Movie

Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

2011 · 93 min

A gentle, affectionate stroll through comedy history, mixing clips and reminiscence with a quiet undertow of sadness.

Overview: The lives of Stan Laurel (1890-1965) and Oliver Hardy (1892-1957), on the screen and behind the curtain. The joy and the sadness, the success and the failure. The story of one of the best comic duos of all time: a lesson on how to make people laugh.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, earnest and light. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Friendship, art, celebrity, work
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
art
celebrity
work
love
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild