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I mean movies that are just like regular modern comedy movies but take place in a historical setting. Some examples include “The Little Hours” and “A Million Ways to Die in the West.” Furthermore, does anybody have any more examples of movies like these?

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[–] kbal@fedia.io 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Academic? History of the World Part I? I guess you could say it has about as much academic rigour as the average Mel Brooks movie.

[–] ZagamTheVile@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] kbal@fedia.io 4 points 4 months ago

Guess I should've gone with "Academic? It doesn't even cover ancient Greece."