W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism (1971)

Original title

W.R. - Misterije organizma

Directed by

Dušan Makavejev

Genre

documentary film, drama film, fantasy film

Country

Yugoslavia, Germany

Runtime

1h 24m

Rated

15+

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 95 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film mixes documentary and fiction to link communist politics with sexuality. It looks at the life of psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich and uses a loose structure to make its points.

provocativeunconventionalintellectualsatiricalplayfuldisjointeddaringideological

What happens

W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism (Serbo-Croatian: W.R. – Misterije organizma / W.R. – Мистерије организма) is a 1971 film by Serbian director Dušan Makavejev that explores the relationship between communist politics and sexuality, as well as presenting the controversial life and work of Austrian-American psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich (1897–1957). The film's narrative structure is unconventional, intermixing fictional and documentary elements. After initial screenings, both in and out of Yugoslavia, W.R. was banned in that country for the next 16 years. Makavejev was subsequently indicted there on criminal charges of "derision" towards "the state, its agencies, and representatives" after he made intemperate remarks to a West German newspaper about the ban. His exile from his home country lasted until the end of the regime. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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