THEME EXPLORATION

slapstick chase

9 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Bell Boy
The Bell Boy
1918 · Buster Keaton
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976 · Blake Edwards
Le Mariage de Victorine
Le Mariage de Victorine
1907 · Georges Méliès
Aferim!
Aferim!
2015 · Radu Jude
Broken Arrow
Broken Arrow
1996 · John Woo
Glumov's Diary
Glumov's Diary
1923 · Sergei Eisenstein
Les Vacances de M. Hulot
Les Vacances de M. Hulot
1953 · Jacques Tati
North West Frontier
North West Frontier
1959 · J. Lee Thompson
The Stupid Teacher
The Stupid Teacher
2000 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Buster Keaton United States

Master of silent slapstick who perfected the chase sequence with precise physical comedy and innovative camera work.

 Jacques Tati France

Created elaborate slapstick chases through meticulously choreographed environments where chaos emerges from everyday modern life.

 Mark L. Lester United Kingdom

Revolutionized the slapstick chase in films like 'A Hard Day's Night' and 'The Pink Panther' through kinetic editing and anarchic physical humor.