Sweet Movie

Sweet Movie

The stories of two women. The first narrative follows Canadian Miss Universe 1984, who wins a “Most Virgin” contest. The grand prize is a luxurious marriage to a milk industry tycoon. The second narrative focuses on Anna Planeta who steers a candy-filled boat with a large papier-mâché head of Karl Marx on the prow, through the canals of Amsterdam. An explosive study on the inherent contradictions of human nature and the correlation between sexual liberation and revolution, Makavejev’s masterpiece is “a film made of sugar, a pure delight.” Taste it!
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Direction: Dušan Makavejev
Script: Dušan Makavejev
Cinematography: Pierre Lhomme
Editing: Yann Dedet
Sound: Jean-Claude Laureux, Bernard Ortion, Guy Rophé
Music: Manos Hadjidakis
Actors: Carole Laure, John Vernon, Pierre Clémenti, Anna Prucnal, Sami Frey, Jane Mallet, Marpessa Dawn, Otto Muehl, Roy Callender
Production: V.M. Productions, Mojack Film, Maran Film GmbH & Co. KG
Producers: Richard Hellman, Vincent Malle
Costumes: Corinne Jorry
Format: DVD
Color: Color
Production Country: France, Canada, West Germany
Production Year: 1974
Duration: 98΄
Contact: Bojana Makavejev

Dušan Makavejev

Dušan Makavejev (1932–2019) is by far the premier figure in Yugoslavian film history. His work, deeply rooted in his native land’s experience, persistently defied the political and sexual taboos of his time and invited censorship in dozens of countries. Highly allegorical and of dreamlike texture, his films represent a sardonic and anarchist view on all kinds of oppressive regimes, sending out a universal message of liberation.

Filmography

1965 Man is Not a Bird
1967 Love Affair, or the Case of the Missing Switchboard Operator
1968 Innocence Unprotected (doc)
1971 W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism
1974 Sweet Movie
1981 Montenegro
1985 The Coca-Cola Kid
1988 Manifesto
1993 Gorilla Bathes at Noon