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La Comédie humaine (2010)

La Comédie humaine poster
Original title
人間喜劇
Directed by
Janet Chun, Chan Hing-ka
Genre
comedy film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
IIB
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This Hong Kong comedy involves a hitman and a film fan who get tangled up in each other's lives. It plays with movie cliches and the line between reality and cinematic fantasy.

quirkywhimsicaloffbeatmetaplayfullightheartedabsurdself-referential

What happens

La Comédie humaine (Chinese: 人間喜劇; pinyin: Rénjiān Xǐjù; Jyutping: Yan Gaan Hei Kat; lit. 'The Human Comedy') is a 2010 Hong Kong comedy film directed and written by Chan Hing-ka and Janet Chun. Released in cinemas on 8 July 2010, it premiered at the 31 March 2010 Hong Kong International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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