Gene Siskel Film Center
164 N State St
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W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism
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Wednesday Mar 19, 2008 (6–7:30pm)
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$9
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W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism, Dusan Makavejev's whimsical pastiche of sexual politics, is one of the most radical films — in both form and content — of the 1970s. It begins as a documentary about Wilhelm Reich; once an assistant to Freud, Reich preached the restorative power of orgasms. It then shifts into a fictional narrative in which Belgrade revolutionary Milena preaches free love, but is hesitant to actually seduce a young figure skater, the rather heavy-handedly named Vladimir Ilyich. Makavejev sprinkles in footage of Warhol transvestite Jackie Curtis and original freak-folker Tuli Kupferberg of the Fugs playing court jesters to America's repressive norms. But the director isn't naïve — he also sees, and reveals, the destructive side of sexual politics.
