A Private Function

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black comedy film film

"A Private Function" is a 1984 British black comedy film set in postwar ration-era England, known for its satirical take on social climbing and featuring performances by actors such as Alison Steadman and Michael Palin.

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A Private Function canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf black comedy film ⓘ
film ⓘ
awardReceived BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress ⓘ
awardReceivedBy Liz Smith ⓘ
basedOn original screenplay by Alan Bennett ⓘ
cinematographyBy Tony Pierce-Roberts ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
countryOfRelease United Kingdom ⓘ
director Malcolm Mowbray ⓘ
distributor HandMade Films ⓘ
editedBy Robin Sales ⓘ
filmingLocation Yorkshire ⓘ
genre black comedy ⓘ
satire ⓘ
hasBritishBoardOfFilmClassificationRating 15 ⓘ
hasTheme bureaucracy ⓘ
class differences ⓘ
social ambition ⓘ
musicBy John Du Prez ⓘ
notableFor portrayal of postwar food rationing in Britain ⓘ
satirical depiction of social climbing ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
producer Mark Shivas ⓘ
productionCompany HandMade Films ⓘ
releaseFormat theatrical film ⓘ
releaseYear 1984 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 94 ⓘ
screenwriter Alan Bennett ⓘ
setInEra rationing era ⓘ
setInPeriod postwar England ⓘ
starring Alison Steadman ⓘ
Bill Paterson ⓘ
Denholm Elliott ⓘ
Liz Smith ⓘ
Maggie Smith ⓘ
Michael Palin ⓘ
Richard Griffiths ⓘ

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Alison Steadman → notableWork → A Private Function ⓘ
Liz Smith → notableWork → A Private Function ⓘ
Alan Bennett → notableWork → A Private Function ⓘ
HandMade Films → notableWork → A Private Function ⓘ