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The Last Laugh

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Comics, actors, filmmakers and concentration camp survivors discuss the ramifications and ethical dilemmas of using the Holocaust as a topic for humor.

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The Last Laugh takes a fresh -- and unexpectedly funny -- approach to sensitive subject matter, uncovering affecting insights about the nature of comedy along the way.

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Randy Myers San Jose Mercury News 11/20/2017
An eye opener in every sense Go to Full Review
Sheila O'Malley RogerEbert.com 11/20/2017
In its own way, "The Last Laugh" is a celebration of Jewish humor, not just its importance as a survival technique, but also just how much it has shaped our culture. Go to Full Review
Peter Keough Boston Globe 11/20/2017
Is laughter a palliative? The only weapon of the powerless? Perhaps significantly, the film ends in tears. Go to Full Review
Steven Prokopy Third Coast Review 04/28/2020
Director Pearlstein makes it easy on us to decide by making the film both hilarious and thought-provoking. Go to Full Review
Brigid Presecky FF2 Media 08/16/2019
5/5
Renee Firestone, a Holocaust survivor now 93-years-old, captures the essence of The Last Laugh, Pearlstein's documentary on the humor coming out of the horror during World War II. Go to Full Review
Nathanael Hood Audiences Everywhere 12/27/2018
B+
The Last Laugh doesn't have many answers. But the questions it raises are worth their own sake. Go to Full Review
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K M Oct 13 I found this movie to be very charming, witty, and profound! The chemistry and the acting between Richard Dreyfus and Chevy Chase kept me hooked!!! Loved seeing Kate Micucci in this too as Chevys Granddaughter!!! This movie was very sweet and as I get older, an eye opener to live life to the fullest doing what makes you happy!!! See more Stephen C @bob25009 May 30 Just 1 hour and 28 minutes of real humor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more greg r @itsgregsworld 04/27/2017 Brilliant humor documentary about something that isn't funny at all. See more 04/22/2017 Must see for every generation. See more 03/03/2017 A brilliant and profoundly moving documentary on the limits of humor and a survivors journey of memory and life. See more 03/02/2017 Emotional, funny and absorbing. Memory, taboo and how we heal are explored through the lens of a Renee Firestone, an incredibly resilient and surprisingly lighthearted holocaust survivor, and top comedians including Mel Brooks, Sarah Silverman and Gilbert Gottfried. The film is heartbreaking and hilarious - a philosophical romp into how humor defines our humanity. Director Pearlstein handles the complexities deftly and with a cinematic eye. More important than ever to see. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Comics, actors, filmmakers and concentration camp survivors discuss the ramifications and ethical dilemmas of using the Holocaust as a topic for humor.
Director
Ferne Pearlstein
Producer
Ferne Pearlstein, Robert Edwards, Amy Hobby, Anne Hubbell, Jan Warner
Screenwriter
Robert Edwards, Ferne Pearlstein
Distributor
Tangerine Entertainment
Production Co
Tangerine Entertainment
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 3, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 2, 2017
Runtime
1h 28m
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