THEME EXPLORATION

cross-dressing humor

23 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Toni Erdmann
Toni Erdmann
2016 · Maren Ade
The Boss Baby
The Boss Baby
2017 · Tom McGrath
A Shot in the Dark
A Shot in the Dark
1964 · Blake Edwards
La vaquilla
La vaquilla
1985 · Luis García Berlanga
Santa Brigida
Santa Brigida
1951 · Roberto Rossellini
Scrubbers
Scrubbers
1982 · Mai Zetterling
Until Victory Day
Until Victory Day
1945 · Mikio Naruse
The Joke (film)|The Joke
The Joke (film)|The Joke
1968 · Florina Titz
Gilda Live
Gilda Live
1980 · Mike Nichols
Hercules Against Karate
Hercules Against Karate
1973 · Antonio Margheriti
The War of Jan-Ken-Pon
The War of Jan-Ken-Pon
1971 · Shuji Terayama
Tom Tight et Dum Dum
Tom Tight et Dum Dum
1903 · Georges Méliès
Delicatessen
Delicatessen
1991 · Jean-Pierre Jeunet
The Addams Family 2
The Addams Family 2
2021 · Greg Tiernan
A Fistful of Fingers
A Fistful of Fingers
1995 · Edgar Wright
Ali G, Aiii
Ali G, Aiii
2000 · James Bobin
Larceny
Larceny
2017 · R. Ellis Frazier
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007 · John Landis
One Day...
One Day...
2001 · Michel Gondry
Shrek Stories
Shrek Stories
2013 · Simon J. Smith
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
2012 · Peter Lord
Stories Our Nannies Don't Tell
Stories Our Nannies Don't Tell
1979 · Oswaldo de Oliveira
The King and the Clown
The King and the Clown
2005 · Lee Joon-ik
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

His masterpiece 'Some Like It Hot' remains the gold standard for cross-dressing comedy, blending slapstick with sophisticated gender humor.

 Jacques Demy France

Explored gender fluidity and cross-dressing through whimsical, poetic musicals like 'The Umbrellas of Cherbourg' and 'Donkey Skin.'

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

Challenged gender norms through provocative cross-dressing sequences that blend dark humor with social critique in films like 'Fox and His Friends.'