THEME EXPLORATION

absurdist humour

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Gloria
Gloria
1999 · Sidney Lumet
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975 · Terry Gilliam
O Lucky Man!
O Lucky Man!
1973 · Lindsay Anderson
Until Victory Day
Until Victory Day
1945 · Mikio Naruse
My Little Duckaroo
My Little Duckaroo
1954 · Chuck Jones
The Goldfish
The Goldfish
1994 · Cédric Klapisch
The Impossible Truth
The Impossible Truth
1975 · Albert Brooks
The War of Jan-Ken-Pon
The War of Jan-Ken-Pon
1971 · Shuji Terayama
Actors
Actors
2000 · Bertrand Blier
Forced Hilarity
Forced Hilarity
2001 · Edgar Wright
Spyz
Spyz
2003 · James Bobin
Stormtroopers II
Stormtroopers II
1982 · Salvatore Samperi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Buster Keaton USA

Pioneered physical comedy rooted in absurd logic, where characters face inexplicable situations with deadpan stoicism.

 Jacques Tati France

Crafted films exploring the comic absurdity of modern life and bureaucracy through visual gags and surreal situations.

 David Lynch USA

Masterfully blends mundane Americana with unsettling absurdist narratives, creating darkly comedic and irrational worlds.