award winner.

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Francisco R.

6Aug11

I thought it was very funny, Coogan and Brydon can do no wrong especially with a script like this one.

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catch_33

7Jul11

As funny as it is in moments, there are just too many instances where nothing really interesting is happening. The film is constructed quite cleverly and continues in the post modernist leanings of 24 Hour Party People whilst heavily borrowing from 8 1/2. The film certainly achieves a unique cinematic perspective, but isn't as engaging as it should be methinks.

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Tom Barnard

4Jul11

I loved the behind-the-scenes scenes, but the actual "Tristram Shandy" moments didn't work for me. Maybe that's the point.

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TIFF Report: Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story Review

By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
This seems to be the season for Charlie Kaufman comparisons. While Takeshi Kitano’s latest is drawing marginally warranted comparisons to Being John Malkovich the latest from Michael Winterbottom bears
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TIFF Report: Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story Review

By Twitchfilm.net on July 16, 2010
This seems to be the season for Charlie Kaufman comparisons. While Takeshi Kitano’s latest is drawing marginally warranted comparisons to Being John Malkovich the latest from Michael Winterbottom bears
read on Twitchfilm.net

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