Man Is Not a Bird
Original title: Covek nije tica · Turkish title: İnsan Kuş Değildir
1965 · 1 h 21 min
Directed by 
Dušan Makavejev
Dušan MakavejevCast
Janez Vrhovec 
Milena Dravić Stojan Arandjelović
Credits
Written by: Dušan Makavejev
Plot
In a small mining town, an engineer falls in love with a hairdresser, while a hypnotist performs at the local factory.
Sinekatalog’s take
Dušan Makavejev's early comedy follows an engineer falling for a hairdresser in a mining town as a hypnotist performs at the local factory. Fresh, witty and unorthodox, it is an assured, playful debut of Yugoslav modernism.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (1,573 votes)
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