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Comedy > Foreign Cinema: 606 Films to Buy & Rent

 
100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared, The100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared, The (Hundred Year Old Man, the) (2013) Recommended
Dir. Felix Herngren
Feat. Robert Gustafsson
A spirited Swedish comedy – think a twilight FORREST GUMP – about a plucky 100–year–old man whose addiction to blowing things…
Blind DetectiveBlind Detective (2013)
Dir. Johnnie To
Feat. Andy Lau, Sammi Cheng, Yuanyuan Gao
Dir. Johnnie To has a bob each way with this entertaining policier, effortlessly combining action, comedy and slapstick romance. Andy Lau plays the…
Brats, TheBrats, The (Les gamins) (2013)
Dir. Anthony Marciano
Feat. Alain Chabat, Max Boublil, Sandrine Kiberlain…
Something of a French take on the Judd Apatow school of middle–aged stupor, this finds a dissatisfied married man bromancing his daughter's…
Chinese PuzzleChinese Puzzle (2013)
Dir. Cedric Klapisch
Feat. Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Cecile De France…
Cédric Klapisch's cosmopolitan trilogy wraps up with this breezy reunion of the characters first introduced in THE SPANISH APARTMENT, now…
CupcakesCupcakes (2013)
Dir. Eytan Fox
Feat. Efrat Dor, Dana Ivgy
Six Tel Aviv friends who delight in ridiculing the Eurovision song contest video a parody of themselves performing a make–believe number, only…
French Minister, TheFrench Minister, The (Quai d'Orsay) (2013)
Dir. Bertrand Tavernier
Feat. Thierry Lhermitte, Niels Arestrup, Julie Gayet…
A cutting political satire set in the world of French diplomacy, about the relationship between a young speechwriter and the Minister of Foreign…
Gilded Cage, TheGilded Cage, The (2013) Recommended
Dir. Ruben Alves
Feat. Rita Blanco, Joaquim De Almeida, Roland Giraud
A beloved migrant family who service an exclusive apartment block in Paris decide to return to Portugal, though not if the residents have a say in…
Hunting ElephantsHunting Elephants (2013)
Dir. Reshef Levi
Feat. Sasson Gabai, Moni Moshonov, Patrick Stewart
Three old timers, with the aid of a genius grandson, plot to rob a bank in this enjoyable Israeli heist comedy.
I'm So Excited!I'm So Excited! (Los amantes pasajeros) (2013)
Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Javier Camara, Cecilia Roth, Lola Dueñas…
This campy, featherweight sex comedy set almost entirely on an aeroplane is but a mere footnote in the career of living legend, Pedro Almodovar.
Journey to the WestJourney to the West (Conquering The Demons) (2013)
Dir. Stephen Chow (Chiao), Chi-kin Kwok
Feat. Shu Qi, Zhang Wen, Bo Huang
Stephen Chow directs this entertaining Monkey legend spoof with imagination and an eye for the ridiculous. Centred on a Buddhist's unpredictable road…
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