Magical Realist
Valued Senior Member
Need to see several of these. Somehow they slipped under my poorly calibrated artfilm radar. I would add "Silver Linings Playbook" as a darkly comedic portrayal of mental illness and its effect on families..
https://ew.com/best-dark-comedies-of-all-time-8558375
"Can murder be funny? How about suicide, terrorism, or nuclear annihilation? If you answered "yes" to any of the above, you've come to the right place — our list of the 30 best dark comedies ever made. Walking a risky razor's edge between relatable and offensive, hilarious and horrifying, these films all have one thing in common: a willingness to go there. Refusing neat classification, these are true genre-blenders, comedies plus, if you will. Comedy + horror? Comedy + dirty politics? Comedy + addiction? Comedy + war? Yes, please!
So what's the appeal? We could say these films take uncommonly intelligent and complex approaches to storytelling, and that would be true. But perhaps the best answer is a simpler one: Dark comedies remind us that even when bad things happen, laughter remains the very best medicine."
https://ew.com/best-dark-comedies-of-all-time-8558375
"Can murder be funny? How about suicide, terrorism, or nuclear annihilation? If you answered "yes" to any of the above, you've come to the right place — our list of the 30 best dark comedies ever made. Walking a risky razor's edge between relatable and offensive, hilarious and horrifying, these films all have one thing in common: a willingness to go there. Refusing neat classification, these are true genre-blenders, comedies plus, if you will. Comedy + horror? Comedy + dirty politics? Comedy + addiction? Comedy + war? Yes, please!
So what's the appeal? We could say these films take uncommonly intelligent and complex approaches to storytelling, and that would be true. But perhaps the best answer is a simpler one: Dark comedies remind us that even when bad things happen, laughter remains the very best medicine."
