The Very Same Munchhausen (1979)

Original title

Тот самый Мюнхгаузен

Directed by

Mark Zakharov

Genre

fantasy film, comedy drama

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

2h 22m

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 91 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a Soviet TV film about Baron Munchhausen after his famous adventures. He tries to convince people he is sane while living in a dull conformist society that wants to crush his free spirit.

wrywhimsicalsatiricalmelancholicslow-burnthoughtfulgently absurdbittersweet

What happens

The Very Same Munchhausen (Russian: Тот самый Мюнхгаузен, romanized: Tot samyy Myunkhgauzen, alt. translation - That Very Münchhausen) is a 1980 Soviet fantasy comedy-drama television film directed by Mark Zakharov, based on a script by Grigoriy Gorin. The film relays the story of the baron's life after the adventures portrayed in the Baron Munchausen stories, particularly his struggle to prove himself sane. Münchhausen is portrayed as a multi-dimensional, colourful, non-conformist man living in a grey, plain, dull and conformist society that ultimately tries to destroy his personality. The film, created during late years of the Leonid Brezhnev rule, has been widely regarded as a tongue-in-cheek satire of the Soviet Stagnation-Era society. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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