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Clownery

1989-09-27 · 53 min · ★ 5.4

Drama · Comedy

The tragicomedy of the absurd, is based on the works of Daniil Kharms (1905-1942). Trying to recreate reality 30s, who came to the flowering of creativity Harms, the director plays the style of filming, acting at that time and enters into the picture, "the aged" sound. Thus, it is possible to achieve maximum reliability of the author's text and sound to help the viewer to immerse themselves in the atmosphere in which he lived and worked classic absurdity. This is - a world of illusions, allusions and associations, reflecting a stream of consciousness of the creator living in an era of silence.

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Directors
Dmitri Frolov
Production companies
НЕО-фильм, NEO-film
Countries
Soviet Union
Status
Released
Budget
USD 2,000

Top Cast

Dmitri FrolovDmitri FrolovДаниил Хармс
Dmitriy ShibanovМышин
Mark NahamkinПушкин
Yevgeniy SouhonenkovКалугин
Aleksey Zakharovдядя
Natalya SurkovaNatalya SurkovaМарья Ивановна
Aleksey Frolovthe man in black
Daniil KharmsDaniil Kharms(dedication)

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