Sweet Movie (1974)

Directed by

Dušan Makavejev

Genre

independent film, comedy drama, art film

Country

Germany, France, Canada

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

R

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 145 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows two women. One is a Canadian beauty queen from a modern commodity culture. The other is a captain on a ship full of candy and sugar who was once a communist revolutionary.

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What happens

Sweet Movie is a 1974 surrealist comedy-drama film written and directed by Serbian filmmaker Dušan Makavejev. An international co-production of companies from France, Canada, and West Germany, the film follows two women: a Canadian beauty queen, who represents a modern commodity culture, and a captain aboard a ship laden with candy and sugar, who is a failed communist revolutionary. The film generated significant controversy upon its release, and was banned or partially censored in many countries. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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