THEME EXPLORATION

slapstick chase

12 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
A Feather in His Hare
A Feather in His Hare
1948 · Chuck Jones
A Tale of Two Mice
A Tale of Two Mice
1945 · Frank Tashlin
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
La Rupture
La Rupture
1970 · Claude Chabrol
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

Mastered the art of elaborate physical comedy chases with deadpan precision, creating some of cinema's most inventive slapstick sequences.

 Charlie Chaplin United Kingdom

Pioneered the slapstick chase as a vehicle for both comedy and pathos, blending physical humor with emotional depth in iconic pursuit scenes.

 Jacques Tati France

Elevated slapstick chases to an art form through meticulous choreography and visual gags, using entire environments as comedic playgrounds.