# The Very Same Munchhausen (1979)

> A flamboyant baron turns impossible stories into a comic weapon against a society determined to make him ordinary.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/16959

## Facts

- Runtime: 142 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, TV Movie
- Director: Mark Zakharov
- Cast: Oleg Yankovskiy, Inna Churikova, Yelena Koreneva, Igor Kvasha, Aleksandr Abdulov, Leonid Yarmolnik, Yuri Katin-Yartsev, Vladimir Dolinskiy
- TMDB rating: 7.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080037/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, poetic, surreal, thoughtful movie night, classic cinema viewing

## Synopsis

A whimsical journey through the mind of a misunderstood genius, where reality and fantasy intertwine.

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