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Mark Kermode reviews Funny Cow. A female comedian in the 1970s struggles to break through in the male-dominated industry. Please tell us what you think of the film -- or Mark’s review of the...
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The story of a comedian who breaks through the glass ceiling of the all male 1970s comedy circuit, in the UK, to rise to stardom. *Licensed by Alliance Entertainment, LLC | Distribution Solutions.
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Funny Cow rests almost entirely on Maxine Peake's performance -- which proves more than capable of shouldering the weight of this affecting period drama. Peake is excellent as this tough yet at...
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- Maxine Peake
- Adrian Shergold
- Comedy, Drama
Unapologetically northern, Funny Cow authentically presents experiences of working-class life from post-war Britain (when a bathtub in the yard is a pool) through to the '70s. Full Review...
Apr 20, 2018 · In the 1967 Nell Dunn book/Ken Loach film Poor Cow, the heroine is glad to be shot of her violent husband and embraces an adoring new boyfriend. As Funny Cow admits, what makes her feel...
- Charlotte O'sullivan
Feb 11, 2022 · Andrea Arnold's BAFTA nominated COW is now streaming exclusively in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Turkey, Italy, India, Latin America & more. A MUBI Rel...
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Apr 19, 2018 · And then there’s Funny Cow, as blistering and caustic a film about a no-bullshit woman clawing her way through a man’s world as I’ve ever seen. This faux biopic of an unnamed (fictional) famous stand-up comic (Maxine Peake) “presumes” that the audience is already aware of who she is, and so it’s not about her work; this is most ...
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