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In a worker's dystopia, Elena's dream of a new apartment comes true after a ten year wait. Though it isn't all she'd hoped for...
The bureaucratic nightmares of the Eastern bloc are hilariously parodied, and Elena's job operating a hydrolic press named "Wagner"- not knowing of the composer- is an appropriate ribbing of Soviet realism.
Knowing this film's history makes it more impressive. It was the first full-length feature film made in Bulgaria in three years, due to the economic shambles of the country at the time. The quality of the film stock varies, but it's fortunate that the film was made at all.
Other trivia- The female lead, Ernestina Chinova, is married to the director/writer and starred in a Bulgarian television soap opera. The spoken dialogue is stronger and more colorful than the translated English subtitles... this is according to comments the director made at a San Francisco screening.
The bureaucratic nightmares of the Eastern bloc are hilariously parodied, and Elena's job operating a hydrolic press named "Wagner"- not knowing of the composer- is an appropriate ribbing of Soviet realism.
Knowing this film's history makes it more impressive. It was the first full-length feature film made in Bulgaria in three years, due to the economic shambles of the country at the time. The quality of the film stock varies, but it's fortunate that the film was made at all.
Other trivia- The female lead, Ernestina Chinova, is married to the director/writer and starred in a Bulgarian television soap opera. The spoken dialogue is stronger and more colorful than the translated English subtitles... this is according to comments the director made at a San Francisco screening.
This documentary follows a high schooler in Muncie, Indiana. The situations and conversations are amazing, the subjects had either total trust or complete ignorance of the documenters. Teen pregnancy, racism & cross burning, automobile fatality, drugs, heavy drinking & all night parties all touch the life of our protagonist & her circle.
Originally produced for PBS for part of their "Middletown" series on Muncie, but was not included.
Originally produced for PBS for part of their "Middletown" series on Muncie, but was not included.
The film features not only punks and their performances, but also the reactionary times they played in. It's fascinating to see how threatened the powers-that-be felt, threatened by youth culture. (And it's too bad that the reactionary politicos of today are too secure to be threatened by any populist movement...)