Movie

Comfort and Joy

1984 · 106 min

A gently offbeat comedy with a melancholy heart, full of quirky characters and small absurdities that leave you smiling.

Tagline: A serious comedy
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Whimsical, melancholic, warm and satirical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, identity, family, rebellion
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
identity
family
rebellion
healing
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild