
"Themovieisaspoetic,personal,mesmerizingandfree-flowingastheabovequote.Atthesametime,it'svisuallystunning,withbeautifulcinematographyandunevenrhythm.Theexperimentalformalismsomehowblendsintoacompellingandcoherentwholewherenothingstandsoutasartificialorfar-fetched.Thelyricalsadnessofthefirsthalfsmoothlytransposesintoamadhouseperformanceofthesecond,withadanceofvampishlookingwomenthatissomehowreminiscentofsomescenesinRivette'sDuelle.<br/> Asadsuperherowithafalsenose,Gauchoisabohemiantroublemakeradmiredbythepopulaceandloathedbytheauthorities.Afterametaphoricalfalltohisdeath,heismetbyamidgetwithnoface,whoistoaccompanyGauchoonhisultramundanejourney.<br/> Thisisoneofthemostsatisfyinglittlesurprisesthatcamemywayinthepastfewmonths;I'mquitehappytofinallypresentithereeventhoughthatforcesmetowritesomesortofrudimentaryreviewasnoshrink-wrappedverbiageseemstobeavailableanywhere.Ifirstbumpedintoaripofthisfilmonafriend'sftpsite;itwasanawfulqualityTVcapturein.wmvformat;IscannedthroughitandrealizedthatIbothgoingtolovethisfilmandmustgetitonDVDifatallpossible.ThatturnedouttobequiteachoreasitonlyseemstobeavailablefromexactlyonerussianshopthatshipsonlywithinRussiaandonlyCOD.WhenIfinallygotit,Iwasnotdisappointed.<br/> AntonAdasinskystartedoutasaperformerinVyacheslavPolunin'sfamousmimetroupeandbecamenotoriousdancingnakedwhileplayingtromboneinthestreetsofSaint-Petersburginthe80s,accompaniedbyagroupoffriendswithsaxophones.Adasinkyhimselfcalledhisstreetperformancesaformofrussianbutoh.Attheageof29hepickedupdancingandsoonfoundedhistheatercompany,DEREVO.AfterspendingsometimeinSaintPetersburg,Prague,FlorenceandAmsterdam,AdasinskysettledinDresden,wherethecitygovernmentgavehistroupe1500sq.m.ofspaceinanoldfactory.Hesincetouredaroundtheworldwithuniversalacclaim;his"LaDivinaCommedia"gotTotalTheatreAwardforOutstandingexcellenceandInnovationattheEdinburgFringeFestival.

