
A film by Ricki Stern & Annie Sundberg
Sundance Film Festival 2010, Winner – U.S. Documentary Editing Award
JOAN RIVERS – A PIECE OF WORK takes the audience on a year long ride with Joan Rivers in her 76th year of life; it peels away the mask of an iconic comedian, laying bare both the struggle and thrill of living life as a groundbreaking female performer. Filmmakers Stern and Sundberg expose the private dramas of this irreverent, legendary comedian as she fights to keep her career thriving in a business driven by youth and beauty.
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"One of the most truthful documentaries about show business I've seen. Also maybe the funniest..." (Roger Ebert, The Chicago Sun Times)
84 minutes, Not Rated