The Pipes

A dry, offbeat anthology that mixes dark irony with quiet absurdity, asking you to lean in for its slow-building punchlines.

Directed by

Vojtěch Jasný

Genres

Comedy

Starring

Walter Giller, Gitte Hænning, Juraj Herz

Overview

This three-part Austrian/Czech comedy stretches the boundaries of what is considered to be humorous. Part one finds a silent film actor upset because of a rival actor's attention to the former's wife. When he kills his rival, it is only when he is strapped to the electric chair that he realizes that this is his last live scene. The second episode has the wife of an elderly British nobleman having an affair with the young gamekeeper of their estate. Part three finds a peasant woman taking a lover when her husband goes off to fight the war.

How it feels

Absurd, dark, satirical and whimsical. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Betrayal, death, love, class

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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