Plot: Michel is a manchild who never made much of his life. He's in a frail relationship, his job isn't too envigorating and he has to take care of his ill mother. She was hit by cancer breast cancer, with her health slowly deteriorating after they amputated her breast. Michel's girlfriend isn't happy to spend so much time with her sick mother-in-law, and Michel, somewhat of a hypochondriac, begins to suspect he too has breast cancer. They want to find his mother a rest home where she can be taken care of her pro
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August 11, 2022
This felt like a spiritual successor to Man Bites Dog, even though the comedy isn't as black and/or biting. Death by Death goes for a more absurd take on a dramatic subject, and boy does it deliver. The deadpan delivery starkly contrasts with the oddball characters, the absurd setups, and some random, nonsensical intermissions. Add grainy black and white cinematography, a quirky soundtrack, and a dash of Wallon charm, and you have a film that is sure to puzzle (and no doubt annoy) people who aren't cruising the same comedy wavelength as the director. Pretty hilarious, but also very niche.