Mayakovsky Laughs (1976)
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."
Directors: Sergei Yutkevich, Anatoliy Karanovich.
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Leonid Bronevoy as Oleg Bayan |
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Mikhail Gluzskiy as Professor |
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Aleksei Kapler as |
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Anatoli Pereverzev as Mayakovsky |
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Iya Savvina as Зоя Берёзкина |
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Galina Volchek as Madam Renaissance |
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Natalya Zashchipina as |
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Tamara Sovchi as озвучка |
| Writing | Sergei Yutkevich | Writer |
| Directing | Sergei Yutkevich | Director |
| Sound | Vladimir Dashkevich | Music |
| Sound | Anatoliy Kremer | Music |
| Art | Aleksandr Gorlenko | Production Design |
| Art | Daniil Mendelevich | Production Design |
| Art | Ideya Garanina | Production Design |
| Art | Vitaliy Peskov | Production Design |
| Art | Svyatoslav Gavrilov | Production Design |
| Art | Nina Vinogradova | Production Design |
| Art | Vladimir Tarasov | Production Design |
| Art | Nikolai Koshkin | Production Design |
| Writing | Anatoliy Karanovich | Writer |
| Directing | Anatoliy Karanovich | Director |
| Camera | Yuri Neyman | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Arkadi Kordon | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Yuli Kim | Songs |
| Sound | Mira Leksachenko | Sound Director |
| Sound | Viktor Babushkin | Sound Director |
| Editing | Nadezhda Treshchyova | Editor |