Can
Dialectics Break Bricks?
"Directed" by the French situationist
Rene Vienet, this film is an exercise in
intellectual absurdity. A Hong Kong martial
arts movie overdubbed with French political
diatribes and philosophies, designed to
entertain and amuse, while proving a number
of artistic and political points. The
"story" details the epic battle
between the proletariats and the bureaucracy,
with a martial arts school as the utopian
commune. Filled with amazingly absurd humor
and political satire that will make you
feel all intellectual inside, it’s
an amazing combination of near slapstick
comedy and Godardian experimentation. In
many ways it seems that Vienet was trying
to make some very important statements,
such as the way cinema feeds ideology and
his intense anger over the sad failure of
socialism. It is also considered the only
remaining film vision of the situationist's
technique, détournement - the diversion
of already existing cultural elements to
new subversive purposes. But overall, this
comes off as a kind of Mystery Science
Theatre for fans of Guy Debord and
Wilhelm Reich.
video source quality
rating: B |
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Can
Dialectics Break Bricks?
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B&W / 90 Min./1973 |
| Language:
French w/ English Subtitles |
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