She began her career as a standup comedian, and had a yearslong tenure as a host and regular guest on the tonight show with johnny carson from 1965 to 1986. Documentary providing a glimpse into the life of the legendary and controversial comedian. Details include the date it was added to netflix in the usa, any known expiry dates and new episodesseasons, the ratings and cast etc. Critics love the film and say, for those who know rivers only from her redcarpet. Among the films many moments of surprising poignancy, two in particular. A piece of work, rivers behaves as if her fragile sense of selfworth will dissipate completely if a crowd at an indian casino in wisconsin doesnt guffaw heartily at every wisecrack and adlib.
A piece of work, the legendary comics manager offers up an assessment of the general perception of his client. A piece of work opens with an extremely tight shot of rivers at the mirror. A documentary on the life and career of joan rivers, made as the comedienne turns 75 years old. Documentary about the life and career of comedian joan rivers as she turns 75yearsold. A glimpse into the comedic process and private dramas of legendary comedian and pop icon joan rivers as she fights tooth and nail to keep. A piece of work is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Its one of the best documentaries ever made about show business, about what it. After the broadcast, the film will be available on the american masters website for a limited time. A piece of work covers the events in about a year of her life. Joan rivers is a comic force of nature, and this nobull documentary offers a profanely hilarious peek into the 75th year of her life, on the road and off. Rivers with all her personality, her helpful nature while visiting, and talking with people in new.
Browse more than 20,000 videos on and find out our daily video collections. A piece of work subtitled a year in the life of a semilegend opens with its subject being seen in closeup sections of her unmadeup face in all its imperfections as its. Early in ricki stern and anne sundebergs extraordinary documentary portrait joan rivers. You will leave this film remembering that joan rivers is one very funny woman albeit a vulgar one. A piece of work 2010 starring joan rivers and melissa rivers on dvd and bluray. The film explores her early years in the comedy industry and touches on her longtime professional relationship with johnny carson, who is one of many celebrities featured, along with george carlin, phyllis diller, kathy griffin. Rivers with all her personality, her helpful nature while visiting, and talking with people in new york city and the love and drive she had for life. A piece of work 2010 pelicula completa online gratis en torrent, hd, 720p, 1080p and descargar. West coast editor krista smith at the sundance film festival about the new documentary about her life, a piece of work, why leno isnt funny and why conan should be. I have a newly, updated respect for joan rivers after watching a piece of work. Don rickles, joan rivers, kathy griffin, melissa rivers. It premiered at the san francisco international film. Roars of laughter, as loud as a reeling roller coaster, fill the theatre as joan rivers discusses her life during the tribeca film festival.
Penetrating rivers coarse image, this compelling documentary offers an honest, behindthescenes look at her career and at show business in general. A piece of work exerts a carwreck fascination as it examines the comedians life and career. Her veins are spidery, skin blotchy and pale, locks damp and plastered against her skull, upper lip seemingly immobile, eyebrow so thin you can count every hair. Right now, he says flatly, they see her as a plastic surgery freak whos past due. A glimpse into the comedic process and private dramas of legendary comedian and pop icon joan rivers as she fights tooth and nail to keep her american dream alive. For some kinds of people, there is no greater poison than to be ignored, and in the documentary joan rivers. Her determination, hard work, and hidden sincerity inform the bombastic approach she uses to deliver all those nuggets of humor.
A piece of work here is all the information you need about joan rivers. The filmography of joan rivers includes over 25 feature films, numerous television and documentary series, seven filmed comedy specials, game shows, and other media. Joan rivers on a piece of work and why leno isnt funny. Shes a pioneer, an icon, and a consummate survivor, but in the ruthlessly honest documentary joan rivers. A piece of work, we spend just short of 90 minutes watching a textbook example of this. Paul brill with amber rubarth billy introduction 3. Joan rivers a piece of work a year in the life of a. In one stretch in this film she closes a show in toronto, flies overnight to palm springs, does a gig, flies overnight to minneapolis, and performs another one.
Joan rivers is constantly reinventing herself to keep her career going. Joan rivers a piece of work nycastings directsubmit. A piece of work, we get an up close and personal behind one of the hardest working woman in showbusiness. Comedienne joan rivers talks to harry smith about her new documentary, a piece of work. Joan rivers on a piece of work and why leno isnt funny duration. In ricki stern and anne sundbergs documentary joan rivers. It premiered at the san francisco international film festival at the castro theatre on may 6, 2010. A piece of work dvd, 2010 at the best online prices at ebay. If the filmmakers didnt have total access, i dont want to see what they missed. A piece of work is a 2010 documentary film about the life and career of comedian joan rivers. Along the way, almost incidentally, by showing us a woman in her mid70s still driven to pursue this life of stress and punishment, it.
A piece of work official soundtrack by paul brill, released 20 june 2010 1. A piece of work, the famous, and famously strident, comedienne tells us. From her youthful aspirations to become an actress, we find out that comedy wasnt always priority number one on joans list. Joan rivers a piece of work a year in the life of a legend. A piece of work takes the audience on a year long ride with legendary comedian joan rivers in her 76th year of life. At 78, joan rivers has no interest in slowing down, and no ones immune from her caustic barbs in this standup. A piece of work on dvd december 14, 2010 starring joan rivers, melissa rivers, kathy griffin. A piece of work with the strong appreciation that only one warhorse can offer another. Joan rivers was truly a pioneer for women in comedy and she will always be so missed.
A piece of work is the antithesis of jerry seinfelds engaging but superficial 2002 documentary comedian. From her youthful aspirations to become an actress, we find out that comedy wasnt always priority number one on joan s list. A piece of work, the celebrated 2010 documentary about the temperamental seasons that befell the comedians career, is as. A piece of work, the celebrated 2010 documentary about the temperamental seasons that befell the comedians career, is as much a revelatory exploration of rivers legacy as it is a searing portrait of a life married to showbiz aspirations and the mercurial treatment hollywood sometimes bestows on its most devout denizens. It also shows that a career as long is joans is bound to have its ups and downs. This documentary follows one year in the life of joan rivers, who sees herself first and foremost as an actress, with her life as a. A piece of work opens with a lingering fullscreen closeup of the right half of the comedians 77yearold face.