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The Last Laugh

2016 · 89 min

A thoughtful, uneasy conversation about where comedy ends and taboo begins, mixing laughter with sobering testimony.

Overview
Feature documentary about humor and the Holocaust, examining whether it is ever acceptable to use humor in connection with a tragedy of that scale, and the implications for other seemingly off-limits topics in a society that prizes free speech.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • morality
  • trauma
  • memory
  • media
  • identity
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None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Horror1
Humour6
Realism9
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity6
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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Ferne Pearlstein
Written by
Robert Edwards, Ferne Pearlstein
Starring
Gilbert Gottfried, Rob Reiner, Mel Brooks, Judy Gold, Sarah Silverman, Carl Reiner, Robert Clary, Etgar Keret
Cinematography
Ferne Pearlstein
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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