Category Archives: Comedy

MONDAY JANUARY 13, 2014 ***THE IMPOSTORS*** directed by STANLEY TUCCI *** Starring *** OLIVER PLATT, STANLEY TUCCI and ALFRED MOLINA

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MONDAY, 03/25/2013 — “KING OF HEARTS” (1966), directed by Philipe de Broca —

The film is set in a small town in France near the end of World War I. As the Imperial German Army retreats they booby trap the whole town to explode. The locals flee and, left to their own devices, a gaggle of cheerful lunatics escape the asylum and take over the town — thoroughly confusing the lone Scottish soldier who has been dispatched to defuse the bomb.

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Posted on March 23, 2013 in Comedy, parody, war film, World Cinema

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MONDAY, 03/18/2013 — “WE HAVE A POPE” (2012) directed by Nanni Moretti —

final-pope-quad-smallNanni Moretti joins forces with the great French actor Michel Piccoli to tell the story of Melville, a cardinal who suddenly finds himself elected as the next Pope. Never the front runner and completely caught off guard, he panics as he’s presented to the faithful in St. Peter’s Square.

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Posted on March 17, 2013 in Comedy, Drama

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MONDAY, 03/04/2013 — “WHEN FATHER WAS AWAY ON BUSINESS” (1985), directed by Emir Kusturica — EASTERN EUROPEAN SERIES

The Yugoslavian When Father Was Away on Business (Otac na Sluzbenoh Putu) takes place in the early 1950s. The title is a euphemism: because of the strained relationship between Yugoslavia and the USSR, various private citizens have disappeared in the middle of the night, accompanied by the police. A delightfully warm comedy, seen through the eyes of a six year old boy who thinks his father is away on business, when in actuality he’s been sent to the mines for having an affair. Nominated for the 1985 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

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Posted on March 4, 2013 in Comedy, Drama, Family Drama, Political Drama, World Cinema

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MONDAY, 02/11/2013 — “BLACK ORPHEUS” (1959) — BRAZILLIAN SERIES

Directed by French director Marcel Camus, this superb retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice Greek legend is set against Rio de Janeiro’s madness during Carnival. This movie earned an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

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Posted on February 7, 2013 in Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Music, Romance, Romantic Drama, World Cinema

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