? 【#夏日國際電影節】喜劇天王：《船王之子》、《歌臺三怪》、《熱情如火》 笑料好橋自然多人抄襲，識睇當然要睇原裝正貨。冷面笑匠巴士達基頓在《船王之子》留下最有名的玩命鏡頭，僅從一個窗口位安全通過頭頂塌下的房屋外牆，成龍在《A計劃續集》模仿卻無法超越。麥氏兄弟在《歌臺三怪》將古典音樂的「沉悶」世界搞得爆笑非凡，連搖滾班霸Queen亦要仿傚其嚴肅與狂想的相撞，推出同名專輯，難怪成為經典。積林蒙與東尼蔻蒂斯在《熱情如火》男扮女裝逃避追殺的絕橋奠定高雅諧趣的典範，譽為二十世紀美國喜劇之首是眾望所歸。 在8 月17日的座談會，影評人張偉雄及王勛談到基頓、卓別靈及夏勞哀代表的19世紀新派鬧劇（#slapstick），以嘻笑怒罵的方式回應機械年代，如差利將動作化為機械的一部分、基頓駕馭機械拍出驚險動作等，創作出超現實的魔幻喜劇經典。

《船王之子》：http://cinefan.com.hk/zh-hant/movie/steamboat-bill-jr/ 《歌臺三怪》：http://cinefan.com.hk/zh-hant/movie/a-night-at-the-opera/ 《熱情如火》：http://cinefan.com.hk/zh-hant/movie/some-like-it-hot/

? [#SummerIFF17] Kings of Comedy: STEAMBOAT BILL, JR., A NIGHT AT THE OPERA and SOME LIKE IT HOT “Comedy is subjective,” some said. But if something stays funny for decades, it’s clearly reaching across cultures and contexts to arouse our laughter for a good reason. The awkward physicality of Buster Keaton adds surreal flights of language and personality in STEAMBOAT BILL, JR; the symphonic looniness of the Marx Brothers turns an opera house into a hilarious circus in A NIGHT AT THE OPERA; the marvelous impersonations of Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon transform a reckless escape into a farcical comedy of inspiration in SOME LIKE IT HOT, the funniest American picture of the 20th century.

In the seminar held on 17 Aug, critics Bryan Chang and Geoffrey Wong said that slapstick comedies in the 19th century was a new art genre created by remarkable comedians in response to the age of mechanical reproduction. The mechanical movement technique of #CharlieChaplin, the surreal acrobatic comic style of #BusterKeaton, and the sympathetic suspense of #HaroldLloyd not only created an influential force of comedy, but also raised issues of class and virtue in a cockeyed world.

SteamboatBillJr.: http://cinefan.com.hk/movie/steamboat-bill-jr/

ANightAtTheOpera: http://cinefan.com.hk/movie/a-night-at-the-opera/

SomeLikeItHot: http://cinefan.com.hk/zh-hant/movie/some-like-it-hot/