THEME EXPLORATION

mischief

10 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Flunky, Work Hard
Flunky, Work Hard
1931 · Mikio Naruse
The Trouble With Angels
The Trouble With Angels
1966 · Ida Lupino
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009 · Wes Anderson
The Wedding Suit
The Wedding Suit
1976 · Abbas Kiarostami
Bob Kick, l’enfant terrible
Bob Kick, l’enfant terrible
1903 · Georges Méliès
Dog Tired
Dog Tired
1942 · Chuck Jones
Porky’s Spring Planting
Porky’s Spring Planting
1938 · Frank Tashlin
Animal House
Animal House
1978 · John Landis
Peter Rabbit
Peter Rabbit
2018 · Will Gluck
Bloody Kids
Bloody Kids
1980 · Stephen Frears
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Kyle Balda USA

Balda crafts vibrant animated comedies that blend slapstick humor with surprisingly tender emotional cores about found family.

 Jacques Tati France

His films celebrate anarchic physical comedy and social mischief through silent pratfalls and absurdist humor that disrupts modern order.

 Buster Keaton United States

A master of deadpan mischief, he engineered elaborate gags and comedic chaos that challenge authority and expose the ridiculousness of society.