Let’s not let ourselves be discouraged by the prevailing gloom. Netflix is full of little burlesque marvels and comedies with cult lines, here are ten good films to keep you smiling.
By Sébastien Mauge, Macha Dussart
Published on June 17, 2024 at 4:43 p.m.
Jean-Pascal, the agitator: “Simply black”
Actors full of self-deprecation in a mockumentary that sends clichés about black people and communitarianism flying. Bold and biting.
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Simply black
Zadist and Voltaire: “Problemos”
The last survivors on Earth after an epidemic, the members of a community of Zadists from Ardèche have free rein to rebuild everything. The regressive humor assumed, sometimes to the third degree, of this crazy fable does a lot of good. A sequel would be in writing…
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“Problems”
Marmaï derails: “Free!”
A fiery policewoman (Adèle Haenel, perfect in her first comedic role) strives to protect a handsome innocent (Pio Marmaï as a brilliant swashbuckler), once trapped by her cop husband. A festival of blunders as poetic as they are burlesque.
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“Freely !”
Diabetes and wicked: “Charlie and the chocolate factory”
Johnny Depp as a strange confectioner, complex hero of a children’s tale, possible heir to Edward Scissorhands. Tim Burton blockbuster style, but bittersweet, offbeat and successful. Its “prequel” Wonka, released at the cinema for Christmas, doesn’t lack gluttony either…
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“Charlie and the chocolate factory”
Fetch the cow! : “Monty Python, Holy Grail!”
A ferocious beast (a rabbit), French cow-throwing knights, anarcho-syndicalist plowmen and the quest for the Grail… Derision, absurdity, satire on the myths and failings of British society: the most hilarious of hilarious films.
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“Monty Python, Holy Grail!”
Stop! Or I’ll shoot myself in the head with my hand! : “The infernal Montparnasse Tower”
Confronted with hostage takers, Éric and Ramzy – assisted, very poorly, by Marina Foïs in great form and Serge Riaboukine, not bad either – foil their plan, simply armed with their zero IQ points. Stupid, but so funny because of its stupidity.
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“The infernal Montparnasse Tower”
Déjà vu that we love to see again: “A day without end”
A cynical journalist must cover “Groundhog Day” in a remote town… Suddenly, a spatio-temporal paradox, he relives the same twenty-four hours eternally. The screenplay is a brilliant exercise in style. Bill Murray is (still) immense.
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“A Day Without End”
Right to disconnect: “The Mitchells against the machines”
A frosty but clever ode to big nonsense. A joyful mess spiked with hilarious humor and unbridled creativity. Behind the laughter lies the praise of imperfection coupled with a scathing reflection on our dependence on connected objects.
Animated film by Michael Rianda and Jeff Rowe (United States, 2021). 1h54. Watch on Netflix
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“The Mitchells against the machines”
I’m fine, everything’s fine: “Happiness Therapy”
He leaves the psychiatric hospital, she is widowed and depressed, everyone lives with their parents again. The romantic comedy updated by David O. Russell in a battered America. Ultra manufactured, but carried by two radiant actors.
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“Happiness therapy”
In quarantine: “Victoria”
A criminal lawyer in the middle of a crisis… After The Battle of Solferino, Justine Triet has created a catchy comedy that clearly embraces its Hollywood role models (Billy Wilder, Blake Edwards). Virginie Efira is cute…
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“Victoria”
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