Kin-Dza-Dza - Georgi Daneliya 1986

Subject: Kin-Dza-Dza - Georgi Daneliya 1986 Wed May 21, 2008 11:12 am

Kin-Dza-Dza aka Кин-дза-дза is the living proof that back in the old Soviet days, still good movies could be made, even under communism!

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It is in fact a Russian low-budget SF-comedy, wich sounds bad, but infact works in this pretty great movie! No budget, so don't expect special effects of any sort... just complex social anti-utopian post-apocalyptic visions... brought in an incredibilly humouristic way!

all the budget was spend on the spacecraft I guess! Laughing

Kin-Dza-Dza - Georgi Daneliya 1986 KinDzaDzaSpaceship

Quote :: Plot
The story takes place on the desert planet "Pluk" in the "Kin-dza-dza" galaxy, where two Soviet humans previously unknown to each other ("Uncle Vova", a gruff construction foreman from Moscow, and "The Fiddler", a student from Georgia) are stranded due to an accidental encounter with an alien teleportation device. The movie describes their long quest to find a way back home.

The natives of the planet appear human, with deceptively primitive-looking technology and a barbaric culture, which satirically resembles that of humans. They are telepathic; the only spoken words normally used in their culture are “koo” and “kew”, the latter being a swear word. However, they are able to quickly adapt to understand and speak Russian. The society of Pluk is divided into two categories: Chatlanians and Patsaks. Chatlanians are privileged, and a system of rituals must be followed by the Patsaks to show flattery. The basis of their difference is unexplainable (a source of a humorous episode), and for all practical matters they are distinguished with aid of a small handheld device (visator).

Pepelatz - a spaceship from the planet PlukThe only group empowered to use weapons (“tranklukators”) and enforce their will is the ecilops. The nominal leader of the Plukanian society is named PG; everybody makes their best to display fervent worship to him, but, when encountered in person, he appears harmless and dumb. The fuel of Pluk is called lootz and is made from water. All naturally present water has apparently been processed into lootz, so drinking water is a valuable commodity (in fact, it can only be made from lootz).

A good deal of the plot is based the fact that ordinary wooden matchsticks (ketse) (or, rather, the chemicals of the match head) are considered to be extremely precious on Pluk.

The dystopian setting is often considered to be an allegorical depiction of Soviet society. Usually, Danelia's prominence and reputation is cited as the sole reason this bizarre and ambiguous motion picture made it past strict Soviet censorship.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kin-dza-dza%21

8.5/10!!! happyjump

If anyone knows anything about a DVD release of this movie... LET ME KNOW!!! Shocked

Subject: Re: Kin-Dza-Dza - Georgi Daneliya 1986 Wed May 21, 2008 11:52 am

This one I want to see yess

Subject: Re: Kin-Dza-Dza - Georgi Daneliya 1986 Wed May 21, 2008 12:00 pm

Chrisy wrote:: This one I want to see

let me know when you find a subtitled version!!! yess

Last edited by Kryll on Fri May 23, 2008 5:09 am; edited 1 time in total

yeah.. subtitles seem to be critical for this one hehe Smile

but a nice tip

there is a videorental house in Brussels where they have an extremely specialised collection

for those rare occasions u can't find a certain movie anywhere

if u want, i can check for the address and such

Subject: Re: Kin-Dza-Dza - Georgi Daneliya 1986 Mon May 26, 2008 8:33 pm

arghhh the torrent I found worked but the subtitles not Suspect

Subject: Re: Kin-Dza-Dza - Georgi Daneliya 1986 Tue May 27, 2008 12:28 am

try emule

or zoozle Smile

Subject: Re: Kin-Dza-Dza - Georgi Daneliya 1986 Tue May 27, 2008 2:57 pm

thanks I will try tonight Very Happy

Subject: Re: Kin-Dza-Dza - Georgi Daneliya 1986 Wed May 28, 2008 9:34 am

Saw it yesterday and it's really excellent!!!
Loved it! Sooo much imagination in this movie and it is very funny

Thanks again for the tip. Everybody should watch this one yess

Subject: Re: Kin-Dza-Dza - Georgi Daneliya 1986 Tue Aug 19, 2008 10:43 am

come to think of it...

wouldn't this one actually better fit in in the SF subforum???

I am wondering why I put this one in the B-section?!! scratch

Subject: Re: Kin-Dza-Dza - Georgi Daneliya 1986 Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:22 pm

yes, no doubt this is sci-fi
I have moved it now

Subject: Re: Kin-Dza-Dza - Georgi Daneliya 1986 Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:55 am

labrat wrote:: I am wondering why I put this one in the B-section?!!

Oh, that's just your preoccupied mind, happens to me all the time Wink

Subject: Re: Kin-Dza-Dza - Georgi Daneliya 1986 Thu Sep 18, 2008 2:48 am

nice one hehe Smile

not bad overall, some nice cinematography as well

Ktse! Smile

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