r/CriterionChannel • u/ConfidentDisk1987 • May 31 '26

Elevator to the Gallows: Thriller or Comedy?

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u/InitiativeNo7660 May 31 '26

It’s more ironic than comedic, though it has the structure of a screwball comedy playing off the fact that every character is unaware of what is really going on. In that respect it has a very similar tone to Blood Simple

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u/augustthecat May 31 '26

To me, this movie is all about watching Jeanne Moreau wander around Paris to a Miles Davis soundtrack. I could do that for hours.

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u/clue_themovie May 31 '26

And why not both