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Gorilla Bathes at Noon

  • 1993
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
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Gorilla Bathes at Noon (1993)
Comedy

A major of Red Army is late for the train that takes Soviet's forces from Berlin. He telephones to Moscow and finds out that his wife has left him and that someone has moved in his apartment... Read allA major of Red Army is late for the train that takes Soviet's forces from Berlin. He telephones to Moscow and finds out that his wife has left him and that someone has moved in his apartment. He decides to stay in Berlin and does so by staying in no man's lend between two Berlins... Read allA major of Red Army is late for the train that takes Soviet's forces from Berlin. He telephones to Moscow and finds out that his wife has left him and that someone has moved in his apartment. He decides to stay in Berlin and does so by staying in no man's lend between two Berlins. His only property is small tea-urn, parade uniform and white bicycle. His first contacts... Read all

  • Director
    • Dusan Makavejev
  • Writers
    • Dusan Makavejev
    • Maja Vujovic
  • Stars
    • Svetozar Cvetkovic
    • Anita Mancic
    • Alexandra Rohmig
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    234
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Dusan Makavejev
    • Writers
      • Dusan Makavejev
      • Maja Vujovic
    • Stars
      • Svetozar Cvetkovic
      • Anita Mancic
      • Alexandra Rohmig
    • 3User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Svetozar Cvetkovic
    Svetozar Cvetkovic
    • Lazutkin
    Anita Mancic
    • Miki Miki…
    Alexandra Rohmig
    • German Girl
    Petar Bozovic
    • Trandafil
    Andreas Lucius
    • Policeman
    Eva Ras
    Eva Ras
    • Miki Miki's Mother
    Davor Janjic
    • Bum 1
    Zoran Ratkovic
    • Bum 2
    Suleyman Boyraz
    • Turk
    Natasa Babic-Zoric
    • Frau Schmidt
    Aleksandar Davic
    • Dealer
    Alfred Holighaus
    • Journalist
    Iosif Stalin
    Iosif Stalin
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Dusan Makavejev
    • Writers
      • Dusan Makavejev
      • Maja Vujovic
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    Sometimes a movie is relatively random, I think.

    In the case of "Sweet Movie" and "Coca Cola" this added value. Its more than quirky charm, its the magic of being thrown a different logic and asked to juggle it using ordinary hands.

    But in this case, it seems to have escaped what we can do, so the balls are just thrown at us, determined to simply fall on the floor.

    There is power here, and I suppose especially for someone who suffered under Soviet despotism. Its at the end, where our preparation for lost soldier pays off. There is an amazing sequence at the end of a huge cold war statue of Lenin in East Berlin being carefully decapitated and carted off. Its captivating. This is preceded by a romance with a redhead who spends half her time in dreams dressed as Lenin.

    Interspersed with this is footage from a Soviet film of the capture of Berlin, glories tooting loudly, good comrades beaming.

    It almost works. The title comes from the method of survival. Our lost soldier gets his food by stealing from the animals at the zoo, presumably at noon.

    The film ends with our character trying to sell his Soviet uniform at the Brandenburg gate. The voice of the filmmaker is heard asking if we wonder why main character spoke English and everyone else their native tongue (mostly German and Russian). Why it because, the narrator says, because he's an actor!

    Ted's Evaluation -- 1 of 3: You can find something better to do with this part of your life.
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    • Apr 1, 2008

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    • Release date
      • February 11, 1993 (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)
    • Countries of origin
      • Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
      • Germany
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Goril Öğlen Yıkanır
    • Filming locations
      • Belgrade, Serbia
    • Production companies
      • Alert Film
      • Ekstaza
      • Von Vietinghoff Filmproduktion (VVF)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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