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Festival
60%
Movie
1h 47m
AI Analysis
Festival (2005) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Festival (2005) — a movie tagged as Drama and Comedy with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: 'Festival' is a black comedy set during the annual Edinburgh Fringe festival. The film is based around both the judging of a major comedy award and the performers at one of the smaller venues. Various plot strands interweave, including the bitter relationship between a famous self-obsessed British comic and his ever… Our models also surface themes such as war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~107 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Festival 60% (14 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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Synopsis
'Festival' is a black comedy set during the annual Edinburgh Fringe festival. The film is based around both the judging of a major comedy award and the performers at one of the smaller venues. Various plot strands interweave, including the bitter relationship between a famous self-obsessed British comic and his ever-suffering assistant, an actress debuting at the festival with a one-woman show about Dorothy Wordsworth and a depressed, rich housewife who spies on the stoned Canadian theatre troupe to whom she has rented out her house
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2005-07-15
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- TMDB rating
- 6.0
- TMDB ID
- 77517
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What is Festival about?
'Festival' is a black comedy set during the annual Edinburgh Fringe festival. The film is based around both the judging of a major comedy award and the performers at one of the smaller venues. Vari... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Festival?
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How long is the movie Festival?
The official runtime for Festival is approximately 107 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Lyndsey Marshal
Faith Myers

Chris O'Dowd
Tommy O'Dwyer

Daniela Nardini
Joan Gerard

Stephen Mangan
Sean Sullivan

Lucy Punch
Nicky Romanowski

Raquel Cassidy
Petra Loewenberg

Clive Russell
Brother Mike

Amelia Bullmore
Micheline Menzies

Megan Dodds
Dina

Meredith MacNeill
Mary

Jonah Lotan
Rick

Richard Ayoade
Dwight Swan

Duncan Duff
Gordon Menzies

Matthew Holness
Roger - Lighting Man

Jimmy Chisholm
Radio Producer

Deirdre O'Kane
Frida Finucane

Billy Carter
Conor Kennedy

Selina Cadell
Estate Agent
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