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0 pointsunsupp0rted10mo ago0 comments

Vaudeville slapstick

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kq9wIQ243f8

Melodramatic poorly acted, over-choreographed, stunt wire work. Might as well be a dance or a cartoon. At least in the Matrix homage to this genre, there was some diegetic explanation for why the characters appeared to be throwing each other around on wires.

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z0XBq74c0w

A 1964 film where every line is sung? You got me there. Chalk one up for the appeal of international cinema over Hollywood.

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mopsi10mo ago

> A 1964 film where every line is sung? You got me there. Chalk one up for the appeal of international cinema over Hollywood.

This snarky remark ridicules you more than it does the film. "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" is widely considered one of the finest romantic movies ever made. Its use of color and lead performances are legendary. I'll let Patton Oswalt explain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nuprpehbaok

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