Shirli-Myrli (1995)
- Original title
- Ширли-мырли
- Directed by
- Vladimir Menshov
- Genre
- comedy film, satirical film
- Country
- Russia
- Runtime
- 2h 16m
- Rated
- 12+
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 72 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A con man steals a giant diamond and gets chased. The film mocks ethnic prejudice in 1990s Russia with identical twins who look down on each other.
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What happens
Shirli-myrli (Russian: Ширли-мырли, also released as What a Mess!) is a 1995 farce comedy film of the early post-soviet era directed by Vladimir Menshov. Centered around a pursued con man, who steal a huge diamond. The movie, among other things, satirizes chauvinism, antisemitism and other ethnic tensions in 1990s Russia. Valery Garkalin plays multiple roles as identical twins who were raised believing they belonged to different cultures and races, looking down at one another's. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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