Zhelanie posmotret film Raynera Vernera Fassbindera

A lovely and funny short film for those with eyes to see and good humored spirits to embrace its sense of humor, its weirdness and the ideas it wants to show. It combines aspects from silent films and early short experiments, but despite its title it doesn't pay any significant tribute to the great Rainer Werner Fassbinder nor his movies from the German New Wave - unless if you accept the motif of "Das Kleine Kaos" ending where the main character wants to go to the movies after commiting a robbery.

Our hero, Genrich (Jan Rauch) wants to go the movies too, to watch a Fassbinder movie that he needs to see it desperatly. But while entering the cinema, the bearded doorman/guard (Aleksandr Litvin) doesn't allow his entrance since he doesn't have a ticket. Genrich allegedly says he lost his ticket and tries to convince the other man to let him in, giving all possible excuses, but with the rebuttal he breaks into the place - the title card telling us why he failed once inside the cinema is hilarious.

It's in the absurdity of this scenario between those two loners that lies its humor, as they have plenty of things in common - like their love of movies and some personal dramas. They argue, they fight, become allies for a while, fight again, become friends again, and the wheel keeps on turning with each new attempt Genrich tries to enter the cinema (and his repeated emphasis on saying Fassbinder's name is hilarious!).

The small problems from the short relate with some abstract imagery in between and early moments, the magic tricks of characters disappearing/teleporting in spaces (zero meaning to it); and the use of sound that is weirdly on/off, up and down, mismatch at times as if being dubbed - can't prove if it was a problem with the exact version I watched or if done with some random intention. Other than those, I truly enjoyed this rarity of Russian cinema, enjoyed the characters dilemas and views despite their erratic modes that destined them to form a unique and special friendship. 9/10.