Entertaining, thought-provoking...Pearlstein’s very deft assembly manages to raise all these ideas and others for viewer consideration while underlining that there are few, if any, definitive responses to them.
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VARIETY
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Director Ferne Pearlstein [explores] not only the limits of humor and free speech today, but how Shoah victims and survivors used humor as a salve, defense mechanism and weapon despite their powerlessness.
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JEWISH TELEGRAPHIC AGENCY
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Pearlstein's film doesn't only examine the issue from those with a microphone, but through Holocaust survivors who add a deeper dimension to the film: humor as a necessary survival tool. … By seeking humor in the darkest dark, The Last Laugh gets at the intrinsic nature of comedy.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Entertaining and deeply philosophical.
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POV MAGAZINE
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Digs into what we define as humor in an
increasingly PC time.
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INDIEWIRE
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Funny and sobering at the same time.
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HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
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Reveals….the intensely personal nature of what people find funny….It doesn’t downplay the tragedy behind the comedy.
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THE GUARDIAN
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Entertaining and wrenching….The Last Laugh received a standing ovation at its star-studded Tribeca premiere.
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NEW YORK OBSERVER
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The best part about the documentary is getting to listen to these funny people talk about all of these issues….That alone is worth the price of admission.
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ROGEREBERT.COM
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