Subgenre Sampler
Foreign Cinema > Comedy: 603 Films to Buy & Rent
- Speak To Me of Love (Parlami d'amore ) (2008)
- Dir. Silvio Muccino
Feat. Silvio Muccino, Carolina Crescentini, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón…
- Sasha is a boy in his twenties, deeply loving the beautiful Benedetta, who doesn't seem to recognize his existence. Nicole is a French woman in her…
- Tears for Sale (Charleston and Vendetta) (2008)
- Dir. Uros Stojanovic
Feat. Katarina Radivojevic, Sonja Kolacaric
- The sombre title belies what is in fact a joyously bawdy Balkan fairytale that blends fantastical folklore, striking burlesque visuals and ample…
- Welcome to the Sticks (Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis) (2008)
- Dir. Dany Boon
Feat. Kad Merad, Dany Boon, Zoé Félix…
- Actor Dany Boon, best known for MY BEST FRIEND, co–wrote and directed this similar comedy about a post–office manager who is, er, posted…
- Wild Grass (Les Herbes Folles) (2008)
- Dir. Alain Resnais
Feat. Andre Dussollier, Sabine Azema, Emmanuelle Devos…
- A masterful light–footed comedy of the surreal from veteran French dir. Alain Resnais, centered on a missing wallet responsible for triggering…
- Wushu - The Young Generation (2008)
- Dir. Antony Szeto
Feat. Sammo Hung, Fengchao Liu, Wenjie Wang
- Under the auspices of genre legends Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan (in producing role), this standard–issue kung fu flick introduces a bevy a…
- Band's Visit, The (Bikur Ha-Tizmoret) (2007)
- Dir. Eran Kolirin
- Sweet and sensitive Israeli comedy following an Egyptian police band who get way laid in a small Israeli town and unexpectedly break down cultural…
- Chacun Son Cinema (To Each His Own Cinema) (2007)
- Dir. Theo Angelopoulos, Olivier Assayas, Bille August
- 35 auteurs convey the meaning of cinema in less than three minutes each, in this epic commission to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film…
- Dinner Guest, The (L'Invité) (2007)
- Dir. Laurent Bouhnik
Feat. Daniel Auteuil, Valérie Lemercier, Thierry Lhermitte
- The side order of French fries to THE DINNER GAME’s comedic cassoulet, this overly contrived yet lightly amusing farce serves up a…
- Empties (Vratné lahve) (2007)
- Dir. Jan Sverak
Feat. Zdenek Sverak, Tatiana Vilhelmova, Daniela Kolarova
- This cheeky Czech favourite comically indulges the disobedience of its retirement–aged protagonist, who, after losing his teaching position and…
- Get Together Dinner, The (La Ceno per Farli Conoscere) (2007)
- Dir. Pupi Avati
Feat. Vanessa Incontrada, Diego Abatanthono, Violante Placido…
- Diverting comedy about three stepsisters playing cupid for their father, a jaded TV star whose career has seen better days. As lacerating as it is…