The Origins of Wit and Humor

Massimamente folle(it)

The film presents a series of unrelated "pictures": a police commissioner who, faced with four friars stripped by two women, must decide whether they are real or false friars (but he can't); a professor who, suffering from acute dysentery, is dismissed for unworthiness by the Institute Council; a football referee trying to escape the ire of angry fans; an endless marathon in Piazza Navona; a true but crazy producer, a not crazy but fake producer and a group of actors who want to take revenge on one and the other; a "club of toasts" that spends its time toasting to this and that, to elect new members and honorary members; finally, a censorship commission that, aboard an old and very battered car, fails to reach his workplace.

As Long as You've Got Your Health(fr)

An anthology film consisting of four stories. (1) A man reads a Dracula novel while in bed, but cannot seem to tell the novel from reality, causing sleep troubles. (2) A man cannot escape the absurd ads he saw at the movie theater that day. (3) A polluted and construction-ridden town keeps everybody on edge, sending one man to the doctor. (4) A hunter, a farmer and a couple on a picnic unknowingly cause continuous trouble for one another.

Bloody Beggar(ta)

A beggar's life takes an unexpected turn when a misadventure upends his daily routine. Can he navigate the bizarre, witty situations that follow?

Hoods(en)

A 50-year-old mobster struggles to carry out his father's order to execute a rival's 9-year-old child.

Jack Whitehall: Live(en)

This highly anticipated debut stand-up DVD sees triple British Comedy Award nominee Jack Whitehall at his high energy, laugh-out-loud best. From dates at Nando's to lads' holidays in Magaluf, British customer service etiquette to having sex at his parents' house. Jack dances from one story to another, effortlessly extracting the humour from every situation. With sell-out national tours, nominations at the British Comedy Awards and the Edinburgh Comedy Awards for his stand-up, much-lauded appearances on The Royal Variety Performance and Live At The Apollo, and his recent acclaimed roles in Fresh Meat and the self-penned Bad Education, Jack Whitehall is one of the UK's brightest comedy stars.

Captain Hima(ar)

University graduate works as a school bus driver after failing to find a proper job, where he unexpectedly falls in love with a school teacher, who is the love interest of an evil businessman. Of course you don’t already know that she will be loving the "King of Generation", after all, who wouldn’t?

Welcome To Academia(en)

Faculty and administrators of the prestigious Victorian University jockey for power in the classroom, the boardroom, and the bedroom. Amidst all their petty intrigues, a young graduate student is forced to experience a life lesson not offered on the regular curriculum.

Dan Soder: Not Special(en)

In Dan Soder's first hour-long special, he reveals the creepiest thing about his grandmother, admits that his recent breakup was his fault and remembers the hardest thing about being raised by a single mom. Throughout his special, Soder is so laid-back and charming that you'll be grateful he wasn't actually possessed by the devil that one time.

The Session(en)

The adventures of a harassed photographer, his girlfriend and his two models on a boat trip.

The Denigration of Carl Skiln(en)

Up against a deadline, a narcissistic screenwriter forces two of his worst critics to delete their reviews of his work at gunpoint.

Chicks(en)

A girly, cotton-candy colored slumber party unravels when a shy teen becomes the center of a bizarre nighttime ritual.

Foot in the Door(en)

A young man tries to find a new job with the comic assistance of a mysterious voice.

Rough Night(en)

Five best friends from college reunite 10 years later for a wild bachelorette weekend in Miami. Their hard partying takes a hilariously dark turn when they accidentally kill a male stripper. Amidst the craziness of trying to cover it up, they're ultimately brought closer together when it matters most.

Lipstick Palm(en)

Two girls in LA - one is an aspiring actress and the other is a nepotism baby.

Drácula mascafierro(en)

Sleazy sex comedy about a vampire named Dracula Mascafierro and his mansion.

El vampiro enamorado(en)

A man suffers with amnesia because of an accident, meanwhile, his wife is looking for him.

El Señor Manolo(es)

Maskerade(cs)

A television recording of the stage adaptation of Terry Pratchett's novel, produced by Divadlo v Dlouhé. Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg, the greatest witches on Discworld, set out to enjoy an evening at the Ankh-Morpork Opera, where their fellow Lancre native and potential third witch, Agnes Nulli, sings in the chorus. But strange things are happening at the Ankh-Morpork Opera House, and not just in the accounting department. Opera employees are falling dead from the fly loft, box number 8 cannot be sold because it has been reserved by a mysterious figure wearing a white mask, and the newly appointed director is receiving strange letters from a certain Ghost of the Opera.

Uncle Nick(en)

A drunk uncle attempts to score with his flirtatious step-niece on Christmas Eve.

Dany the Ravager(fr)

Naive, gorgeous model Dany is hitchhiking around Europe from job to job saving for a Porsche and finds herself subject to the frequently-dark sexual proclivities of the drivers she meets. A butterfly hunter, a libertine couple fond of the whip, a sex maniac hearse driver, a dangerous madman who confuses women and sheep, a gangster duo, and a transvestite singer: none can resist Dany's beauty and innocence.