TONI ERDMANN, the lauded German corporate daughter/prankster dad comedy (?) film by Maren Ade

Which is immediately followed by its most heart-tugging scene. The timing of the film's beats is perfect even though its rhythms are odd.

and then Plainsong

too good

"The Greatest Love of All" scene truly among the all-timers

So damned relieved the American version never got made

I feel like a lot of recent Euro comedies have been mean-spirited in a nihilstic, mansplainy kind of way, but this isn't like that at all, and I loved that.

yes, imagine Ruben Östlund directing this thing.

The petit fours scene alone ...