Wr-- Mysteries of the Organism

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Call Number: DVD 791.43 Wr
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Conceived and created by Dušan Makavejev.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1971.
Special features: New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Dušan Makavejev; audio commentary assembled from Raymond Durgnat's 1999 book on the film; "Hole in the soul," Makavejev's 1994 tragicomic autobiographical short film, originally made for the BBC; new and archival video interviews with Makavejev; an essay by critic Jonathan Rosenbaum.
Milena Dravić, Jagoda Kaloper, Ivica Vidović, Zoran Radmilović, Tuli Kupferberg, Jackie Curtis, Miodrag Andrić.
This documentary-fiction film begins as an investigation into the life and work of controversial psychologist and philosopher Wilhelm Reich and then explodes into a free-form narrative of a beautiful young Slavic girl's sexual liberation. Banned upon its release in the director's homeland, this art-house smash is both whimsical and bold in its blending of politics and sexuality.
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., NTSC.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

WR submitted by jibkidder on July 30, 2022, 10:02am Fascinating and inventive documentary or creative documentary or almost documentary exploring the ideas of Wilhelm Reich. I enjoyed this one a lot and I would have to say it's not as ethically dubious as "Sweet Movie" (which I only just found out Claire Denis worked on), unless I'm failing to be sufficiently critical somehow.