After making quite a few shorts, Yugoslavian director Dusan Makavejev co-wrote and helmed "Covek nije tica" ("Man is Not a Bird"). It has a very respectable score of 7.1, lots of very positive reviews and is part of the highly respected Criterion Collection....yet, I didn't enjoy watching it at all.
The story isn't exactly as the summary implies. While an older man and a young woman go on a date and have sex, that's about the extent of the romance. In fact, soon after, she's sleeping with some other guy. The story, instead, is more a slice of life showing what it's like for the folks in a crappy and highly industrial town. A few of the subplots involve sex as well and the film, while never explicit, is pretty open about sexuality.
My problem with the film is that there really isn't much in the way of plot. Additionally, not much happens that is very interesting nor grabs your attention. All in all, it's a watchable film but I just cannot see what the others loved about this movie.
The story isn't exactly as the summary implies. While an older man and a young woman go on a date and have sex, that's about the extent of the romance. In fact, soon after, she's sleeping with some other guy. The story, instead, is more a slice of life showing what it's like for the folks in a crappy and highly industrial town. A few of the subplots involve sex as well and the film, while never explicit, is pretty open about sexuality.
My problem with the film is that there really isn't much in the way of plot. Additionally, not much happens that is very interesting nor grabs your attention. All in all, it's a watchable film but I just cannot see what the others loved about this movie.