International Comedies
The chocolate dessert for the still hungry cinéaste! Take a break from the serious and enjoy this sampling of comedies from around the world.
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An eccentric, almost surreal Icelandic comedy shares the misadventures of a female pot dealer, her family and her most unusual set of friends and clients.
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Energetic performances from Almodóvar regulars Javier Cámara (Talk to Her) and Lola Dueñas (Volver) anchor this wholly entertaining farce bustling with quick-witted dialogue and comical hi-jinks.
The Magic Hour
In this rousingly funny and entertaining gangster spoof, a clueless actor is hired to portray a notorious hitman, unaware that the role of his career is deadly real.
Mortadelo and Filemon: Mission - Save the Planet
Inept super spies Mortadelo and Filemon are reunited to save the world from drought in this visually outlandish and wildly cartoonish caper spoof.
Rumba
Decked out in eye-popping primary colors and with a minimum of dialogue (a la Jacques Tati), this tiny French-Belgian moral fable by a trio of inventive filmmakers shrewdly details how the vagaries of life affect a young couple’s dreams and goals.