There’s a moving moment in String Theory, one of the new installment-films in the ongoing Russian cinematic project Dau: Scientists at the Dau nuclear institute, in Soviet Russia, are discussing string theory. As usual, the exclusively male posse sits in a sumptuous room over a smorgasbord of canapés, while young women serve chilled wine. The setup says a lot about the status these scientists occupied in the Soviet society (at least for a time), and also signals at the underlying crème-de-la-crème hierarchy and petty rivalries. In this genteel, competitive inner-circle, which liberally includes western and Chinese guests, caviar comes on tap and bubblies flow ad nauseam. And even though the scientists’ living quarters are communal and cramped, mink coats and cigars appear de rigueur.In the other Dau films, such scenes instill at times a certain postmodern #MeToo disgruntlement from the audience, myself included. Why must Dau ooze unceasing male-fueled smugness,...
- 6/26/2020
- MUBI
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