Genre: Comedy
Footlight Parade
Directed by Lloyd Bacon, Busby Berkeley
Busby Berkeley’s last of three “backstage musicals” made at Warner Bros. in 1933 is the delightful, somewhat overshadowed Footlight Parade, …
Barefoot
Directed by Jan Svěrák
Based on his father’s coming-of-age memoir set during the waning years of World War II, Svěrák’s (Koyla, The Elementary School, …
The Smallest Show on Earth
Directed by Basil Dearden
Matt (Bill Travers) and Jean (Virginia McKenna) are a young, newly married couple with their whole lives ahead of them. …
Afterlife
Directed by Virág Zomborácz
Mózes, a rather neurotic young man in his twenties, is unable to meet his domineering father’s expectations. So when his …
Daisies
Directed by Vera Chytilova
One of the most anarchic films of all time, Vera Chytilová’s absurdist farce follows the misadventures of two bored but …
Rubin and Ed
Directed by Trent Harris
Wannabe self-help guru Ed (WKRP in Cincinnati's Howard Hesseman) is peddling spots in a get-rich-quick real estate seminar when he …
Accumulator 1
Directed by Jan Svěrák
Recently restored, Svěrák’s wild, prescient comedy remains one of the most popular films in Czech cinema history. Olda (Petr Forman), …
You and Me
Directed by Fritz Lang
Department store owner Mr. Morris (Harry Carey) runs a tight ship, but differs from his competitors in that he hires …
Living is Easy With Eyes Closed
Directed by David Trueba
Beatles fans will recognize the title from the lyrics in “Strawberry Fields Forever,” which John Lennon wrote while in southern …
Singin’ in the Rain
Directed by Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen
The greatest musical ever made? Many would vote for this exuberant valentine to the days when movies learned to talk. …
Age of the A**hole
Directed by Jason Rosenblatt
A comedic tale of courtship in the age of app-based dating.
The Quartette
Directed by Miroslav Krobot
Set in a small Czech town, Krobot’s charming film follows a quartet of string players who meet frequently to rehearse …