Comedy

  • Sarah Jacobson – Mary Jane’s Not a Virgin Anymore (1997)

    1991-2000ComedyCultSarah JacobsonUSA

    Quote:
    MARY JANE’S NOT A VIRGIN ANYMORE, Jacobson’s only feature film, is a vibrant and vital antidote to every phony Hollywood teen picture, bringing lo-fi realness to the coming-of-age genre. Sure, the usual signposts are here — first job, first time, crushes, friendships, fitting in and figuring it out — but all are handled with utter honesty. The sex is bad, the boys are jerks, the future is questionable, and growing up is ultimately a disappointment. It’s a stark contrast to Hollywood’s glamorous lies.Read More »

  • Park Chan-wook – Life is But a Dream (2022)

    2021-2030ComedyMartial ArtsPark Chan-wookSouth Korea

    Indiewire wrote:
    The 21-minute short, produced in collaboration with Apple, was shot entirely on an iPhone 13 Pro, and was just released on the tech company’s YouTube page. The whimsical film tells the story of an undertaker (Yoo Hai-jin) whose attempt to steal a coffin ends up awakening a ghost (Park Jeong-min). That ghost ends up bonding with the ghost of the warrior (Kim Ok-vin) the undertaker was trying to bury. The film takes some unexpected turns, and ends up being a supernatural romance, a musical, and a martial arts film in equal measures.Read More »

  • Martin Campbell – Eskimo Nell (1975)

    1971-1980ComedyEroticaMartin CampbellUnited Kingdom

    Three young men, a scriptwriter, a producer and a director are called in by Benny U Murdoch, an exotic movie producer. He wants to make a new erotic movie starring a big woman – the “Eskimo Nell” of the title. However problems start from the beginning, the scriptwriter is a virgin, a lover of penguins and hasn’t a clue on how to write an erotic movie, each of the three main backers want a different type of movie – a western, an erotic and a kung-fu movie with different people in the main part. However problems really start for the three when Benny runs off with all the money and they have to make three different versions of the same film and try not to let the backers and stars know what has happened. And this is made harder when there is a clean-up-filth society breathing down their necks…Read More »

  • Norman Cohen – Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976)

    1971-1980ComedyEroticaNorman CohenUnited Kingdom

    The sexual misadventures of Timothy Lea and his brother-in-law Sidney Noggett when they set up a driving school business.Read More »

  • Neus Ballús – Sis Dies Corrents AKA The Odd-Job Men (2021)

    2021-2030ComedyNeus BallúsSpain

    A subtle comedy about masculinity and barely hidden social anxieties, Neus Ballús’s latest delivers a tender look at Barcelona through the eyes of a recent émigré.

    Barcelona appears to be a sleepy summertime city in Neus Ballús’s latest feature, a place stranded in a recent past where things move slowly, where most people seem ready for a nap. That is not the case for Mohamed (Mohamed Mellali), a shy but determined Moroccan immigrant starting his week-long trial at a small plumbing and electrical repair company. He’s expected to take over for Pep (Pep Sarrà), who is looking forward to retirement after decades on the job.Read More »

  • Jacques Feyder – La Kermesse héroïque AKA Carnival in Flanders (1935)

    France1931-1940ComedyJacques FeyderRomance

    When the village of Boom, in Flanders, learns a Spanish Duke and his troops plan to pass the night, the 4-man army deserts and the Mayor plays dead; so the Mayor’s wife organizes the townswomen to greet the invaders and preserve the peace with womanly wiles.Read More »

  • Chung-Hsing Chao – You huan dao shi AKA Hello Dracula (1985)

    Chung-Hsing Chao1981-1990ComedyHorrorTaiwan

    A traveling performance squad with 4 orphan boys, Xigua Pi, Xiao Hu, Bao Ya, Xiao Hei and their master Sha get into trouble during their journey with jiangshi. Later on the boys manage to cause more jiangshi trouble and set the course for something they might not have wished for. The squad is unaware of the strict child abuse laws in the city they arrive in and during their martial arts performance their master gets into trouble with the law. Luckily the town is the home of a Taoist Priest Grandpa Jin and his granddaughter Tian Tian who run the local funeral parlor and are there to help out the boys and to fight the jiangshi. But Tian Tian and the boys manage to cause even more trouble…Read More »

  • Val Guest – Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974)

    Val Guest1971-1980ComedyEroticaUnited Kingdom

    Young Timmy starts as a window cleaner in the little company of his brother. Soon he learns that some female customers expect additional service. Young and curious as he is, he reluctantly accepts the juicy duty. However his heart belongs to Liz, who demands the highest commitment until she lets him go all the way.Read More »

  • Norman Cohen – Confessions of a Pop Performer (1975)

    1971-1980ComedyEroticaNorman CohenUnited Kingdom

    Either you’ve got it or you haven’t – some like randy young Timothy Lea (Robin Askwith), manage to get it all the time! Signing up with a pop group, our boisterous hero progresses rapidly from local gigs to scoring a titillating hit with The Climax Sisters, with plenty of ribald adventures along the way!Read More »

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