Movie

Heart of a Dog

1988 · 136 min

A wry, unsettling satire that blends farce with moral unease, watching a household unravel as a crude new man takes over.

Overview: In 1920s Moscow, shortly after the October Revolution, a stray dog named Sharik is taken in by Professor Preobrazhensky, a wealthy and respected surgeon. The professor performs a daring medical experiment on the dog that changes him into a human being. As the newly transformed Sharikov begins to navigate life in the professor’s apartment, his crude behavior and revolutionary ideas turn the household upside down.
How it feels: Satirical, absurd, dark and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Class, identity, power, science
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
identity
power
science
betrayal
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild