Is it worth your time? Look, if you need a tidy three-act structure or characters who make sensible decisions, steer clear. But if you have a soft spot for silent-era comedy energy mixed with that specific, slightly gritty Soviet aesthetic, you’ll probably have a blast. It’s not for the casual viewer who wants a polish...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Aleksandr Ivanov
Dallas M. Fitzgerald
Community
Log in to comment.
"Is it worth your time? Look, if you need a tidy three-act structure or characters who make sensible decisions, steer clear. But if you have a soft spot for silent-era comedy energy mixed with that specific, slightly gritty Soviet aesthetic, you’ll probably have a blast. It’s not for the casual viewer who wants a polished night in, but for the weirdo who digs through archives? It's a goldmine. The film moves at a pace that suggests the director was afraid the camera would run out of film at any ..."
Vsevolod Voyevodin, Evgeniy Ryss
Soviet Union
1929 · IMDb 7.3
Deep dive into the cult classic
Discover similar cinematic experiences
A Directorial Spotlight on Aleksandr Ivanov
