Movies and TvShows featuring "french-humoristic-literature-on-screen" theme.
Oscar is a comedy crime movie set in the 1930s, based on European literature. It revolves around a dying father and his rich family. The movie showcases a humorous portrayal of a crotchety old man who gets into hilarious situations involving luggage, diamonds, and women's underwear. It also explores the dynamics of overprotective parents and the complexities of business dealings. With a witty dialogue and a touch of French humor, Oscar provides an entertaining and lighthearted watch.
Buddy Buddy is a comedy crime film released in 1981. The movie follows the story of two men, who, while dealing with personal issues, end up becoming friends. They navigate through various obstacles and hilarious situations, ultimately discovering a newfound bond.
Tim, a rising executive, questions the merits of his invitation after discovering that his work superiors host a dinner mocking their special guests. He befriends Barry, a man who would be the perfect guest. Together, they navigate through a series of chaotic events and confront their own insecurities as they prepare to attend the dinner.
Oscar is a comedy set in the 1960s, where a man named Oscar switches suitcases with a wealthy industrialist. This leads to a series of hilarious misunderstandings and mistaken identities as Oscar tries to navigate his way through the situation. With family relationships, social satire, and plenty of farcical moments, Oscar is a light-hearted comedy filled with humor and laughter.
Mixed Nuts is a Christmas comedy set in a crisis center for suicidal people on Christmas Eve. The employees, led by their flaky director Philip, must deal with a variety of eccentric and desperate characters who come seeking help, including a pregnant woman whose water breaks, a cross-dressing photographer, and a serial killer dressed as Santa Claus.
During a hunting trip in Greenland, a wealthy man named Hubert de Tartas goes into a state of hibernation and is frozen in the ice. He is discovered and thawed out 65 years later, in the 1960s. Hubert's family struggles to adjust to his return, while he tries to adapt to the modern world.
Carom Shots is a black-humor dark comedy film based on a 20th-century novel. It revolves around the ambitious characters involved in a criminal hierarchy, with elements of frog symbolism. The movie provides a satirical take on the society's pursuit of power and success.
In southern France, a contract killer is assigned to eliminate a nuisance witness. However, the witness turns out to be a disturbed and neurotic man who becomes a constant pain in the killer's ass.
Incorrigible (1975) is a comedy crime movie set in 1970s Paris. It follows the story of a smooth-talking criminal who is released from prison and gets involved in a heist to steal a famous painting. Along the way, he encounters various eccentric characters and uses his voice imitation skills to deceive people. The movie is based on a humorous novel and features elements of cross-dressing, mythology, and fast-paced dialogue.
A Pain in the Ass (2008) is a French comedy film based on a 1970s literature that tells the story of a photographer and a hitman who accidentally switch bags at an airport. The hitman's plans get disrupted when he realizes he has mistakenly taken the photographer's bag, which contains photos of a political scandal. To retrieve his bag, the hitman tracks down the photographer and ends up entangled in a series of misadventures, involving a suicidal hotel bellhop, a thief, the police, and an annoying person he mistakes for the photographer's partner. With comical circumstances and hilarious situations, the film explores themes of mistaken identity, friendship, and the absurdity of life.
In the 1970s, a police inspector in Paris investigates a series of murders. During the investigation, he encounters a chance encounter with a university professor and finds himself involved in an unlikely romance. As he delves deeper into the case, he uncovers surprising connections and must navigate the complexities of the criminal underworld.
A Russian spy is sent out to steal sensitive information from NATO about military mobilization. Without much intelligence of his own, the distrusted agent of Soviet intelligence needs all the help he can get from his "talented" partner Penelope Lightfeather as they scatter around the French countryside for secret rendez-vous' while trying to avoid being caught by counter intelligence agents and distrustful communist operatives.
Hélène and François are a perfect couple happily married for twelve years. But Hélène discovers psychoanalysis via a very handsome Dr. Kougloff, and he convinces her that the apparent well-balanced nature of her husband is in fact a cover for horrible tragedies.
When a cruel man is visited by Saint Francis and convinced to change his ways, his family believes him to be insane and locks him away in order to sell his beloved castle
François Pignon, an accountant in a condom factory, learns that he is going to be fired. Already overwhelmed by personal problems, he decides to throw himself out the window. He is stopped in his tracks by his next-door neighbor who suggests an unexpected plan to keep his job: pretend to be a homosexual. Assuming that in this age of political correctness, one does not fire a gay man, he manages to convince Pignon to play along while remaining a discreet and shy little man... What will change is the way others look at him. Pignon will thus benefit from an unusual reintegration by coming out of a closet where he had never entered.
In this family comedy, Papa has no end of trouble getting his young son to accept his new girlfriend.
