Subgenre Sampler
Foreign Cinema > Comedy: 610 Films to Buy & Rent
Go For Zucker! (Alles auf Zucker!) (2005)
- Dir. Dani Levy
Feat. Henry Hubchen
- Oxymoronic ‘German–Jewish’ comedy that looks at the literal and metaphorical reconciliation of two estranged brothers; one an East German…
How Much Do You Love Me? (Combien tu m'aimes?) (2005)
- Dir. Bertrand Blier
Feat. Monica Bellucci, Gerard Depardieu, Jean-Pierre Darroussin…
- Akin to THE VALET’s improbable live–in relationship, but offering entirely different results, this peculiar comedy–romance stars Monica…
Italian Film Festival Collection, The - 2007 (2005-2006)
- Comprehensive box–set collection of 11 of the best Italian films featured at the 'Italian Film Festival 2007' spread over 6 discs.
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King and the Clown, The (2005)
- Dir. Jun-ik Lee
Feat. Woo-seong Kam
- Subversive yet broadly–appealing Korean comedy with a gay streak that turns the Chosun Dynasty on its head with its story of two bawdy court…
Koi Aap Sa (2005)
- Dir. Partho Mitra
Feat. Aftab Shivdasani
- Fruity Bollywood number with Aftab Shivdasani as a hunky football captain torn between his spunky girlfriend and coltish childhood sweetheart.
Linda Linda Linda (2005)
- Dir. Nobuhiro Yamashita
Feat. Doona Bae, Aki Maeda, Yu Kashii…
- Guided by a rousing rock anthem, three high school seniors – and one gawky Korean exchange student – strive to have three Japanese punk classics…
Manual of Love, The (Manuale d'amore) (2005)
- Dir. Giovanni Veronesi
Feat. Jasmine Trinca, Sergio Rubini, Silvio Muccino
- Four couples experience the agony and ecstasy of modern love in this appealing romance of intertwining relationships.
An agreeable, attractive…
One Stays, One Leaves (L' un reste, l'autre part) (2005)
- Dir. Claude Berri
Feat. Daniel Auteuil, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Nathalie Baye…
- Witty French comedy with an undercurrent of angst in which two philandering middle–aged husbands do their utmost to juggle fresh–faced…
Princess Raccoon (Operetta tanuki goten) (2005)
- Dir. Seijun Suzuki
Feat. Zhang Ziyi, Joe Odagiri
- Wacky musical rumpus stars Zhang Ziyi as a 'raccoon dog' who falls in love with a prince banished to her enchanted forest.
A fanciful swansong for…
Russian Dolls (Les Poupées russes) (2005)
- Dir. Cedric Klapisch
Feat. Audrey Tautou, Romain Duris, Cecile De France…
- A sequel of substance to the pan–Euro comedy THE SPANISH APARTMENT, which will again strike an entertaining chord with the young globetrotting,…