films seen
1
average score
2.00*
nationality
status
Alive and kicking
Movies
Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn
by Radu Jude
Babardeala Cu Bucluc Sau Porno Balamuc
2021 / 106m - Romania
Comedy, Drama
A pretty odd Berlin winner. I'm not quite sure what director Radu Jude was going for exactly. It felt like a scattershot critique on contemporary society (or maybe just humanity), but coming from someone who had a pretty poor grasp on the issues he wanted to raise. The result is quite messy. The chapter structure didn't quite work for me (the second chapter in particular felt completely out of place), the performances are awkward, the commentary stiff, predictable and forced. And yet, the film is oddly compelling, if only because I wanted to find out how far Jude would care to push things. Not a great film, but certainly worth a watch. Read all