The Dictator: comedy savages Western self-righteousness, ignorance and hypocrisy
Larry Charles, “The Dictator” (2012) I confess I saw this latest Sacha Baron Cohen film
Tag: Comedy
French and French-language Films | Northern European Films
Le Havre: emotionally deep and heartwarming film about the value of community, love and friendships
Aki Kaurismäki, “Le Havre” (2011) A heartwarming comedy drama that focusses on deception and the
French and French-language Films | German and German-language Films | Spanish Films
Carnage: comedy of no-manners patronises Americans and diminishes its audiences
Roman Polanski, “Carnage” (2011) Not one of his better efforts due to the nature of
Latin American Films (Spanish language)
Simon of the Desert: film of a saint dehumanised by his own self-righteous hypocrisy and pride
Luis Buñuel, “Simon of the Desert / Simón del Desierto” (1965) Buñuel skewers again institutional religion
Latin American Films (Spanish language)
The Exterminating Angel: satire on bourgeois hypocrisy and human inability to overcome oppression
Luis Buñuel, “The Exterminating Angel / El ángel exterminador” (1962) So far everything I have
Tomorrow I’ll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea: exuberant science fiction time-travel comedy with a subversive message about lost opportunities and possibilities
Jindrich Polak, “Tomorrow I’ll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea / Zitra vstanu a
French and French-language Films | Spanish Films
L’Age d’Or: cheeky and hilarious attack on religious, social and political repression and corruption
Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali, “L’Âge d’Or” (1930) On the heels of “Un Chien Andalou”,
Where Evil Dwells: superficially slight and crude slasher flick packs a heavyweight wallop
David Wojnarowicz and Tommy Turner, “Where Evil Dwells” (1985) Loosely based on an actual American
Starship Troopers: a hilarious send-up of US-style fascism and conduct of war
Paul Verhoeven, “Starship Troopers” (1997) Loosely adapted from the Robert Heinlein novel of the same
French and French-language Films
The Tenant: psychological study of alienation, self-repression and loss of identity and control
Roman Polanski, “The Tenant” / “Le Locataire” (1976) A very good psychological study of a young man,