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Comfort And Joy [DVD] [1984]

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  • Actors: Bill Paterson, Eleanor David, Clare Grogan, Alex Norton, Patrick Malahide
  • Directors: Bill Forsyth
  • Writers: Bill Forsyth
  • Producers: Clive Parsons, Davina Belling, Paddy Higson
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Cinema Club
  • DVD Release Date: 4 Oct 2004
  • Run Time: 106 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0002W19VA
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 9,490 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Scottish DJ Alan Bird, looking for something meaningful in life, stumbles across a vendetta between rival Italian ice-cream families and sets out to settle the dispute himself.

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Low Key Gem, 21 Jan 2005
By Crazy Bald Heid "kennyb63" (Surrey, England) - See all my reviews
  
This wonderful gem is very understated and typical of Bill Forsyth's best work (see also Gregory's Girl, That Sinking Feeling and Local Hero however do take care to avoid Gregory's Two Girls like the plague a 0 star clunker).

Dumped DJ Dickie Bird (the perennially excellent Bill Paterson) wants to be taken seriously and tries his hand at some investigative journalism. After seeing an attack on an ice cream van manned by Alex "Taggart" Norton and Clare Grogan being trashed he gets involved in an internecine ice cream war.

A warm, amusing script coupled with an understated Mark Knopfler Score (bits of Love Over Gold for the record) and sympathetic direction/cinematography results in a great feel good film, a star is docked as feels a little dated.

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Happy Days!, 18 Oct 2005
The 1980's - what fun we had!
This excellent film is as funny now as it was then! It's worth a few pounds and an evening in for anybody!
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars 'Like a good ice cream', 15 Feb 2005
By Mr. O. N. Bath "O. Bath" (UK) - See all my reviews
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Lovely film, a real pleasure. Bill Paterson is the star of the show but Scottish stars like Rikki Fulton add to it. Some of the acting is a little dubious for example Clare Grogan is very wooden at times.
I would certainly recommend the film especially to homesick Glaswegians who will recognise many of the sights.
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3.0 out of 5 stars It's OK!
I'd been toying with the idea of getting this film for a while, and saw a short exceprt on BBC4's recent Scottish Season which prompted me to go out and buy it. Read more
Published 7 days ago by Mr. P. Fixter

5.0 out of 5 stars Quirky Scotish comedy, worth every penny
Nice wide screen copy, this film is an absolute joy to watch. Great humor & who ever thought ice cream could be the reason for a family feud? Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent dip into 1970s Glasgow
I'm a great fan of Gregory's Girl and loved this film when I saw it at the cinema in the early 80's. I was delighted to find it on DVD. Read more
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If you like Gregory's Girl you'll like this film. If you lived in Glasgow in the early 1980's you'll love this film because it captures some outdoor scenes of Glasgow (you'll be... Read more
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