"WR: Mysteries of the Organism"
1971
Directed by Dusan Makavejev

Called "an outrageous, exuberant, marvelous work" by Amos Vogel in Film Comment, WR: Mysteries of the Organism is a unique blend of fact and fiction. Makavejev's landmark film deftly juxtaposes the story of a sexual encounter between the beautiful, liberated Milena and a repressed Soviet figure-skating champion with an exploration of the life and theories of psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich. The "WR" in the title stands for either "Wilhelm Reich" or "World Revolution." Makavejev describes it as "a black comedy, political circus, a fantasy on the fascism and communism of human bodies, the political life of human genitals, a proclamation of the pornographic essence of any system of authority and power over others...If you watch for more than five minutes, you become my accomplice." With Dravic, Jagoda Kaloper, Tuli Kupferberg, and Jackie Curtis. Serbian with English subtitles.  85 minutes.