Pal/Secam (2008)
*** (out of 4)
Russian short about a young boy whose mother buys a VCR so he uses it to get a girl he likes back to his apartment so that he can lose his virginity. The girl wants alcohol so the boy must get adults to buy it in exchange for them to use the VCR. I had heard a lot of good things about this short and I'm certainly glad I watched it because the thing moves so well and is so realistic that I'm sure many males will really find the thing somewhat touching all too painfully true. Director/Screenwriter Povolotsky does a great job at showing all the embarrassing moments of this type of thing and that includes a wonderful sequence with the two in bed and the boy fumbling everything by not knowing certain things that I won't mention here. The film also has a classic ending that is sure to get a huge laugh. The film takes place in 1985 and also has plenty of funny references about that era including bad disco and the porn/VHS boom.
*** (out of 4)
Russian short about a young boy whose mother buys a VCR so he uses it to get a girl he likes back to his apartment so that he can lose his virginity. The girl wants alcohol so the boy must get adults to buy it in exchange for them to use the VCR. I had heard a lot of good things about this short and I'm certainly glad I watched it because the thing moves so well and is so realistic that I'm sure many males will really find the thing somewhat touching all too painfully true. Director/Screenwriter Povolotsky does a great job at showing all the embarrassing moments of this type of thing and that includes a wonderful sequence with the two in bed and the boy fumbling everything by not knowing certain things that I won't mention here. The film also has a classic ending that is sure to get a huge laugh. The film takes place in 1985 and also has plenty of funny references about that era including bad disco and the porn/VHS boom.