Comedy

  • Thea Sharrock – ‘As You Like It’ at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre (2010)

    2011-2020ComedyDramaThea SharrockUnited KingdomWilliam Shakespeare

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    Rosalind, the daughter of a banished duke, falls in love with Orlando at a wrestling match, but her usurping uncle, jealous of her popularity, banishes her from court. Disguised as a boy she seeks out her father and his friends in the Forest of Arden. Here she meets Orlando again and, under the guise of a young man, counsels him in the art of love.

    Directed by Thea Sharrock
    Designed by Dick Bird
    Music composed by Stephen Warbeck
    Choreographed by Fin Walker

    Recorded live at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, London, in October 2009.Read More »

  • Various – Cosmos (1996)

    1991-2000CanadaComedyDramaVarious

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    Quote:
    A film about the absurdities of everyday life, Cosmos is not so much six short films as it is one film with multiple storylines which interlace seamlessly. The styles, interests and rhythms of the six filmmakers blend together, producing a cohesive whole that is often comic, often tragic – and, at times, both. Cosmos, an immigrant Greek cab driver, leads us through storylines as intricate as big city traffic.Read More »

  • Marta Grimalt – Desierto en tu mente AKA Desert in Your Mind (2017)

    2011-2020ComedyExperimentalMarta GrimaltSpain

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    Desert in your mind is the first feature movie directed, written and produced by Marta Grimalt Canals. This surrealistic road movie is filmed in super 8 bw around California, Barcelona and Mallorca.

    Through his frustrations, an obsessed novelist connects with a dimension where a walking girl encounters weird characters in a mysterious urban world, slowly driving to the peaceful nature of the desert. In this trip between light and shadow, hope for finding an inner mental peace will prevail.

    This movie is characterized for an experimental language, with purposed technical and performing imperfections, wrapped in an organic fantasy effect.Read More »

  • Todd Solondz – Babysitter (1984)

    1981-1990ComedyShort FilmTodd SolondzUSA

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    A student film with no synced sound, Babysitter is a humorous nine-minute short made as Todd Solondz’ graduate film for NYU film school in 1984. Eric Schwartzman narrates and plays the lead role of a young boy who tells his history with babysitters, and how his life was particularly touched by his last one, a teenager (Patti Seitz). Read More »

  • Sadao Yamanaka – Tange Sazen yowa: Hyakuman ryo no tsubo AKA Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo (1935)

    1931-1940AsianComedyJapanSadao Yamanaka

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    Tange Sazen is the story of a one eyed one armed swordsman his nagging wife and an orpan who upsets their routine while clutching a ceramic pot worth one million ryo. We know the value of that pot, but none of the film’s characters know that which sets into motion some great sight gags and wonderful bits of action. First conceived as a series of films in 1927 this film has not been seen since 1935, and the wait has been certainly worth it. Gorgeous scenery, fabulous costumes, quick comic pacing and enough action to keep you interested this film hopefully is the first of a new series. Clear English subtitles allow the viewer to be caught up in the daily lives of this family, and the constant bickering of the wife who is not sure about the orphan, and that pot. A subtle comic masterpiece!Read More »

  • Diane Crespo & Stefan C. Schaefer – Arranged (2007)

    2001-2010ComedyDiane Crespo and Stefan C. SchaeferDramaUSA

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    Ditmas Park, Brooklyn. A young Orthodox woman, ROCHEL MESHENBERG, is about to begin her first year as a special education teacher at the local public school. She is also about to embark on what her father and mother call the “most exciting time of her life” – the process of finding a husband via the time-tested method of using a “shadchen,” or matchmaker.Read More »

  • Philippe de Broca – Tendre poulet AKA Dear Detective (1978)

    1971-1980ComedyCrimeFrancePhilippe de Broca

    Synopsis:
    “A near-fatal collision between a car and a motorcycle brings about the happy reunion of Lise Tanquerelle, a busy career woman, and Antoine Lemercier, a professor of Greek at the Sorbonne. Although it has been many years since they last saw each other, in the halcyon summer of their college days, Lise and Antoine still have fond feelings for one another. Unfortunately, Antoine loathes the police with the passion of a red-blooded anarchist and Lise isn’t sure how to break the news to him that she is a police commissioner. Before she can resolve this dilemma, Lise is drawn into an investigation into the brutal killing of a former minister…”
    – Films de FranceRead More »

  • Vincent Sherman – Goodbye, My Fancy (1951)

    USA1951-1960ComedyRomanceVincent Sherman

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    Plot: Congresswoman Agatha Reed returns to her alma mater for homecoming, although she’s more interested in renewing her romance with an old flame who’s now the college president. Their attempts at rekindling any sparks are thwarted by the arrival of another rival for her affections and the showing of her controversial film which could put her former beau’s job in jeopardy. Written by Daniel Bubbeo Read More »

  • Arvid E. Gillstrom – The Hero (1917)

    1911-1920Arvid E. GillstromComedySilentUSA

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    Plot: Another silent comedy with Billy aka Charley and very young Oliver Hardy. Rare movie!Read More »

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