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1950′s movies marathon – part 16 « Bjørn Stærk's Max 256 Blog — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 14:21:46 +0000

[…] wouldn’t exactly call them good, but I’m fond of the Belvedere movies. He’s a cross between Sheldon Cooper and a stoic mentor, who rudely insists on teaching […]

By: Bjørn Stærk

Bjørn Stærk — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 11:37:23 +0000

Well, I fast forwarded to the end, and it looked like everybody lived happily ever after, so I’m not sure how much of the black Russian humor has survived.

By: Gunnar C

Gunnar C — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 10:55:05 +0000

I remember seeing an exceptionally well-done performance of The Inspector General years ago, in the original Russian. Typical, but funny Russian black comedy of its period=at the end everybody dies. I must now see the Danny Kaye version. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.