Can Dialectics Break Bricks?

Synopsis: "Directed" by the French situationist Rene Vienet, this film is an exercise in intellectual absurdity: A Hong Kong martial arts movie overdubbed with French political diatribes and philosophies which is designed to entertain and amuse while providing a number of artistic and political points. The "story" details the epic battle between the proletariats and the bureaucrats with a martial arts school as the utopian commune. Filled with amazingly absurd humour and political satire that will make you feel all intellectual inside, it’s an amazing combination of near slapstick comedy with Godardian experimentation. In many ways Vienet is trying to make some very important statements- such as the way cinema feeds ideology- as well as an intense anger over the sad failure of socialism. It is considered the only remaining film vision of the situationist’s technique called "détournement."
Language: French (Standard)
Country: France
Year of production: 1973
Notes: NB. This is a DVD-R not a factory-produced DVD so the quality may not be too good.
Subjects: Film studies; Philosophy; Politics & government
Keywords: experimental film & video; satire; Situationism; political ideology; ideology

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