A cock and bull story

A cock and bull story
Director
Michael Winterbottom
Country
United kingdom
Year
2005
Genre
Comedy
Scriptwriters
Martin Hardy
Cast
Steve Coogan / Rob Brydon / Keeley Hawes / Kelly MacDonald / Gillian Anderson
Production
Revolution Films
http://www.revolution-films.com

Storyline

Unorthodox adaptation of the English literary masterpiece, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, written by Laurence Sterne, the story begins with Tristram narrating his life story as he sees it. Shandy's 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. We then see Steve Coogan, the other actors and crew through the course of a chaotic evening on set. 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.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

San Sebastián International Film Festival 2005
Official Selection

Releases

Spain (23 of March 2007)
France (5 of July 2006)
United kingdom (20 of January 2006)