I think this film is amazingly funny. I'm also surprised at how few places are showing it. Perhaps it's true that even people in the UK wouldn't get it as a mocumentary. I did hear one lady saying, "It wasn't really a documentary was it? I thought there would be more Morris dance teams shown"! Bless! I thought the Californian blokes were fantastic and everyone was (gently) sending up Morris dancing. It is beautifully shot and the scene where Derique's best friend dies is truly moving.
Nothing is overdone - it could so easily have descended into farce or bathos but it kept the right side of the lines at all times. Can't wait for it to come out on DVD to add to my collection! As far as wondering if anybody on the film was appearing as themselves: I think all of the two main Morris Teams were actors - they were dancing fairly straightforward morris dances but there did seem to be shots (especially at the end) of real teams. And all the main characters were definitely actors.
My only slight criticism is that the girl ends up following the bloke! I guess in the context of the film that's understandable but it's rare in real life for a bloke to follow a woman and rarer still in film!
Nothing is overdone - it could so easily have descended into farce or bathos but it kept the right side of the lines at all times. Can't wait for it to come out on DVD to add to my collection! As far as wondering if anybody on the film was appearing as themselves: I think all of the two main Morris Teams were actors - they were dancing fairly straightforward morris dances but there did seem to be shots (especially at the end) of real teams. And all the main characters were definitely actors.
My only slight criticism is that the girl ends up following the bloke! I guess in the context of the film that's understandable but it's rare in real life for a bloke to follow a woman and rarer still in film!