Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work

Name: Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
Genre: Documentary
Released: June 11, 2010
Duration: 84 min
Rating: 79
Cast: Joan Rivers, Kathy Griffin, Melissa Rivers

2010

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IFC Films | Release Date: June 11, 2010 | R

Starring: Joan Rivers, Kathy Griffin, Melissa Rivers

Summary: Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work takes the audience on a year long ride with legendary comedian Joan Rivers in her 76th year of life. Peeling away the mask of an iconic comedian and exposing the struggles, sacrifices and joy of living life as a ground breaking female performer. The film is an emotionally surprising and revealing portrait ofJoan Rivers: A Piece of Work takes the audience on a year long ride with legendary comedian Joan Rivers in her 76th year of life. Peeling away the mask of an iconic comedian and exposing the struggles, sacrifices and joy of living life as a ground breaking female performer. The film is an emotionally surprising and revealing portrait of one the most hilarious and long-standing career women ever in the business. (IFC Films)… Expand

Director: Anne Sundberg and Ricki Stern

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: R

Runtime: 84 min

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Owen Gleiberman

She's a teller of hilarious gutbucket truths as surely as Lenny Bruce and Richard Pryor ever were. Yet while they were consumed by their demons, Rivers is just the opposite. Read full review

Ty Burr

One of the smarter, more unexpectedly touching documentaries of the year, and I recommend it to you whether you love Rivers or loathe the very thought of her. Read full review

Lou Lumenick

A documentary that exerts a car-wreck fascination as it follows the icon through her 75th year (she's now 77) while looking back over her tumult-filled life and career. Read full review

Boxoffice Magazine Amy Nicholson

For the small but enthusiastic documentary crowd and the comic's diehard fans, it's a must-see. Read full review

Kimberley Jones

An entirely sympathetic portrait of the artist at an advancing age. That's right, artist – and to a generation that knows Rivers only as a screeching red-carpet provocateur or as an overknifed monstrosity, that revelation alone is worth the cost of admission. Read full review

Carrie Rickey

Stern and Sundberg, best known for their Darfur documentary "The Devil Came on Horseback," did not shrink from the atrocities in Sudan; nor do they shrink from the fame-hungry excesses here. Read full review

Michael O'Sullivan

The insecurities that seem to feed Rivers's often angry humor -- and that have left her face looking like a mask frozen in horror -- are left unexamined. Read full review

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NathanT

Jun 14, 2010

Wanted to watch it again as soon as I was done.

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Tony

Dec 14, 2010

Both intimate and heartfelt, this is a hilarious documentary that details Rivers' dedication to comedy and success. Rivers is a national treasure, and hopefully she will finally get the respect she deserves. It's a shame this didn't make the Oscars' Documentary Feature shortlist.