Mayakovsky Laughs

Overview

This little-seen and little-discussed film combines animation with self-reflexive, live action segments to embody the anarchic, satiric spirit of the poet and playwright Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893-1930). The film also showcases Sergei Yuktevich's fondness for formal experimentation. It is nominally adapted from Mayakovsky's play "The Bedbug" and his screenplay "Forget All About the Fireplace."

Cast

Leonid Bronevoy

Oleg Bayan

Mikhail Gluzskiy

Professor

Aleksei Kapler

Anatoli Pereverzev

Mayakovsky