
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...


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"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


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