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      Generation P

      2011 1h 52m Comedy Drama List
      75% Tomatometer 12 Reviews 84% Audience Score 250+ Ratings In post-communist Russia, a cynical poet (Vladimir Epifantsev) lands a job in his country's blossoming advertising world. Read More Read Less

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      David Lewis San Francisco Chronicle Plays like a metaphysical Moscow version of "Mad Men" - on acid. Rated: 2/4 Dec 7, 2012 Full Review Ben Sachs Chicago Reader Viktor Ginzburg keeps this lively by trying out a new effect (commercial parodies, CGI, rapid montage) in nearly every scene. Not all of them work, but the overall energy is hard to resist. Dec 6, 2012 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Sort of a cross between "Mad Men" and an acid trip. Rated: 2.5/4 Dec 6, 2012 Full Review Stephen Saito Moveable Fest Nonetheless, "Generation P" deserves to be seen by a wider audience than the one in its home country, a film that will undoubtedly earn its cult status over time by being serious about the cult part. Jan 8, 2019 Full Review Kelly Vance East Bay Express Rhapsodic and weirdly funny. Dec 20, 2012 Full Review Louis Proyect rec.arts.movies.reviews Like last year's adaptation of Shakespeare's "Coriolanus", a film very much limited by the source material--Victor Pelevin's cult novel--that reminds me of why I try to stay away from people who want to talk about their acid trips. Nov 15, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Frances H Very interesting although I didn't understand all of it. Much of the film was hilariously funny in talking about the ad game and politics, and the acid trips especially were visually stunning. The subtitles were hard to read for an older person-the white on white was often hard to see. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/14 Full Review Audience Member Generation P is one of the masterpieces of this generation. Many critics have fans have missed the central theme of the book and the film - the violently postmodernist critique of a consumerist society. A society where you must "sell" everything. A wonderful celluloid transformation of a really great book, it abounds in magic realism, myths and fantasy to depict a society which can not be analyzed without these tools. The film is an acerbic attack on the advertising community and the hallucinatory effect on the masses and the reference to the mythological characters make it an even more engaging. With its use of magic realism, the film comes very close to the Latin American tradition of literature which makes it an even more illuminating film. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Quickly-spoken dialogue...the scenes and concepts are presented swiftly - you may miss something if you go to the toilet. Great fun, great tripping scenes, a good film. This is not the slow-bored mellow-drama that wins awards like that silent film that won the Oscar last year. If you liked Holy Motors, come here. If you liked Cosmopolis, come here... I understand the Acid trip/mad Men analogy, and it does even seem to rip off Mad Men (at least the film was made after the series), and I see this Acid & Advertising as a positive, not a splat - i read Roger E's review, and I don't get how that is a splat. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Generation P is the most interesting movie I have seen in a long time. Smart, in your face... It truly gets to the meat of the matter. True beliefs, honor, integrity... no longer... certainly not the fanatically driven religions meant to distract the congretation while they are raped and pillaged... MONEY, GLAMOUR, BEING COOL - BRANDS - Those are the icons of now. The politicians have all been bought by brands with far reaching ideas of social engineering... the fact is that many politicians have indeed been digiotized. These are the themes explored in Generation P - a truly great, refreshing ... strangely ... hopeful movie. See it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Mushrooms, cocaine, vodka,advertising,PR, post soviet Russia,fight for power, for domination,pagan references,Che Guevara's spirit.......hectic,fast paced,offers you a different view on the whole TV culture and politics. Somewhat funny,very cynical,makes you think. Not an easy watch but really good. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis In post-communist Russia, a cynical poet (Vladimir Epifantsev) lands a job in his country's blossoming advertising world.
      Director
      Victor Ginzburg
      Screenwriter
      Victor Ginzburg
      Production Co
      Room
      Genre
      Comedy, Drama
      Original Language
      Russian
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 7, 2017
      Runtime
      1h 52m
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