Review of Love Affair, or the Case of the Missing Switchboard Operator (1967) by Mec R — 01 Aug 2010

A wonderfully bizarre, one of a kind work.

This review of Love Affair, or the Case of the Missing Switchboard Operator (1967) was written by Mec R on 01 Aug 2010.

Love Affair, or the Case of the Missing Switchboard Operator has generally received positive reviews.

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By Hindénbörg E (84) on 31 Aug 2010

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By Eric B (2,026) on 12 Nov 2011

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By Walter M (1,360) on 31 Aug 2010

What I enjoyed most about this inexplicable Yugoslavian film was the source of pleasure in watching a movie filmed on grainy, imprecise celluloid…

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By Aaron W (748) on 31 Aug 2010

Mukavejev's film is a story about a young switchboard operator whom falls in love and marries a man, whom is a rat exterminator…

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By Christopher Null (908) for Filmcritic.com (3,164) on 20 May 2005

In this, Makavejev's second major film, the Yugoslavian's wry sensibilities about love and communism our laid out with little fanfare or apology…

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By Keith E (137) on 20 Jun 2011

A great little movie. Love, sex, politics, class, and accidental murder. Yum…

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By Fernando F. Croce (840) for CinePassion (694) on 24 Sep 2009

Celebrates the force of sexuality even as it clashes, tragically, with traditional ideology…

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