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The Last Laugh
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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.
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.
Actors:
George Carlin,
Aaron Breitbart,
Dave Chappelle,
Jeffrey Ross,
Klara Firestone,
Lisa Lampanelli,
Deb Filler,
Stephen Merchant,
John Banner,
Conan OBrien,
Curly Howard,
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George Carlin
12 May 1937, New York City, New York, USA
Aaron Breitbart
Dave Chappelle
24 August 1973, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Jeffrey Ross
13 September 1965, New Jersey, USA
Klara Firestone
Lisa Lampanelli
19 July 1961, Trumbull, Connecticut, USA
Deb Filler
Stephen Merchant
24 November 1974, Bristol, England, UK
John Banner
28 January 1910, Stanislau, Galicia, Austria-Hungary
Conan OBrien
18 April 1963, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Curly Howard
October 22, 1903 in Bath Beach, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Genre:
Documentary
Director:
Ferne Pearlstein
Ferne Pearlstein
Country:
United States
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March 10, 2017
It remains an enlightening conversation. And the movie is that: a conversation, not a thesis erecting an argument.
March 16, 2017
At times haphazard but always involving ...
March 09, 2017
The Last Laugh is a multifaceted and extremely thought-provoking documentary about the place of comedy in contending with the Jewish genocide during WWII.
March 03, 2017
There are a lot of fascinating flashes.
March 13, 2017
Intriguing in that it lays out the case that we can now make jokes about the Holocaust and lets the viewers decide for themselves whether they've made the point.
May 09, 2017
When it floats away from its star talent, The Last Laugh becomes a viciously humane work, on a journey as vigorous as any contemplated by D.A. Pennebaker and his sort.
March 24, 2017
At a time when many of us look to comedy to keep us sane, the question is especially pertinent, although the answers here aren't especially penetrating.
March 09, 2017
What's fascinating is the difference in perspectives.
March 23, 2017
Sit down with The Last Laugh and have the last laugh over those who committed horrors in the past, are doing so now, and will in future.
March 09, 2017
Ferne Pearlstein's The Last Laugh is a rather safe and genteel documentary about the limits of humor (especially as they pertain to the Holocaust), but it opens with a subtly provocative sequence of events that's hard to shake.
April 01, 2017
Part of the film's charm is in its reluctance to sit on one side of the fence, and it instead acknowledges the plurality of experiences and interpretations.
March 03, 2017
[An] insightfully open-ended inquiry into the role of humor as it relates to unspeakable tragedy.