Comedy

  • Robert Altman – O.C. and Stiggs (1987)

    USA1981-1990ComedyExploitationRobert Altman

    Plot description from IMDB:
    “O.C. and Stiggs aren’t your average unhappy teenagers. They not only despise their suburban surroundings, they plot against it. They seek revenge against the middle class Schwab family, who embody all they detest: middle class.”Read More »

  • David Schickele – Bushman (1971)

    1971-1980ComedyDavid SchickeleDocumentaryUSA

    Directed by the brother of Peter Schickele (P.D.Q. Bach), this film features an early performance from David Lynch favorite, Jack Nance!

    “The film describes the experiences and misadventures of a young Nigerian, nicknamed Gabriel, who comes to America for the first time, settles in the Bay Area and attends San Francisco State College.”
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  • Ertem Egilmez – Arabesk (1989)

    1981-1990ComedyErtem EgilmezRomanceTurkey

    Quote:
    “The 1989 Turkish frivolity Arabesk should not be confused with Arabesque, a 1966 American spy thriller. The later film stars two of Turkey’s favorite screen personalities, glamorous leading lady Mujde Ar and funnyman Sener Sen. The two fall in love, much to the dismay of their respective families. The couple’s attempts at finding true happiness is good for several hilarious and touching moments. Arabesk was a huge hit in its country of origin, just as it was intended to be.”Read More »

  • Nanni Loy – Made in Italy (1965)

    1961-1970ComedyCommedia all'ItalianaItalyNanni Loy

    The ’60s for Italian cinema were the decade of the film a episodi, with 3-4 segments that may almost reach the feature-film length and were directed by celebrated directors such as Fellini, Visconti, Pasolini, Monicelli.

    Nanni Loy’s Made in Italy is composed instead by many microepisodes, which give him way to depict several facets of Italian society and, not unimportantly, to cast several stars: Manfredi, Sordi, Spaak, Chiari, Fabrizi, Magnani, Lisi, Koscina, P. de Filippo…Read More »

  • Norman Z. McLeod – Topper (1937)

    1931-1940ClassicsComedyNorman Z. McLeodScrewball ComedyUSA

    Quote:
    Thorne Smith is a name one hardly ever hears these days, and that’s a shame. In the 1920s and early ’30s, he was the popular author of a genre-defining series of novels in which mortal men broke out of their humdrum lives to embark on comic-erotic, supernaturally tinged adventures in the company of an exciting woman (or women). The most popular of these, Topper, was filmed in 1937, three years after Smith’s death. (Smith’s novel The Passionate Witch also became the basis for a classic film comedy, I Married a Witch (1942), and later the TV series Bewitched.)Read More »

  • Quentin Dupieux – Fumer fait tousser AKA Smoking Causes Coughing (2022)

    2021-2030ComedyFranceQuentin DupieuxSci-Fi

    PLOT: A group of vigilantes called the “tobacco-forces” is falling apart. To rebuild team spirit, their leader suggests that they meet for a week-long retreat, before returning to save the world.Read More »

  • Bob Kellett – Spanish Fly (1976)

    1971-1980Bob KellettComedyUnited Kingdom

    On the beautiful island of Minorca, Sir Percy de Courcy finds himself once again penniless. Since the disreputable Sir Percy isn’t exactly willing to work for a living, this means he must concoct some sort of scam to maintain his luxurious lifestyle.Read More »

  • Vittorio De Sica – Teresa Venerdì (1941)

    1941-1950ComedyDMCA PolicyItalyRomanceVittorio De Sica

    Plot Synopsis from allmovie.com
    Doctor Beware was the U.S.-released title of Vittorio DeSica’s 1941 effort Teresa Venerdi. DeSica not only directed, but played the leading role of orphanage official Dr. Vignali. The thinnish storyline finds the good doctor becoming romantically involved with three women. It is up to orphaned girl Teresa Venerdi (Adriana Benedetti) to untangle all the plot lines–and, as a bonus, to come to the financial rescue of the improvident Vignali. When the film was released to the U.S. in 1951, supporting actress Anna Magnani, cast in a secondary role as one of Dr. Vignali’s amours, was given star billing.Read More »

  • Marc Allégret – Un Drôle de Dimanche AKA Sunday Encounter (1958)

    1951-1960ComedyFranceMarc Allégret

    Synopsis
    Un Drole de Dimanche (What a Sunday) stars Danielle Darrieux as Catherine and Bourvil as her ex-husband Jean. By chance, Catherine and Jean are reunited five years after she walked out of his life. In a fit of romantic nostalgia, Jean mentally reconstructs the events that led up to their separation. He then determines to win her back, certain that he’ll never, ever make the same mistakes again? or will he?Read More »

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