Festival (2005 film)

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Festival

DVD cover
Directed by Annie Griffin
Produced by Christopher Young
Written by Annie Griffin
Starring Chris O'Dowd; Daniela Nardini; Stephen Mangan; Clive Russell
Music by Jim Sutherland
Cinematography Daniel Cohen
Editing by William Webb
Distributed by Pathé
Release date(s) 15 July 2005
Running time 107 min.
Language English
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Festival is a 2005 film about a number of people at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The general shots of the festival were filmed during the 2004 event.

[edit] Main characters

The characters' stories become interconnected.

  • Faith (Lyndsey Marshal) arrives in Edinburgh to put on her one-person play about Dorothy Wordsworth. She finds companionship with Brother Mike (Clive Russell), who is performing a show about paedophile priests.
  • Tommy O'Dwyer (Chris O'Dowd) - an Irish stand-up, who tries to seduce local radio host Joan Gerrard (Daniela Nardini).
  • Sean Sullivan (Stephen Mangan) - famous comedian. He antagonises many people, especially Gerrard and his fellow jurors at the Comedy Awards. His personal assistant, Petra (Raquel Cassidy), feels particularly put-upon.
  • Joan Gerard (Daniela Nardini) - local radio host covering the festival. An early argument with Sullivan during a live radio interview sets the tone for their antagonistic relationship. She is also a juror for the Comedy Awards. Sullivan taunts her during the discussion sessions because of her acquaintance with O'Dwyer, who is nominated.
  • Nicky Romanowski (Lucy Punch) - ambitious young hack comedian and Award nominee.

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