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THEME EXPLORATION

wit and satire

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron
Being There
Being There
1979 · Hal Ashby
Kika
Kika
1996 · Pedro Almodóvar
A Propos de Nice
A Propos de Nice
1930 · Jean Vigo
Boudu sauvé des eaux
Boudu sauvé des eaux
1932 · Jacques Becker & Jean Renoir
Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital
1982 · Lindsay Anderson
Duck Soup
Duck Soup
1933 · Leo McCarey
Cecil B. DeMented
Cecil B. DeMented
2000 · John Waters
El verdugo
El verdugo
1963 · Luis García Berlanga
Il tacchino prepotente
Il tacchino prepotente
1939 · Roberto Rossellini
I racconti di Canterbury
I racconti di Canterbury
1972 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965 · J. Lee Thompson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder → Austria-United States

Mastered sharp-witted dialogue and social satire to expose human folly and institutional hypocrisy with sophistication and dark humor.

Stanley Kubrick → United States

Wielded cutting satire to deconstruct power structures, war, and society through meticulous visual storytelling and darkly comedic narratives.

Jacques Tati → France

Created wordless comedies that satirize modern life and technology through physical wit and meticulous observation of human behavior in contemporary society.

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