What does the energy harnessed through orgasm have to do with the state of communist Yugoslavia circa 1971? Dušan Makavejev‘s surreal documentary-fiction collision 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, the art-house smash is both whimsical and bold in its blending of politics and sexuality.
W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism
W.R. - Misterije organizma Director Dušan Makavejev
1 hr. 25 min. · Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Slovenia, 1971 · Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Comedy · Serbian, Serbo-Croatian, Macedonian, Slovenian, Croatian · Subtitles: Lithuanian, English · N-18
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 25 min.
- Country, year
- Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Slovenia, 1971
- Genre
- Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Comedy
- Language
- Serbian, Serbo-Croatian, Macedonian, Slovenian, Croatian
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N-18
Credits
- Director
- Dušan Makavejev
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Director
Dušan Makavejev
Dušan Makavejev was a Serbian film director and screenwriter, famous for his groundbreaking films of Yugoslav cinema in the late 1960s and early 1970s—many of which belong to the Black Wave.
