Nothing Funny

Nothing Funny

1996 · 95 min · ★ 6.9 · Comedy, Drama

One day, hospital orderlies, watching corpse in the morgue, recognize film director. Man, even though he died, he begins to remember his life. He made a career making movies, had numerous mistresses, but never realized their dreams. His life was interspersed with many setbacks that enfeebled him from the inside. Although he made a career in film, he was not happy with his life.

Directed by Marek Koterski · Written by Marek Koterski

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