Comfort and Joy
Summary:
Writer/director Bill Forsyth's follow-up to his best film, Local Hero, is another comic exploration of a man undergoing a personal crisis. In Local Hero, the American played by Peter Riegert finds himself enchanted by the people and ambience of a Scottish village he has been dispatched to purchase for an oil company. In Comfort and Joy, Alan (Bill Paterson) is a Glas... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Bill Paterson - (Alan)
Eleanor David - (Maddy)
Alex Norton - (Trevor)
Clare Grogan - (Charlotte)
Patrick Malahide - (Colin)
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Review:
Even if it's not up to the sublime heights of Local Hero, Comfort and Joy is still a strong entry in writer/director Bill Forsyth's modest filmography. Character actor Bill Paterson is perfect as the likable but ineffectual Alan; you can see why a woman like his girlfriend (Eleanor David), who is first seen shoplifting her way thr... Continue >>
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