Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
| Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work | |
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| Directed by | Ricki Stern Anne Sundberg |
| Produced by | Ricki Stern Anne Sundberg Seth Keal |
| Written by | Ricki Stern |
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Joan Rivers Melissa Rivers Kathy Griffin Billy Sammeth |
| Music by | Paul Brill |
| Cinematography | Charles Miller |
| Edited by | Penelope Falk |
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Break Thru Films
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| Distributed by | IFC Films |
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Running time
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85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2,930,687 |
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work is a 2010 documentary film about the life and career of comedian Joan Rivers. It premiered at the San Francisco International Film Festival at the Castro Theatre on May 6, 2010.
The film follows Joan Rivers for 14 months, mostly during the 76th year of her life. The film made an effort to "[peel] away the mask" and expose the "struggles, sacrifices and joy of living life as a ground breaking female performer."The New York Times reported that Stern and Sundberg "lucked out" with their timing, starting to film the year before Rivers won Donald Trump's Celebrity Apprentice in 2008.
The film earned very high critical praise. It scored a 79 from Metacritic based on 34 reviews. As of May 7, 2012, the film has a score of 91% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 94 reviews.
The film had a limited release on June 11, 2010. In its opening weekend, the film made $164,351 while playing at 7 theaters.
On December 14, 2010, A Piece of Work was released on Region 1 DVD and Blu-ray, complete with the theatrical trailer, 10 deleted scenes, and TV spots.
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