Ken Kimmelman, Emmy award-winning filmmaker and Aesthetic Realism consultant, says about this upcoming class in his course “If It Moves It Can Move You”: Opposites in the Cinema:
Mishap, mayhem, and mischief, when given form in the cinema, have delighted audiences everywhere. Eli Siegel defined humor as “the feeling that the ugly is beautiful, while it is still seen as ugly first.” While styles may vary, anytime a film makes for that feeling, something big occurs: honest laughter can result, and the world is authentically felt as likable.
Some films I’ll be discussing are: The Lavender Hill Mob; Don Camillo; Big Deal on Madonna Street