Mayakovsky Laughs

(1976)

★ 7.5 IMDb · 2 votes

Genres: Animation, Comedy

Year: 1976

Runtime: 87 мин

Country: Soviet Union

Director: Сергей Юткевич, Анатолий Каранович

Cast: Леонид Броневой, Михаил Глузский, Алексей Каплер, Anatoli Pereverzev, Ия Саввина, Галина Волчек, Наталья Защипина, Тамара Совчи

Plot

This little-seen and little-discussed film combines animation with self-reflexive, live action segments to embody the anarchic, satiric spirit of the poet and playwright Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893-1930). The film also showcases Sergei Yuktevich's fondness for formal experimentation. It is nominally adapted from Mayakovsky's play "The Bedbug" and his screenplay "Forget All About the Fireplace."