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Mimino can be said to be the single best Kino to come out of Georgia. A light hearted romp about one man's heart and the charming Muscovite smile that takes him on his journey.I don't want to give too much away, but let me say you do not know comedy until you have seen a cow being transported by a helicopter. Mimino also learns the Armenians are actually decent folk, which is nice to know.IMDb score 10/10, I would give it 12 but I can't. Top score for being a Soviet comedy that is actually funny, and bonus ducks for creating awareness of the Nation of Georgia.
gonethesun921
What can I say about this film? I'm a fan of Russian and old USSR cinema, speak Russian, and have traveled in Russia and central Asia - so I am fairly well versed in the Slavophile mythology of the Russian soul. This is a film that sort of plays to that, and I am sure by writing a critical review of this movie, I will be accused of not understanding. This film attempts to tell a story about Mimino, a Georgian pilot who travels to the big city with dreams of being an international pilot, only to learn that there is "no place like home". Quaint? Yes. Interesting? Not really.There are of course many stereotypes in this film as well. Frunzik Mkrtchyan as Rubik Khachikyan is quite funny, but I doubt this character would endear himself to many Armenians.The Georgian landscapes are attractive and interesting, there is lots of gentle humor in the movie ... but overall this is a film only worth watching if you have an interest in Russian films.
georgegeorgian
This movie isn't just a movie! It is about country and about ideology, and about human beings remaining human beings with all their ups and downs regardless any coward ideology and any stiff system they have to live with. If You ever tell "MIMINO" to any ex-soviet person, who lived there in 1970s, he will give you quotes from this movie non-stop for dozen minutes, he will laugh for himself and repeatedly say "and then, remember this?... or how about another tune..." Georgian and Armenian meet in Moscow - both with their simple lives and some dreams, and lead us in their complex relationship of jealousy, anger, determination, friendship and outstanding standby. George Danelia's masterpiece movie based on play by Georgian "Tonino Guerra" - Rezo Gabriadze, famous artist, director of Tbilisi puppet theater, and such a diamonds fall of outstanding actors leaded by Buba Kikabidze and Frunzik Mkrtchyan. Many serious themes are touched with impeccable Goergian humor and with lovely Georgian songs. I'm afraid the movie cannot be truly appreciated by non-Soviet audience - there is a special "code" in every joke there, but ones who knew that monster country personally they would love to remember its few best sides - people, entertainment, friendship...
mshenga
Helicopter pilot from Georgia (the one in the former Soviet Union) goes to Moscow hoping to become an international pilot. There he befriends a guy from Armenia (near Georgia, but not the same!), runs out of money, finds himself in jail, etc. The movie plays out lots of funny differences between Russian (read - European) and Georgian (more Eastern) cultures, provincial vs. big city, and others. And as a golden thread throughout the whole movie - kindness, decency and warm hearts of the heroes. This play on cultural differences evoke "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", which was made thirty years after "Mimino"...I am not sure if this movie has ever been subtitled in English, but I am sure it would be a delight to American viewers.
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