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“It was a postmodern classic before there was any modernism to be ‘post’ about.” Steve Coogan stars as the title character (and himself) on the set of a troubled adaptation of a bizarre, notoriously “unfilmable” novel.

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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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Electrus Amadeus Magnus

29Jan13

"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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Electrus Amadeus Magnus

29Jan13

Very brilliant, very British, 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. Extras' Ashley Jensen also made a cameo. 5/5

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Emil Rosenstrøm

11Nov12

Gotta see it once more, I think, or simply read the god damn book. Fairly confusing, as I did not know the story behind, and was therefore inable to appreciate the finesse of the film.

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Beatrice

5Sep12

" This is a postmodern novel before there was any modernism to be post about. "

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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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