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Festival

Play trailer Poster for Festival 2005,  1h 47m,  Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Following a number of performers and judges who converge at the annual Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Several tales are interwoven as the judge of a comedy award drives his personal assistant to distraction (and the bottle), a would-be comedienne tries to get her big break, and an actress mounts her earnest and challenging one-woman play.

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Empire Magazine Apr 1, 2006
3/5
The atmosphere of the festival is effectively portrayed ... and there are few decent laughs. Go to Full Review
Stella Papamichael BBC.com Aug 27, 2005
3/5
Festival will surely tickle your funny bone. Go to Full Review
Paul Dale The List Apr 25, 2019
4/5
Acidic, dyspeptic, darkly funny and filthily rude, Festival is that rare British beast: a good ensemble drama. Go to Full Review
Jason Gorber Film Scouts Jun 21, 2007
F
Here's a tip: when making a film about the comedy portion of the Fringe Festival of Edinburgh, make it funny. Go to Full Review
ScreenAnarchy Apr 17, 2007
For the most part, the stories are completely unrelated and therefore suffer from a feeling that some of the strands are completely redundant. Go to Full Review
Michael Ferraro Film Threat Mar 21, 2006
3.5/5
Festival is like the Nashville of the fringe scene; a multi-character exercise that shows writer/director Annie Griffin's wonderful ability to juggle a large cast with an enjoyable story and constant laughs. Go to Full Review
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Ron S Nov 16, 2017 I liked the movie. It was a clever movie.
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Annie Griffin

Director

Lyndsey Marshal

Faith Myers

Amelia Bullmore

Micheline Menzies

Daniela Nardini

Joan Gerard

Chris O'Dowd

Tommy O'Dwyer

Billy Carter

Conor Kelly

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Synopsis Following a number of performers and judges who converge at the annual Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Several tales are interwoven as the judge of a comedy award drives his personal assistant to distraction (and the bottle), a would-be comedienne tries to get her big break, and an actress mounts her earnest and challenging one-woman play.
Director
Annie Griffin
Producer
Christopher Young
Screenwriter
Annie Griffin
Production Co
FilmFour
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 15, 2014
Runtime
1h 47m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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