Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn

Released Nov 19, 2021

1 hr. 46 min.

Comedy

Drama

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Emi, a schoolteacher, finds her reputation under threat after a personal sex tape is uploaded onto the internet. Forced to meet the parents demanding her dismissal, Emi refuses to surrender. BAD LUCK BANGING OR LOONY PORN is a film in three loosely connected parts: a walk in the city of Bucharest, then a playful essay on obscenities, all culminating, in the third part, in an incendiary comic confrontation.

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Critics Consensus

As playfully provocative as its title, Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn uses a potentially prurient premise to highlight the hypocrisy of societal norms.

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Martin C

Odd movie! Starts out with the video in question, which is basically porn , so if you find porn objectionable I would advise against seeing this movie.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/09/21

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Alec B

Sort of a shotgun approach to commentary (the movie uses its framing device to go after seemingly every issue in modern Romanian society) which often makes for some bold sequences even while it's a little overstuffed.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/24

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Alexandru D

An odd movie! I liked the "showdown" between the teacher and the parents; the dialogue and the tension show us a glimpse of a reality in which something like this happened. The other parts went a little too far: the porn video too long, the entire romanian montage was too much and felt like an effort from the director to score some important awards and nomination. I was surprised by the final product considering it's the same guy who brought us a masterpiece (Aferim!)

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/15/23

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Patryk G

This rating might change. On Letterboxd I didn't give it a rating because a small part of the film I skipped (the beginning and a part of the "dictionary").

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/07/23

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Audience Member

Mixed feelings. Great insights, made me curious about Romenian history, but the third part was a little bit of a mess.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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I guess I've been spoiled by the fast pace of American movies. The first half of this movie was agonizingly slow. For example it spends an inordinate amount of time watching the main character walk down the street. By the standards of American movies just about nothing happens in the first half. I started skipping ahead. At length we see the meeting of the parents, the headmistress, and the teacher whose sex tape (with her husband) was uploaded to the web and then seen by her students. That whole scene is essentially a well done, entertaining lecture in the form of questions and criticism from hypocritical parents and very articulate, knowledgeable answers from the teacher. Don't bother to watch this in hopes of seeing the sex tape. In the American version, at least, you hear the audio, which is pretty hot, but the entire screen is covered by a colorful graphic with statements about censorship and sex, sometimes humorous.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Radu Jude

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Katia Pascariu

Emilia Cilibiu

Claudia Ieremia

Headmistress

Olimpia Malai

Mrs. Lucia

Nicodim Ungureanu

Lt. Gheorghescu

Alexandru Potocean

Marius Buzdrugovici

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J. Hoberman

The New York Review of Books

Bad Luck Banging, or Loony Porn, the Romanian director Radu Jude’s exuberantly rude and bawdy new film, is a movie about us. Or rather, it’s a comedy about our world.

Mar 14, 2022

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

"Bad Luck" couldn't arrive at a more opportune time to needle those so eager to pass judgment on anyone other than themselves.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 20, 2022

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Mick LaSalle

San Francisco Chronicle

Years from now, the real value of "Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn" may reveal itself as a record of just how crazy we all were during the pandemic.

Rated: 1/4

Jan 20, 2022

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Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

The final sequence of the film is the finest tuned satire I've seen in years, culminating in quite possibly the greatest final image of a film you'll ever see.

Feb 13, 2024

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Dallas King

Flick Feast

A shocking, provocative but thought-provoking look at society’s relationship with pornography... This is a bold film that wants to confrontational however its impact comes too late… pardon the pun.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 12, 2022

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Erick Estrada

Cinegarage

Seeks the extreme in a society of extremes to substantiate that very same society of extremes. [Full review in Spanish]

Sep 14, 2022

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Synopsis

Emi, a schoolteacher, finds her reputation under threat after a personal sex tape is uploaded onto the internet. Forced to meet the parents demanding her dismissal, Emi refuses to surrender. BAD LUCK BANGING OR LOONY PORN is a film in three loosely connected parts: a walk in the city of Bucharest, then a playful essay on obscenities, all culminating, in the third part, in an incendiary comic confrontation.

Director: Radu Jude
Executive Producer: Carla Fotea
Screenwriter: Radu Jude
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Sovereign Films, Czech Film Fund, Endorfilm, Aqua Carpatica, Covalact, Film Fund Luxemburg, Paul Thiltges Distributions, ArteKino International, microFILM, Kinorama, Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Bord Cadre Films
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: Romany
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 19, 2021, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $71.8K
Sound Mix: Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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