Absolut Warhola (2001)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Stanislaw Mucha

Writer:

Stanislaw Mucha (writer)

Release Date:

29 November 2001 (Germany)

Genre:

Documentary

Awards:

5 wins

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

Germany

Language:

Slovak

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Germany:6 (f)

Filming Locations:

Medzilaborce, Slovakia

Company:

Hessischer Rundfunk (HR)

A delightful, meaningful portrait of a rather surreal Slovak village

I remember seeing this movie on TV, I don't think it was in the cinemas here. I thought it was a wonderful movie - a touching, endearing portrait of the village and its people, which in all light-hearted quirkiness yet raised a whole range of significant points about these Slovaks. Family traditions, the attitude towards/of the local Roma, the lack of opportunities and the philosophical way the locals deal with that, the almost-sweet insistence on disbelieving Warhol was gay ... This is a small town in an outlying region that lives in its own world, by its own logic, that yet reflects the wider reality of life in East-Slovakia. And the movie playfully but effectively underscores that point by highlighting the surrealness of the Warhol Museum in those surroundings ...

Definitely a joy to see for anyone remotely interested in that area of the world or just willing to let himself be taken on a curious voyage ... only if you're a Warhol fan insisting to be provided with yet new facts or interpretations about the man or his art, you might be disappointed, because that's not really what the movie is about.