WR: The Mysteries of the Organism

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William L 09/01/2021 "It's not the same as becoming excited sexually ... though it was related to that." Experimental or otherwise explicitly unconventional film all too often feels like it is attempting to be disinct for the sake of distinction alone rather than in pursuit of any sort of vision, or perhaps deliberately obtuse to give the impression that a filmmaker is some sort of misunderstood auteur. Mysteries of the Organism is built on a totally unconventional narrative structure, combining clips from Soviet propaganda films, drama in modern settings, sincere period documentaries of varying subjects, and stitches it all together in service of a larger commentary on the interconnectedness of sexuality, health, and politics; but most importantly, the film is never dull and remains thematically tight despite its seemingly random nature. The film is unconventional without seeming too pretentious, which is more than you can say about a lot of the experimental genre (looking at you, Blonde Cobra). Wilhelm Reich's 'research' was based on nothing objective and can only be considered pseudoscience, but it's not like the film is so much an explicit endorsement of his teachings as it is a representative of one way in which the role of the orgasm has been discussed in mainstream culture. (3.5/5) See more s r @ScottR 04/19/2021 1001 movies to see before you die. However, this one was so out there, I was embarrassed when I recommended it to some friends without knowing what we were in for. It was graphic and ambitious. Props for their Yugoslavian "critique" on the USSR's communism, but this one is not one I plan to see again. It was on youtube. See more 06/14/2015 Strange but brilliant. See more 10/08/2014 The life and work of Wilhelm Reich are discussed, and then some communists scream at each other about orgasms and the bourgeois. There is also a singing severed head and some transvestites eating ice cream. See more 04/17/2014 Superficially it's about sex. But really it's about Yugoslavia being in between America and the Soviet Union, about social democracy being in between capitalism and socialism/communism, about the petty bourgeoisie being in between the capitalists and the proletariat. If this film is anything to go by, then Yugoslavia must have been the worst (the most anarchist, the most decadent) communist (or rather socialist) country--as anti-Stalin communists are the worst communists. See more 03/03/2014 Mysteries alright. MYSTERIES. Full review coming to filmbroadcaster.weebly.com See more Read all reviews

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