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The Academy of Armando (2025)
Director: Catherine Abbott
Cast: Armando Iannucci, Alan Yentob, Peter Capaldi, Chris Morris
Runtime75 min
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Alan Yentob profiles the stellar career of one of the great satirists of our age, Armando Iannucci, whose impressive body of work includes The Day Today, The Thick of It, Veep, The Death of Stalin and The Personal History of David Copperfield. With contributions from key collaborators such as Chris Morris, Steve Coogan, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Rebecca Front, Jesse Armstrong, Michael Palin and Peter Capaldi, imagine... sheds light on Iannucci’s unique creative process.
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Fans of incisive satire and sharp-witted social commentary will find much to admire in The Academy of Armando, a 2025 documentary that profiles the remarkable career of acclaimed writer-director Armando Iannucci, directed by Catherine Abbott. With insights from Iannucci's frequent collaborators like Peter Capaldi, the film offers a compelling look at the creative process behind some of the most trenchant and hilarious political satires of the modern era.