Fledgling female stand up learns how not to die on stage.Fledgling female stand up learns how not to die on stage.Fledgling female stand up learns how not to die on stage.
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- Dave Donnelly
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A Unique British Film
A classic British comedy drama of social realism aka Ken Loach or Mike Leigh, but made in the style of an Allan Clarke film. It has beautiful light touches of tragedy mixed with the course humor of stand up, the subject matter of the movie. Suzanne Kendall, as the lead Stacey, gives a feisty performance as a supermarket girl who wants something better from life. Her support character mates are delightful parodies of Yorkshire hussies who provide the story with depth and warmth, and the one-liners Stacey uses in her act. The film is superbly shot and executed in the familiar English understated way that makes you realize that the clean cut frames are deliberate. Almost devoid of music, the film focuses on the use of words, the tool of the stand-up comic. A unique British film.
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- bob-158-706946
- Nov 11, 2014
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- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
- Color
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