Films in Laugh
From laugh-out-loud through romantic comedy to dry and understated – humour in all its forms.
Laugh gala
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The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
Dir Terry Gilliam | Spain-France-Belgium-Portugal
Two decades in the making, Terry Gilliam’s wildly imaginative Cervantes adaptation is finally with us, and it’s everything we have come to expect from this visionary filmmaker.
Feature films
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Amra and the Second Marriage
Dir-Scr Mahmoud Sabbagh | Saudi Arabia
When a middle-aged housewife learns her husband will take a second, younger spouse, she’s forced into drastic measures in this radical Saudi Arabian black comedy.
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Benjamin
Dir-Scr Simon Amstell | UK
In Simon Amstell’s affecting, bittersweet comedy, a rising young filmmaker is thrown into emotional turmoil by a burgeoning romance and the upcoming premiere of his second feature.
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The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man
Dir Tommy Avallone | USA
World-weary Ghostbuster, cynical Groundhog Day-tripper or enlightened life guru? This entertaining documentary explores various urban legends around Hollywood’s most elusive star.
Read more about The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man
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The Breaker Upperers
Dir-Scr Jackie van Beek, Madeleine Sami | New Zealand
This rambunctious New Zealand comedy finds two women running a relationship break-up service and the new client who jeopardises their professional and personal partnership.
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Crystal Swan
Dir Darya Zhuk | Belarus-Russia-Germany-USA
In mid-1990s Belarus, a mistake on a DJ’s forged American visa application forces some desperate cover-up attempts in this tough and tender comedy.
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Florianopolis Dream
Dir Ana Katz | Argentina-Brazil-France
A family holiday to a popular Brazilian beach resort doesn’t go quite as planned in this wry Argentine comedy from writer-director Ana Katz.
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I Feel Good
Dir-Scr Benoît Delépine, Gustave Kervern | France
French anarcho-japesters Benoît Delépine and Gustave Kervern (Aaltra, Mammuth) return with a satire about dreams and delusions, starring Jean Dujardin as a man on a misguided mission.
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Sometimes Always Never
Dir Carl Hunter | UK
Bill Nighy, Sam Riley and Alice Lowe star in this stylish and heartfelt comedy-drama about a Scrabble-obsessed tailor searching for a lost son.
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Sorry to Bother You
Dir Boots Riley | USA
A mild-mannered call centre operator whizzes up the corporate ladder after he discovers a unique ability to adopt a "white voice" in writer-director Boots Riley's breathlessly inventive satire.
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Support the Girls
Dir-Scr Andrew Bujalski | USA
Andrew Bujalski serves up a big-hearted comedy with his day-in-the-life look at Double Whammies – a Hooters-style bar and its tight-knit, all-female staff.
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That Time of Year
Dir Paprika Steen | Denmark
Paprika Steen’s third foray behind the camera serves up a delectably funny slice of Christmas cheer, with The Killing’s Sofie Gråbøl sporting a truly outrageous perm.
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Two Plains & a Fancy
Dir Lev Kalman, Whitney Horn | USA
The world’s first psychedelic ‘Spa Western’ is a witty, trippy and discursively delightful jaunt across Colorado, featuring a fabulous cast that includes Jeune Femme’s Laetitia Dosch.
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Woman at War
Dir Benedikt Erlingsson | Iceland-France-Ukraine
Director Benedikt Erlingsson’s follow-up to the eccentric comedy Of Horses and Men is a similar genre-fluid trip, playfully steeped in Iceland’s heritage and landscape.
Short films programme
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Stop Making Sense
Laughter at its most bizarre, taking both surreal and all-too-real forms. A programme of laugh-out-loud shorts for these nonsensical times.
