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Comfort and Joy
“A serious comedy”
6.6 / 10• 1984• 1h 46m•R• English
Comedy
Storyline
Radio host Alan 'Dickie' Bird witnesses how an icecream van is attacked and destroyed by angry competitors. This leads him into the struggle between two Italian families over the icecream market of Glasgow.
Cast & Crew
Bill Paterson
Alan
Lead
Eleanor David
Maddy
Clare Grogan
Charlotte
Alex Norton
Trevor
Patrick Malahide
Colin
RB
Roberto Bernardi
Mr. McCool
Rikki Fulton
Hilary
GR
George Rossi
Bruno
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bill Forsyth's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Comfort and Joy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
