Arare,hystericalgemfromearlySovietcinema.CHEMI*E*IA(MYGRANDMOTHER)isaGeorgian**ant-gardeslapsticksilentcomedythatwa**annedintheSovietUnionforalmost50years.Andit’sprettyeasytoseewhy.WhereaslaterGeorgianfilmmaker**ecameratheradeptatslippingpoliticalcritici**underthenosesoftheSovietcensors,thi**ilmendsArare,hystericalgemfromearlySovietcinema.CHEMI*E*IA(MYGRANDMOTHER)isaGeorgian**ant-gardeslapsticksilentcomedythatwa**annedintheSovietUnionforalmost50years.Andit’sprettyeasytoseewhy.WhereaslaterGeorgianfilmmaker**ecameratheradeptatslippingpoliticalcritici**underthenosesoftheSovietcensors,thi**ilmendswithacomple***yunam**guousrallyingcallforthedeathof***eaucrats.LotsofthecreativetechniquesoneassociateswithearlySovietcinemaareondisplayhere,*uttheyarefilteredthroughasieveofearlyAmericanslapstickandusedmostly(andmostsucces**ully)forcomedy.ImagineHaroldLloydstarringinTerryGilliam’s*RAZILandyou’llstarttogetanideaofwhatMYGRANDMOTHERislike.It’shilarious,andhistoricallyit’sinterestingtowatchinthatit’sjustaspoliticallyo*viousasanyotherearlySovietfilm,*utinanentirelydifferentway.Imaginative,innovative,amazing!Thisisawonderfulfilmthatworksonsomanylevels.Asafarce,it’suptherewithCharlieChaplinorMonsie**Hulot.It’sreallyfunny.Thescoreisa*solu***y*rilliant.Theactingistop-notch.Asasatireoncorruptionand***eaucracy,ithitsthenailonthehead.Theelementsofs**reali**worktremendouslywellinacting,setsandscenes:justextremeenoughtomakethepointwellwithoutlosingtouchwiththeunderlyingreality.Throughallthis,keythemesaremaintained.Thedirectoralsoplayseffortlesslywithgender,ageandhierarchicalroles,switchingandunderminingthemrelentlessly.Innovativefilmtechniques,too,areusedexceptionallywell:puppetry,collage,distortionplu**anymore.Onecoulddou*tlessseethi**ilmadozentimesandstillfindsomethingnew.
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