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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