Black Humour
"Black comedy...also known as 'black humour' or 'dark comedy', is a sub-genre of comedy and satire where topics and events that are usually treated seriously – death, mass murder, sickness, madness, terror, drug abuse, rape, war etc - are treated in a humorous or satirical manner." - Wikipedia
Good Stuff! Alice's dark comedy delights await below.
Rising Damp: Series 1 and 2 (1974)
7.8/10
Director: Ronnie Baxter
Starring: Richard Beckinsale, Leonard Rossiter, Don Warrington, Frances de la Tour
Adapted from a popular play, The Banana Box, this classic British series centres around a seedy boarding house run by the equally seedy Mr Rigsby (the... Read more
Hanzo the Razor 3 - Who's Got The Gold? (1974)
Director: Yoshio Inoue
The last in the Hanzo trilogy, this time our hard-as-nails super-stud cop is on the trail of a plot to smuggle gold out of the national treasury. Nat... Read more
Electra Glide in Blue ( Blu-ray ) (1973)
7.2/10
Director: James William Guercio
Starring: Billy Green Bush, Robert Blake
The only thing good-hearted motorcycle cop John Wintergreen (Robert Blake) wants is to become a detective - to wear a big Stetson, smoke fancy cigars... Read more
Hanzo the Razor 2 - The Snare (1973)
Director: Yasuhiro Matsumura
Starring: Shintaro Katsu
Based on the manga of Kazuo Koike, this is the second part in the Hanzo trilogy as our dubious and well-endowed hero gets on the wrong side of a bunch... Read more
Electra Glide in Blue (1973)
7.2/10
Director: James William Guercio
Starring: Robert Blake, Billy Green Bush, Mitchell Ryan
The only thing good-hearted motorcycle cop John Wintergreen (Robert Blake) wants is to become a detective - to wear a big Stetson, smoke fancy cigars... Read more
Theatre Of Blood (1973)
Director: Douglas Hickox
Starring: Vincent Price, Diana Rigg, Robert Morley, Ian Hendry
The tale of a demented Shakespearean actor (Vincent Price) who takes bloody revenge against eight theatre critics who gave him 'thumbs down'. Read more
Lo Scopone Scientifico ( The Scientific Cardplayer ) (1972)
Director: Luigi Comencini
Starring: Alberto Sordi, Bette Davis, Joseph Cotten, Silvana Mangano
Every year, a Countess (Bette Davis) invites a poor Italian family to play in a card game with the Countess' money at stake. She always wins. But one... Read more
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
8/10
Director: Luis Bunuel
Starring: Fernando Rey, Delphine Seyrig, Bulle Ogier
Luis Bunuel's classic satire is filled with savage wit and some of the director's most surrealistic images. Fernando Rey, Delphine Seyrig and Stephane... Read more
Hanzo the Razor - Sword of Justice (1972)
6.8/10
Director: Kenji Misumi
Starring: Shintaro Katsu, Yukiji Asaoka, Mari Atsumi
Hanzo 'the Razor' Itami is a samurai cop who's expert at weilding more than just his sword. Like a Japanese version of 'Shaft', Hanzo is a demented b... Read more
The Canterbury Tales (1972)
6.5/10
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Starring: Laura Betti, Ninetto Davoli, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Hugh Griffith, Josephine Chapl...
The second part of Pasolini's 'Trilogy of Life' (beginning with 'The Decameron' and ending with 'Arabian Nights') is based on the 14th century stories... Read more