Comfort and Joy

Movie
German title	Comfort and Joy
Original title	Comfort and Joy
Country of production	Great Britain
original language	English
Publishing year	1984
length	105 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Bill Forsyth
script	Bill Forsyth
production	Davina Belling , Clive Parsons
music	Mark Knopfler
camera	Chris Menges
cut	Michael Ellis
occupation
Bill Paterson : Alan Bird Eleanor David : Maddy Clare Grogan : Charlotte Alex Norton : Trevor Patrick Malahide : Colin Rikki Fulton : Hilary Roberto Bernardi : Mr. McCool George Rossi : Bruno Peter Rossi : Paulo Billy McElhaney : Renato Gilly Gilchrist : Rufus Caroline Guthrie : Gloria Ona McCracken : Nancy Elizabeth Sinclair : Fiona Katy Black : Sarah

Comfort and Joy (alternate title: The Ice-Cream Syndicate ) is a British comedy film from 1984 . Directed by Bill Forsyth , who also wrote the script.

action

Alan Bird lives in Scotland and hosts a radio show. His girlfriend leaves him, whereupon he is dejected. Bird is buying ice cream when an attack is made on the sales cart; Bird's car is also damaged in the process. It turns out that there was a rival ice cream maker behind the attack.

Bird tries to mediate between the entrepreneurs. During his broadcast he receives incomprehensible messages and turns to a psychiatrist.

Reviews

Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times that the film was one of the most blissful and engaging of the year. Forsyth makes "little films" about "small events" in the lives of ordinary people. This film is "wonderful" .

The lexicon of international films wrote that the film was "an endearing, charming comedy in which a wealth of absurd ideas combine to create an in-depth analysis of life plans" .

Awards

Bill Forsyth was nominated for the BAFTA Award in 1985 for the screenplay . Chris Menges received the National Society of Film Critics Award in 1985 for camera work .

backgrounds

The film was shot in Glasgow . He played in theaters worldwide about 1.06 million US dollars one.

Web links

• Comfort and Joy in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Comfort and Joy at Rotten Tomatoes (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Roger Ebert's film review in the Chicago Sun-Times , accessed April 18, 2008
2. ^ Comfort and Joy in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed April 18, 2008
3. ↑ Filming locations for Comfort and Joy , accessed April 18, 2008
4. ^ Box office results for Comfort and Joy , accessed April 18, 2008