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Gorilla Bathes at Noon

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The division between East and West Germany is no more, and so Russian officer Lazutkin (Svetozar Cvetkovic) is stranded in Berlin with no orders, no underlings and no comrades with which to sympathize. As he aimlessly treks through the city, he rants about politics to no one in particular, tries to tidy up a defaced statue of Lenin and begins an affair with lovely Miki Miki (Anita Mancic). When he squints enough, Miki Miki looks a lot like Lenin, and Berlin doesn't seem to have changed much.

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David Stratton Variety 11/07/2007
Though his new offering lacks the vigor and anarchy of his best work, it's still immensely likable. Go to Full Review Time Out 02/09/2006
Not riveting. Go to Full Review Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader 01/01/2000
Without quite returning to his Yugoslav roots or regaining all the energy of his early features, Dusan Makavejev gets back to the sources of some of his best 60s and 70s work. Go to Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com 09/30/2020
2.5/5
Though it's not the best starting point into Makavejev's discordant filmography, Gorilla Bathes at Noon is in keeping with his penchant for political ironies and though much less sensational than his most famous works, is still worth a look. Go to Full Review TV Guide 11/07/2007
3/4
An oddly elegiac comedy. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/03/2005
3/5
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05/20/2010 My favorite of Makavejev's late films. The montage isn't as complicated as in WR: Mysteries of the Organism but it's a very intelligent film nonetheless. See more 06/24/2008 Brilliant. I loved the gorillas. See more 04/22/2008 This movie was almost unnoticed in Yugoslavia. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Dusan Makavejev

Director

Svetozar Cvetkovic

Lazutkin

Anita Mancic

Miki Miki

Alexandra Rohmig

German Girl

Petar Božović

Trandafil

Andreas Lucius

Policeman

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Synopsis The division between East and West Germany is no more, and so Russian officer Lazutkin (Svetozar Cvetkovic) is stranded in Berlin with no orders, no underlings and no comrades with which to sympathize. As he aimlessly treks through the city, he rants about politics to no one in particular, tries to tidy up a defaced statue of Lenin and begins an affair with lovely Miki Miki (Anita Mancic). When he squints enough, Miki Miki looks a lot like Lenin, and Berlin doesn't seem to have changed much.
Director
Dusan Makavejev
Producer
Alfred Hurmer, Bojana Marijan, Joachim von Vietinghoff
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 23m