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Festival (2005)

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Reviews Counted: 6 Fresh: 6  Rotten:0 Average Rating: 6.2/10
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Theatrical Release: Jul 15, 2005 Limited
Synopsis:
August in Edinburgh sees the population of the grand, historic Scottish capital swell with actors, directors, street performers, comedians, media high flyers and audiences. And so the lives of a dozen people intersect in a blackly comic account of the hopes, dreams and fears attendant at... [More]
August in Edinburgh sees the population of the grand, historic Scottish capital swell with actors, directors, street performers, comedians, media high flyers and audiences. And so the lives of a dozen people intersect in a blackly comic account of the hopes, dreams and fears attendant at festival time. From the cut throat comedy world of the Fringe to the impassioned artistry of avant-garde theatre, with all points covered in between this ensemble tale captures a peculiarly personal image of Edinburgh at a unique time of the year. [Less]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Richard Ayoade, Amelia Bullmore, Selina Cadell, Billy Carter, Raquel Cassidy

Director: Annie Griffin
Screenwriter: Annie Griffin

DVD Info

Release:

Oct 18, 2005

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region [unknown]
  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • DTS Surround 5.1 - English

Clips:

  • 1. Jim Kweskin & the Jug Band with Mel Lyman - "Hannah"
  • 2. Peter, Paul and Mary - "If I Had a Hammer"
  • 3. Sacred Harp Singers - "Rocky Road"
  • 4. Georgia Island Sea Singers - Traditional Spiritual
  • 5. Blue Ridge Mountain Dancers - Clog Dance
  • 6. Tex Logan and the Lily Brothers - "Black Mountain Rag"
  • 7. Pete Seeger - "Green Corn"
  • 8. Buffy Sainte-Marie - "Codeine...and it's Real"
  • 9. Pete Seeger - "Deep Blue Sea"
  • 10. Odetta - "Lordy, Lordy"
  • 11. Joan Baez and Pete Yarrow - "Go Tell Aunt Rhody"
  • 12. Joan Baez - "Mary Hamilton"
  • 13. Bob Dylan - "All I Really Want to Do"
  • 14. Joan Baez - "All Our Trials"
  • 15. Peter, Paul and Mary - "Blowin' in the Wind"
  • 16. Donovan - "And the War Drags on"
  • 17. Judy Collins - "Turn, Turn, Turn"
  • 18. Donovan - "Viet Nam, Your Latest Game"
  • 19. Odetta - "Just Can't Keep from Cryin'"
  • 20. Peter, Paul and Mary - "Times They are a Changin'"
  • 21. Fred McDowell - "Highway 61"
  • 22. Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry - "Keys to the Highway"
  • 23. Mississippi John Hurt - "Candy Man"
  • 24. Bob Dylan - "Maggie's Farm"
  • 25. Ed Young Fife and Drum Corps - Instrumental
  • 26. Swan Silvertones - "Freed Me, Jesus"
  • 27. Staple Singers - "Help Me, Jesus"
  • 28. Freedom Singers - "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn me Round"
  • 29. Fannie Lou Hamer - "Go Tell it on the Mountain"
  • 30. Freedom Group Finale with Odetta - "We Shall Overcome"
  • 31. Paul Butterfield Blues Band - "I Was Born in Chicago"
  • 32. Son House - "Son House Blues"
  • 33. Howling Wolf - "You Hear Me Howling Early in the Morning"
  • 34. Mimi and Dick Farina - "Pack up Your Sorrows"
  • 35. Spokes Mashiyane - Flute Instrumental
  • 36. Cousin Emmy - "Cheek Slapping"
  • 37. Theodore Bikel - "Russian Song"
  • 38. Judy Collins - "Anathea"
  • 39. Johnny Cash - "I Walk the Line"
  • 40. Osborne Bros. - "Ruby"
  • 41. Joan Baez - "Farewell Angelina"
  • 42. Bob Dylan - "Mr. Tambourine Man"
  • 43. Peter, Paul and Mary - "Rising of the Moon"
  • 44. Group Finale with Baez, Odetta and Seeger - "Down by the Riverside"

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The atmosphere of the festival is effectively portrayed ... and there are few decent laughs.

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04/01/06 04:14 AM
Empire Magazine
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Festival is like the Nashville of the fringe scene; a multi-character exercise that shows writer/director Annie Griffin's wonderful ability to juggle a large cast with an enjoyable story and constant laughs.

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03/21/06 09:53 PM
Michael Ferraro
Film Threat
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Never less than watchable, though the comedy elements are definitely more successful than the melodramatic sections.

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08/27/05 03:21 AM
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon
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A kind of rambling, multi-strand examination of life on the Edinburgh Fringe, this film has moments of razor-sharp wit...

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08/27/05 03:21 AM
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall
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Festival will surely tickle your funny bone.

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08/27/05 03:21 AM
Stella Papamichael
BBC
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You'll leave the cinema satisfied by the unexpected richness of the tales.

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08/25/05 03:15 AM
Scott Andrews
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