Review of Even Dwarfs Started Small (1971) by Karlo M — 30 Jul 2008
Pure unfiltered anarchy. Banned from every theatre in Germany upon its release, Even Dwarfs Started Small depicts a group of little people on a revolt against a correctional facility that has kept them captive.
They set things ablaze, destroy iconographic symbols, have cockfights, throw kitchen plates at cars, mount a monkey on a crucifix, and well, laugh a lot. Extremely unsettling with many unforgettable scenes that are sure to inspire sleepless nights or filmmakers like Crispin Glover which in itself is a bit of a nightmare.
Although Herzog argues otherwise, it is a classical arts-ploitational film. But through its chaos the mad-scientist director still manages to find his essence of truth through the film's realism. This one is so strange it doesn't even have a place on Malkovich's 71/2 floor.
This review of Even Dwarfs Started Small (1971) was written by Karlo M on 30 Jul 2008.
Even Dwarfs Started Small has generally received positive reviews.
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