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Affairs of the Art

Look out: Beryl's back. With Affairs of the Art, British animator Joanna Quinn recounts another gloriously unhinged chapter in the adventures of Beryl, the comic everywoman she unleashed upon the world with her debut film, Girls' Night Out, which took home three major awards from Annecy in 1987.

Director(s)

Joanna Quinn

Cast & Crew

Brendan Charleson

Brendan Charleson

Ifor / Colin / Lenin / Interviewer (voice)

Menna Trussler

Menna Trussler

Beryl (voice)

Mali Ann Rees

Mali Ann Rees

Mum / Edie (voice)

Joanna Quinn

Joanna Quinn

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Details

GenresAnimation, Comedy
Runtime16 mins
Released on29 Jan 2021
Languageen
Produced InCanada
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Reviews

CinemaSerf

6/10

I really did like the detailed quality of the active animation in this latest outing for "Beryl". She likes to draw, indeed she's obsessed with it - and alongside the eccentric behaviour of her husband "Ifor" and their son "Colin" we share in the joy of their collections of perfectly arranged screws, or her stuffed animals, indeed even a fanatical collection of jarred pickles. Nothing is undrawn. Meantime, her sister "Beverly" who has made a fortune extolling the virtues of all things nip and tuck is living the life of luxury in Los Angeles, and at times she is very reminiscent of one or two famous Hollywood stars whom it'd probably be libellous to name! It's a bit on the vulgar side towards the end, and though that might read a bit puritanical, I found it just dragged what was really quite creative and entertaining into the realms of something just a bit crass. Still, it's moves with one heck of a pace, there's a bit of quite pithy dialogue and for the most part it's decent, if a bit long of a watch.

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Affairs of the Art | Short Film by Joanna Quinn and Les Mills | Trailer
Affairs of the Art | Trailer

Part of the Series

Girls Night Out

Girls Night Out

1988EN
Body Beautiful

Body Beautiful

1991EN
Dreams and Desires: Family Ties

Dreams and Desires: Family Ties

2006EN
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