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In the Bleak Midwinter

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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_3'); })In the Bleak Midwinter (released in the United States as A Midwinter's Tale) is a 1995 black-and-white film written and directed by Kenneth Branagh. Having just finished directing and starring in his epic adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein the previous year, and preparing to direct and star in his even more epic adaptation of William Shakespeare's Hamlet the following year, Branagh decided to spend the time he had in between directing but not starring in a not-so-epic original story of his own writing, and this is that little picture.It centers on an out-of-work actor named Joe Harper (Michael Maloney), who is having a crisis and so decides to stage a Christmastime production of Hamlet directed by and starring himself, to raise money for a church in his hometown that is being threatened by developers. He gathers a gang of loony cast- and crew-mates and Hilarity Ensues.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_2'); })
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Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
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Bitch in Sheep's Clothing - When Nina comments on Henry having become a "sweetie", he calmly states that it is all a ruse to calm her down and stop her from messing up his performance.
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Beta Couple - Tom and Fadge
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Camp Gay - Terry
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The Alcoholic
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The Alcoholic - Carnforth
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Embarrassing First Name "Fadge"'s real name is Mildred. "Carnforth Greville"'s real name is Keith Branch.
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Author Filibuster - Nina's big speech to Joe when he is about to leave before opening night. The fact that it is very transparently Branagh speaking actually work in its favor though, since it is a bit corny and cliched and works better coming from a writer who you know means it. Julia Swalha's tear-jerking delivery helps too.
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Berserk Button
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Berserk Button - Don't tell Tom that he doesn't have an agent.
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Cloudcuckoolander - Nina, Fadge
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Jerkass - Henry, at first. Though there are hints that it might be a Jerkass Façade in the first place.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_1'); })
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Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick - The first line: "It was late November, I think, and I was thinking about the whole Christmas thing: the birth of Christ, The Wizard of Oz, family murders..."
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