Mayakovsky Laughs

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."

• Sergei YutkevichDirector
• Sergei YutkevichWriter
• Anatoliy KaranovichDirector
• Anatoliy KaranovichWriter

• Leonid BronevoyOleg Bayan
• Mikhail GluzskiyProfessor
• Aleksei KaplerCast
• Anatoli PereverzevMayakovsky
• Iya SavvinaЗоя Берёзкина
• Galina VolchekMadam Renaissance
• Natalya ZashchipinaCast
• Tamara Sovchiозвучка