Saturday 23 April 2022

Babardeală cu bucluc sau porno balamuc

a film by Radu Jude

How come that in all these years — starting 2014 — I’ve never been to Filmoteca de Cantabria? An oversight that I’ve just corrected. As we are no longer required to wear the face masks in most indoor settings, this was also my first maskless cinema visit since 2020. What a difference! No more fogged-up glasses. Cheers for that!

Ironically, in the movie that I watched, Un polvo desafortunado o porno loco (Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn), the face masks are de rigueur.

I found its 106 minutes a bit too long for the message, especially the first chapter featuring the protagonist’s never-ending walk through Bucharest, but maybe it was really meant to be like that. The third chapter also could have been shorter. The second chapter, unashamedly Pythonesque, was my favourite.

Not for the easily offended; nor exactly a comedy, although it depends on which of three alternative endings you choose.

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