A Cock and Bull Story
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| A Cock and Bull Story | |
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 Tristram Shandy film poster | |
| Directed by | Michael Winterbottom |
| Produced by | Andrew Eaton |
| Written by | Laurence Sterne (novel), Frank Cottrell Boyce (as Martin Hardy) |
| Starring | Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon |
| Music by | Michael Nyman |
| Cinematography | Marcel Zyskind |
| Distributed by | Redbus (UK) Picturehouse (USA) |
| Release date(s) | January 20, 2006 |
| Running time | 94 minutes |
| Language | English |
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Most of the film is devoted to the 'frame' story about the two competing actors. The parts of the novel that are covered by the film are limited to the story of Tristram's conception, birth and christening; Uncle Toby's experiences at the battle of Namur; Tristram's sudden and accidental circumcision at the age of three; and the concluding scene of the novel, wherein Yorick says "It is a story about a Cock and a Bull - and the best of it's kind that ever I heard!"
This film, and the novel from which it is adapted, are both examples of metafiction.
In the United States and Australia, the film was released as Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story.
[edit] Cast
- Steve Coogan – Tristram Shandy/Walter Shandy/Steve Coogan
- Rob Brydon – Captain Toby Shandy/Rob Brydon
- Keeley Hawes – Elizabeth Shandy/Keeley Hawes
- Shirley Henderson – Susannah/Shirley Henderson
- Gillian Anderson – Widow Wadman/Gillian Anderson
- Dylan Moran – Dr. Slop/Dylan Moran
- David Walliams – Curate
- Stephen Fry – Parson Yorick/Patrick Curator
- Jeremy Northam – Mark (director)
- Ian Hart – Joe (writer)
- James Fleet – Simon (producer)
- Naomie Harris – Jennie
- Kelly Macdonald – Jenny
[edit] External links
- Official site (U.K.)
- Official site (U.S.)
- A Cock and Bull Story at the Internet Movie Database
- Seamus Sweeney Give us a real adaptation of Tristram Shandy rather than another film about film-making: Michael Winterbottom's A Cock and Bull Story Social Affairs Unit Web Review, February 2006
- Slant Magazine Film Review by Keith Uhlich
- Film adaption starring Steve Coogan
- Tristram Shandy : From the book to the film (French), culture-cafe.net, July 11, 2006.
- The Neverending Story: Michael Winterbottom's Tristram Shandy, Slate.com, February 3, 2006.
