Comedy

  • Alain Resnais – On connaît la chanson AKA Same Old Song (1997)

    Alain Resnais1991-2000ComedyFranceMusical

    Quote:
    Simon secretly loves Camille. Camille, due to a misunderstanding, falls for Marc Duveyrier. Marc, a handsome realtor, who’s also Simon’s boss, is trying to sell an apartment to Odile Lalande, Camille’s sister. Odile really wants this apartment, despite the silent disapproval of her husband, Claude. Claude, somewhat wan in character, finds it hard to stomach the reappearance, after many years, of Nicolas. Nicolas, an old friend of Odile’s becomes the confidant of Simon… The dialogue is in part made up of extracts of French hit songs, sung in situation by the actors.Read More »

  • Emma-Kate Croghan – Love and Other Catastrophes (1996)

    1991-2000AustraliaComedyEmma-Kate CroghanQueer Cinema(s)Romance

    wikipedia wrote:
    Love and Other Catastrophes is a quirky 1996 Australian romantic comedy film featuring Frances O’Connor, Radha Mitchell, Alice Garner, Matthew Dyktynski, Matt Day and Kym Gyngell. The film was the first full length release by director Emma-Kate Croghan and is set and filmed at Melbourne University where she studied writing and film directing.

    The film was nominated for five Australian Film Institute awards, including best film, best original screenplay, best actress, best supporting actress, and editing. Garner won a Film Critics Circle of Australia award for best supporting actress for her role in the movie.Read More »

  • Sacha Guitry – Le comédien AKA The Private Life of an Actor (1948)

    France1941-1950ComedySacha Guitry

    Synopsis
    The Private Life of an Actor was the English-language title bestowed upon Sacha Guitry’s first postwar feature, Le Comédien. The film recounts the life and loves of Guitry’s actor/father Lucien, with Guitry playing both himself and his dad. Most of the story takes place either on-stage or in the dressing room, satirically emphasizing the wide schism between an actor’s public and private life. Adding to the Pirandellian ambience of the project is Guitry’s wife, Catherine (Lana Marconi), cast as one of Lucien’s various mistresses.Read More »

  • George Marshall – Towed in a Hole (1932)

    George Marshall1931-1940ComedyShort FilmUSA

    Synopsis:
    Although they are successful fishmongers, Stan convinces Ollie that they should become fishermen too – but making a boat seaworthy is not an easy task.Read More »

  • Lina Wertmüller – Sabato, domenica e lunedì AKA Saturday, Sunday and Monday (1990)

    Lina Wertmüller1981-1990ComedyItaly

    Synopsis
    Il professor Ianniello sostiene che il bradisismo che da secoli interessa la zona di Pozzuoli è prodotto dalla grande madre, la terra. Ma le grandi madri si trovano anche fra la gente comune e fra queste vi è Rosa Priore, famosa per la sua cucina ed in particolare per il suo ragù. E tra sabato, domenica e lunedì, iniziando con un pranzo a cui partecipano altre a Rosa, il marito Peppino, i tre figli e i coniugi Iannello si sfiora la tragedia causata da Don Peppino che da tre mesi, visti i cambiamenti nei suoi confronti da parte della moglie, sospetta una sua tresca con il professor Iannello. Ma perchè mai Rosa avrà cambiato atteggiamento nei confronti del marito? Written by Baldinotto da PistoiaRead More »

  • Carmine Gallone – Don Camillo monsignore… ma non troppo AKA Don Camillo: Monsignor (1961)

    Carmine Gallone1961-1970ClassicsComedyFrance

    With both Don Camillo and his communist archenemy Peppone away in Rome, the little Italian village of Brescello is at last a haven of peace. But this happy state of affairs doesn’t last long… The news that the villagers plan to demolish an ancient chapel and build a House of the People in its place soon reaches the ears of Don Camillo, now comfortably ensconced in the Vatican. Appalled by this proposed act of desecration, the priest hurries back to his former village and is soon caught up in yet another blood-and-guts tussle with the troublesome Peppone.Read More »

  • David Salle – Search and Destroy (1995)

    1991-2000ComedyCrimeDavid SalleUSA

    A would-be movie producer (Griffin Dunne) strives to convince a self-help guru (Dennis Hopper) to let him film his book. As the guru is only interested in money, the producer solicits the help of a shady businessman (Christopher Walken) and the guru’s own secretary (Ileana Douglas), who wants to write movie scripts (a horror story about brain-scraping monsters). -John SackstederRead More »

  • Nick Park – Wallace and Gromit in A Close Shave (1995)

    1991-2000AnimationComedyNick ParkUnited Kingdom

    Summary:
    Wallace falls for Wendolene, a wool shop owner, while Gromit is framed for the sheep rustling.

    When Wallace and Gromit go over to wash windows, Wallace falls in love with a wool store owner named Wendolene. Meanwhile, Gromit is framed for killing sheep and is put in jail. So with help from the sheep and Wendolene, Wallace must get him out of prison. Written by Mike-2000Read More »

  • Claude Barras – Ma vie de Courgette AKA My Life as a Zucchini (2016)

    2011-2020AnimationClaude BarrasComedySwitzerland

    Courgette (Zucchini) is an intriguing nickname for a 9-year-old boy. Although his unique story is surprisingly universal. After his mother’s disappearance, Courgette is befriended by a police officer Raymond, who accompanies him to his new foster home filled with other orphans his age. At first he struggles to find his place in this strange, at times, hostile environment. Yet with Raymond’s help and his new-found friends, Courgette eventually learns to trust and might find true love.Read More »

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