If you loved Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession, try Kin-dza-dza!
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theyboth carry the foreign gem, playful, unhinged mood tags, and they sit in Comedy / Science Fiction territory. If that's the register that drew you to Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Kin-dza-dza! is
Aliens are just like neighbors, except worse. Two Soviets end up on planet Pluke after using an alien device. It predictably gets weird from there.
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