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Festival

2005 · 107 min Drama Comedy
5.8 / 10 · TMDB

'Festival' is a black comedy set during the annual Edinburgh Fringe festival. The film is based around both the judging of a major comedy award and the performers at one of the smaller venues. Various plot strands interweave, including the bitter relationship between a famous self-obsessed British comic and his ever-suffering assistant, an actress debuting at the festival with a one-woman show about Dorothy Wordsworth and a depressed, rich housewife who spies on the stoned Canadian theatre troupe to whom she has rented out her house

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Year 2005
Country United Kingdom
Genre Drama, Comedy
Director Annie Griffin
Runtime 107 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.8/10 (13 votes)

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The film constructs a sharp, multi-stranded satire of the performing arts world, relying on witty dialogue and a gallery of grotesque yet painfully recognizable characters. It explores the fragile boundary between aspiration and desperation under the bright lights of a major festival.

What lingers after the laughter is a surprisingly poignant reflection on the loneliness that often accompanies the pursuit of applause. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Annie Griffin

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