Sad Jokes

For his second movie as director, Fabian Stumm has created a story that oscillates between laughter and emotion. He plays the lead role: a gay German filmmaker juggling the upbringing of a child, his work and his love affairs. The catchphrase could be: "Life is hard, but it is better when we laugh through it". I liked his offbeat humour and how he portrays his characters with tenderness. The sequences with random people telling sad jokes fit in quite well with the narrative. I remember this one: "What do you call a sad coffee? A depresso". However, not everything works in the film. The purely dramatic scenes are less effective than the funny ones. I also had the impression of watching a succession of vignettes, rather than a full-fledged story. Overall, I was a little disappointed, especially as I enjoyed his previous feature, « Bones and names ».