Chafed Elbows
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Chafed Elbows is a 1966 underground satirical comedy film by Robert Downey Sr., known for its absurdist humor and experimental, low-budget style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chafed Elbows canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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satirical comedy film ⓘ underground film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | William Waering ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Robert Downey Sr. ⓘ |
| distributor |
Cinema 5
ⓘ
surface form:
Cinema V
|
| editedBy | Robert Downey Sr. ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | predominantly still photographs ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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experimental film ⓘ satire ⓘ underground film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Elsie Downey
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George Morgan ⓘ Kaye Elhardt ⓘ Lawrence Wolf ⓘ Severn Darden ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | low-budget production ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasFormat | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| hasHumorStyle |
black comedy
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surreal humor ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeDevice |
episodic structure
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voiceover narration ⓘ |
| hasProductionContext | independent film production ⓘ |
| hasReception | cult critical appreciation ⓘ |
| hasStyle | absurdist humor ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
absurdity of modern society
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critique of bureaucracy ⓘ satire of middle-class life ⓘ |
| influencedBy | underground comics aesthetic ⓘ |
| movement | New York underground cinema ⓘ |
| musicBy | Tom O'Horgan ⓘ |
| notableFor |
absurdist narrative structure
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collage-like visual style ⓘ use of non-professional actors ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | American underground film tradition ⓘ |
| productionMethod | photographic stills with voiceover ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 58 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Robert Downey Sr. ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Robert Downey Sr.
subject surface form:
Robert Downey Sr.