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Jan 1, 1967 Wide
Oct 13, 2009
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You have to be the victim of a certain state of mind to appreciate the humor and truth of Makavejev.
It's very funny and, with its ragged arrangement of warring styles and ideologies, very original: it's like a smutty, sticky-fingered Godard.
This is a charming picture, a subtle and sophisticated spoof of organized social education and of the modern-day sex comedy, right up to the point where it goes mawkish and turns into a melodramatic brawl over a pregnancy.
Celebrates the force of sexuality even as it clashes, tragically, with traditional ideology
A tender, sweet, and ultimately very sad film.
Given that four of Makavejev's first five features are essentially the same film, it seems increasingly unlikely that he'll ever improve on this, his second movie, the most interesting and concentrated treatment of his recurrent themes.
In this, Makavejev's second major film, the Yugoslavian's wry sensibilities about love and communism our laid out with little fanfare or apology.
It's Godardian skittishness, Yugoslav style, as director Makavejev tarts up his perfectly tight and serviceable account of love and deception.
It's a jarring and thought-provoking examination of personal tragedy and social commentary.
This early Dusan Makavejev film is short on budget and acting talent, but is an interesting pointer to the director's later works. Typically, its tone is wildly eclectic -- the narrative breaks up a doomed tale of misfit romance with academic talk from a sexologist, a cooking segment, the history of the grey rat,
October 14, 2011Super Reviewer
"Love Affair, or the Case of the Missing Switchboard Operator" opens with Dr. Aleksandr DJ Kostic extolling the virtues of a healthy sex life. That's a path that best friends Izabela(Eva Ras) and Ruza(Ruzica Sokic) pursue enthusiastically while escaping from their dreary jobs. During their socializing, Izabela hooks
February 9, 2011Super Reviewer
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