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Celebrating Laughter: The Life and Films of Colin Higgins

2022 · 107 min

A warm, affectionate documentary portrait that balances laughter with a thoughtful look at personal and social transformation.

Directed by: Nicholas Eliopoulos
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Jean-Claude Carrière, Dabney Coleman, Bud Cort

Overview: The story of a shy Australian boy who came to America as a teenager and rose to the pinnacle of success in Hollywood as a comedy screenwriter/director, showcasing how the Vietnam War era of 60s and 70s and the rise of the Gay Rights movement transformed Colin Higgins' life and sense of purpose.

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Directed by: Nicholas Eliopoulos
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Jean-Claude Carrière, Dabney Coleman, Bud Cort

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
art
love
politics
healing
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Humour	6
Realism	9
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Complexity	4
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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Nicholas Eliopoulos
Written by: James Cass Rogers
Starring: Jean-Claude Carrière, Dabney Coleman, Bud Cort, Dom DeLuise, Charles Durning, Jane Fonda, Goldie Hawn, Louise Hay
Runtime: 107 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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