The protagonist, a lazy pen-pusher, gets the sack for his bureaucratic idleness, and learns that the way back into the job market depends on getting a letter of recommendation from a "grandmother"..
If you have ever spent three hours waiting for a government worker to stamp one piece of paper, you need to see this. It is a silent movie from 1929, but it feels like it was written by someone who just had a mental breakdown at the DMV. People who enjoy surrealism or stop-motion will think it is a masterpiece. If you ...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Kote Mikaberidze
Wilfred Lucas
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"If you have ever spent three hours waiting for a government worker to stamp one piece of paper, you need to see this. It is a silent movie from 1929, but it feels like it was written by someone who just had a mental breakdown at the DMV. People who enjoy surrealism or stop-motion will think it is a masterpiece. If you hate old movies where the camera doesn't move much, you might struggle, though this one tries very hard to be fast. The main guy is a total pen-pusher. He is so lazy it is actuall..."
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Kote Mikaberidze, Giorgi Mdivani, Siko Dolidze
Soviet Union
