I found this film in the book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, I had no idea what the film would involve, I only read a little about it before watching, I was willing to give it a chance. The WR of the title stands for Wilhelm Reich, the Austrian-born psychologist and sexologist, his most famous theory was of orgone energy - a vital, primal, non-material element believed to permeate the universe. Basically this film is all about the theories of sex, erogenous satisfaction and sexual repression, as well as social systems and political freedom, it switches between documentary and fictional mode often. The documentary side has some contributions from scientists in the fields of relationships and sex, and public opinions; and the the fictional side involves the romance between a Yugoslav girl and an inhibited Russian skater. The also serves as a homage to the work of Reich, and includes archive footage from propaganda features, and footage of real couple having sexual interactions. Starring Milena Dravic as Milena, Jagoda Kaloper as Jagoda, Zoran Radmilovic as Radmilovic and Ivica Vidovic as Vladimir Ilyich. I agree with critics that this film does not focus on the work Reich, his theories or his free-loving disciples, and I agree that allegorical fictional love story going on is exceedingly clumsy, but I can see why this film has achieved a cult status, it is not a bad experimental documentary drama. Worth watching!
Review of WR: Mysteries of the Organism
