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THE COMEDIAN

by Tom Shkolnik

synopsis

Ed is a stand up comedian in his early thirties, he is handsome, charming, witty and lost. Trying to make it on the London comedy circuit, he spends his nights performing in small rooms above pubs and his days making ends meet at a call centre. He lives with Elisa, a beautiful French singer, the two like brother and sister, inseparable, loving and asexual. Ed funny and playful, Elisa soulful and sensitive. One day, on a night bus home, Ed meets Nathan, a young black artist, blunt, honest and free. They immediately connect and begin a passionate affair. Suddenly the intimate bond between Ed and Elisa is threatened and Ed is faced with a choice between his attraction to a man and his love for a woman.

original title: The Comedian
country: United Kingdom
sales agent: Celluloid Dreams
year: 2012
genre: fiction
directed by: Tom Shkolnik
film run: 80'
release date: UK 31/05/2013
screenplay: Tom Shkolnik
cast: Edward Hogg, Elisa Lasowski, Kate Rutter, Gerard Murphy, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Steven Robertson, Nyasha Hatendi
cinematography by: Benjamin Kracun
film editing: Pierre Haberer
art director: Marie Lanna
music: Howard Peryer
producer: Bertrand Faivre, Dan McCulloch
production: The Bureau, Celluloid Dreams
distributor: Trinity Filmed Entertainment

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