Wow, this is a snappy film. After watching so many slow French and Japanese movies, it’s overwhelming.
Makavejev’s name seems extremely familiar — I feel like I should know who he is, but I don’t, really.
Very chaotic.
This movie looks great. The shakycam is a bit hard on my stomach, though.
It’s an uneven film — there’s brilliant, striking scenes here, and then there’s jokey anecdote asides that are… fun? But altogether, it doesn’t quite gel, I think.
Hsss.
Man is Not a Bird. Dušan Makavejev. 1965.
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