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"W.R.: Mysteries of the
Organism"
1971
Directed by Dusan Makavejev
Called "an
outrageous, exuberant, marvelous work," by Amos Vogel in Film Comment and
"a weird and hilarious fantasy
witty and exuberant" by The New York
Times, WR: Mysteries of the Organism is a unique blend of fact and fiction, and
Makavejev's landmark film. It deftly juxtaposes the story of the 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 film's 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, Jackie Curtis. English and
Serbian with English subtitles. 80 minutes. |
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