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THEME EXPLORATION

comedic instruction

15 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Singing Lesson
The Singing Lesson
1967 · Lindsay Anderson
Minions
Minions
2015 · Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
1909 · D.W. Griffith
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
1962 · Julien Duvivier
Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction
Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction
1996 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Due della legione straniera
Due della legione straniera
1962 · Lucio Fulci
He Who Hesitates Is Lost
He Who Hesitates Is Lost
1960 · Sergio Corbucci
Hydrothérapie fantastique
Hydrothérapie fantastique
1909 · Georges Méliès
The Sword Stained with Royal Blood
The Sword Stained with Royal Blood
1981 · Chang Cheh
The Trip to Spain
The Trip to Spain
2017 · Michael Winterbottom
City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes
City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes
2019 · Kenji Kodama
House with a Good View 2
House with a Good View 2
2015 · Gyeong Seok-Ho
How to Dance
How to Dance
1953 · Jack Kinney
Romeo and Juliet in the Snow
Romeo and Juliet in the Snow
1920 · Ernst Lubitsch
Stage Fright
Stage Fright
1997 · Steve Box
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jacques Tati → France

His films like Playtime use comedy as a sophisticated method to instruct viewers about modern society's absurdities and human behavior.

Billy Wilder → Austria-USA

He masterfully blends sharp comedic wit with moral lessons about human nature, ambition, and ethics in films like Sunset Boulevard and The Apartment.

Preston Sturges → USA

His screwball comedies use humor to teach audiences about social class, human folly, and redemption while maintaining intellectual sophistication.

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