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Director:
Roman Polanski
Writers:
Andrzej Kondratiuk (scenario) &
Roman Polanski (scenario)
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Release Date:
1962 (France) more
Genre:
Comedy | Short more
Plot:
"Waiting for Godot" on ice and snow, without words. Against a barren winter landscape, a figure approaches: it's a man... more | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins more
User Comments:
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Cast

  (Credited cast)

Additional Details

Also Known As:
Mammals (USA)
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Runtime:
10 min
Country:
Poland
Language:
None
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:S

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Trivia:
This was the last of Roman Polanski's short films before he began work on his first feature, Knife In The Water. It received awards at Oberhausen and Melbourne. more

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All about mammals, 1 May 2008
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Author: nora_nettlerash from Ruritania

After Two Men and a Wardrobe and The Fat and the Lean, this is third of Polanski's early short features to take on the style of a silent comedy. Ssaki (Mammals) actually goes as far in mimicking the look by recreating the flicker of silent films. However, while Two Men and a Wardrobe was at least mildly entertaining, and Fat and Lean was genuinely funny, Mammals is the least effective of the trio.

Setting the film in a field of snow, Polanski has a completely pure white space for the action to take place in. This frees the image of any background clutter and encourages us to focus solely on the two protagonists and their half dozen or so props. The white background also allows for a rather clever sight gag in which one of the men makes himself disappear by wrapping himself from head to foot in bandages.

Apart from that one little moment there is really very little to hold the viewer. There is presumably some kind of metaphor going on, but if the film isn't entertaining, there seems no point in looking for it.

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