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Pioneered physical comedy through carefully choreographed slapstick that transforms trivial confrontations into profound social commentary.
Buster Keaton United StatesMastered deadpan slapstick confrontations where his stoic character engages in elaborate physical gags against hostile environments and antagonists.
Jacques Tati FranceElevated slapstick confrontation into sophisticated visual satire by staging absurd physical clashes between humans and modern technology.