Viewed at HOME, Manchester as part of their 'Slapstick' season and BFI's 'Comedy Genius' season. Introduced by Fraser Elliott, HOME’s Film Administration and Events Assistant.
The first Marx picture with MGM, this has much more of a narrative than the Paramount pictures such as 'Horse Feathers' and 'Duck Soup'. The antagonists are better defined and make for better adversaries for the Marx Brothers to play off of, rather than relying on Zeppo as the straight man, and the narrative has…
Olivia ColMATHS:
British humour +
Olivia Colman +
POV Camera =
Peep Show
British humour +
Olivia Colman +
Occasional fish eye camera =
The Favourite
A manipulativate, power play period piece from Yorgos. I enjoyed every second of it.
I love rewatching Lynch films with my brother who's watching for the first time.
Brother five minutes before starting - "It can't be THAT weird".
Brother five minutes after finishing - "I never want to watch that ever again".
True art.
