Mayakovsky Laughs(1976)

movie - first aired/released 1976-10-25 - 82 min - audience 7.5

Animation, Comedy

Directed by Anatoliy Karanovich, Sergei Yutkevich

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."