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WR: Mysteries of the Organism (1971)
W.R. - Misterije organizma (original title)

84 min  -  Comedy | Drama | Fantasy   -  31 December 1971 (Norway)
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A dense film that cuts up footage of a primary plot of two young Yugoslavian girls, one a politico and the other a sexpot... See full summary »

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Dusan Makavejev
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Milena Dravic Milena Dravic ...
Milena
Ivica Vidovic Ivica Vidovic ...
Vladimir Ilyich
Jagoda Kaloper Jagoda Kaloper ...
Jagoda
Tuli Kupferberg Tuli Kupferberg ...
US Soldier
Zoran Radmilovic Zoran Radmilovic ...
Radmilovic
Jackie Curtis ...
Herself
Miodrag Andric Miodrag Andric ...
Soldier
Zivka Matic Zivka Matic ...
Landlady
Dragoljub Ivkov Dragoljub Ivkov
Nikola Milic Nikola Milic
Milan Jelic Milan Jelic
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jim Buckley Jim Buckley ...
Himself
Betty Dodson Betty Dodson ...
Herself
Mikheil Gelovani Mikheil Gelovani ...
Joseph Stalin (archive footage)
Nancy Godfrey Nancy Godfrey ...
Herself
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Storyline

A dense film that cuts up footage of a primary plot of two young Yugoslavian girls, one a politico and the other a sexpot, and an affair with a visiting Russian skater. Mixing metaphors of Russia's relationship with Yugoslavia, intercut with footage and interviews with Wilhelm Reich and Al Goldstein of Screw magazine. The film applies Reich's theories of Orgone energy and analogies of Stalinism as a form of Freudian sexual repression. Also known as W.R. The Mysteries of the Organism in English subtitled version. Was banned in Yugoslavia shortly after it was made. Written by Malcolm Humes <mal@emf.net>  

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy

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Country:

Yugoslavia | West Germany

Language:

English | Serbian | Russian | German

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Los misterios del organismo See more »

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Neoplanta Film, Telepool See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color  | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Included in Roger Ebert's Great Movies. See more »

Quotes

Radmilovic: Gentlemen, in our Democracy, everyone is entitled to a doughnut. Some get the doughnut, others get the hole in the doughnut.
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Connections

Referenced in "Brows Held High: Sweet Movie (#1.8)" (2011) See more »