Comedy

  • Nick Grinde – Sudden Money (1939)

    Nick Grinde1931-1940ComedyDramaUSA
    Sudden Money (1939)
    Sudden Money (1939)

    Synopsis:
    Promises of happier times dawn for the financially distressed Patterson family when father Sweeney and brother-in-law Archibald “Doc” Finney win a $150,000 grand prize in the sweepstakes contest. With their windfall, each member of the family decides to pursue a dream. Drummer Sweeney reorganizes his old high school ragtime band, while Doc bankrolls his own horse betting system. Mother Elsie, who won an art contest in high school, takes up the easel and paint brush, while daughter Mary enrolls in finishing school in hopes of snagging a rich husband, and Junior is shipped off to military school. Grandpa Casey Patterson, meanwhile, thinks that the whole brood has taken leave of their senses. Clouds begin to darken the family’s dreams when Sweeney hires the comely Yolo to spice up his band, and Mr. Jordan, the wealthy father of Mary’s suitor, Johnny Jordan, pays a surprise visit to the family and is shocked to find Yolo balancing on Sweeney’s back.Read More »

  • Jean-Michel Tchissoukou – La chapelle (1980)

    1971-1980African CinemaComedyCongo (Brazzaville)DramaJean-Michel Tchissoukou
    Affiche du film la Chapelle de Jean MichelTchissoukou 1980
    Affiche du film la Chapelle de Jean MichelTchissoukou 1980

    Quote:
    It’s the 1930s. In a village located several kilometers from the administrative post, men attached to ancestral traditions have no other ambition than to live in peace. The evangelical mission has set up a school and asked the population to build a chapel. Work drags on, exasperating the parish priest, who enlists the help of the sacristan and the village chief to speed up the construction of the chapel. The arrival of a young teacher, full of modernist ideas, and the hostile attitude of the schoolmaster, enabled the parish priest to reinforce his authority.Read More »

  • Rachel Lambert – Sometimes I Think About Dying (2023)

    Rachel Lambert2021-2030ComedyDramaUSA
    Sometimes I Think About Dying (2023)
    Sometimes I Think About Dying (2023)

    Fran likes to think about dying. It brings sensation to her quiet life. When she makes the new guy at work laugh, it leads to more: a date, a slice of pie, a conversation, a spark. The only thing standing in their way is Fran herself.Read More »

  • Irena Pavlásková – Zemský ráj to napohled AKA An Earthy Paradise for the Eyes (2009)

    Irena Pavlásková2001-2010ComedyCzech RepublicDrama
    Zemský ráj to napohled (2009)
    Zemský ráj to napohled (2009)

    Adolescence is always a difficult time; it is doubly so for Gábina. For one thing, she is growing up in the normalization years of the 1970s, and then she also has to face the reality that her father is a well-known actor disavowed by the regime. Although he abandoned the family years before, his existence casts an ominous shadow over the lives of not only Gábina, but also her older sister and mother, who are trying to find a civilized way through the social mire of the times.Read More »

  • William Berke – Girl in the Case (1944)

    William Berke1941-1950ComedyMysteryUSA
    Girl in the Case (1944)
    Girl in the Case (1944)

    William Warner is not only a crack defense lawyer, but he has an even more useful skill–he’s an expert at picking open any kind of lock, which comes in handy in his line of work. This asset gets him in trouble, however, when he finds himself being unwittingly used by Nazi spies trying to get him to open a locked chest with a secret formula they’re after.Read More »

  • David Mamet – State and Main (2000)

    1991-2000ComedyDavid MametDramaUSA
    State and Main (2000)
    State and Main (2000)

    A movie crew invades a small town whose residents are all too ready to give up their values for showbiz glitz.Read More »

  • Yûji Nakae – Hoteru haibisukasu AKA Hotel Hibiscus (2002)

    2001-2010ComedyDramaJapanYûji Nakae
    Hoteru haibisukasu (2002)
    Hoteru haibisukasu (2002)

    “Hotel Hibiscus” is a unique cinematic gem crafted by the visionary hands of esteemed director, Yuji Nakae, who is renowned for his subtle yet profound depictions of life in the Ryukyu Islands. Nakae’s “Nabbie’s Love” has been celebrated for their deep cultural immersion and vivid character sketches, and “Hotel Hibiscus” is no exception. Released in 2002, the film transports viewers to the languid tropical paradise of Okinawa, skillfully amalgamating a cocktail of comedy, drama, and the vibrancy of island life.Read More »

  • Charley Chase and Jefferson Moffitt – Nurse to You! (1935)

    Charley Chase1931-1940ComedyJefferson MoffittShort FilmUSA
    Nurse to You! (1935)
    Nurse to You! (1935)

    Nurse to You! is another big winner from Charley Chase’s two-reel comedy series. Directing himself towards the end of his run at Hal Roach, Chase injects a real freewheeling sense of fun into this, without losing any of the tightness and compactness of his comedy construction.Read More »

  • Janusz Majewski – Excentrycy, czyli po slonecznej stronie ulicy (2015)

    2011-2020ComedyJanusz MajewskiPoland
    Excentrycy, czyli po slonecznej stronie ulicy (2015)
    Excentrycy, czyli po slonecznej stronie ulicy (2015)

    Jazzman Fabian comes back to Poland from England and sets up a swing big band in his hometown. He soon falls for singer Modesta, the mysterious sensual femme fatale.Read More »

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