Death of a Bureaucrat

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09/07/2021 The quirky humor and the excellent directorial work make this film a whole reference inside the cuban cinema. 8/10 See more 06/11/2020 Wonderful anarchic film. See more 02/10/2013 Very funny, original humor and quite entertaining. See more 02/29/2012 Deeply satirical and critical, high point in cuban cinema See more 02/04/2012 I was so lukewarm about everything in the movie. Yeah, it borrows a lot of different styles from different films, which you would think would give more appreciation to the film, but the problem is that it was lacking a style of its own. I was just bored with everything. But it doesn't necessarily suck so bad that it's unwatchable. The story just gets old. A guy's Uncle is buried with his work card, so he and his Aunt are working to bury the body up, and once it's up they have to go through this crazy process to get the forms to put him back in the ground. That's a bureaucracy for you. Isn't it funny? Well, at first it is. But even at 85 minutes, the film outstays its welcome. It does my pet peeve of making things happen that wouldn't actually happen, but the filmmakers thought it would be funny. And we never really get to know anything about the lead character, except he is going through hell to get this paperwork finished. It's fantastic to see a film like this be able to be made through a strict country such as Cuba at the time. It makes sense to watch it in class during this time period and after everything we talked about, but I don't see how this is considered a classic. See more 09/11/2010 Not too good attempt to criticise Cuban bureaucrasy. Pretty boring. See more Read all reviews

Death of a Bureaucrat

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