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As playfully provocative as its title, Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn uses a potentially prurient premise to highlight the hypocrisy of societal norms.
Christina Newland iNews.co.uk A crazy exposé of Romania's culture and dark history. Rated: 4/5 Sep 19, 2024 Full Review J. Hoberman The New York Review of Books Bad Luck Banging, or Loony Porn, the Romanian director Radu Jude’s exuberantly rude and bawdy new film, is a movie about us. Or rather, it’s a comedy about our world. Mar 14, 2022 Full Review Randy Myers San Jose Mercury News "Bad Luck" couldn't arrive at a more opportune time to needle those so eager to pass judgment on anyone other than themselves. Rated: 3/4 Jan 20, 2022 Full Review William Stottor Loud and Clear Reviews Radu Jude’s scintillatingly outrageous drama comedy, Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn, roars ahead with its singular vision and incisive screenplay. Rated: 4/5 Jul 18, 2024 Full Review Marya E. Gates Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack) The final sequence of the film is the finest tuned satire I've seen in years, culminating in quite possibly the greatest final image of a film you'll ever see. Feb 13, 2024 Full Review Dallas King Flick Feast A shocking, provocative but thought-provoking look at society’s relationship with pornography... This is a bold film that wants to confrontational however its impact comes too late… pardon the pun. Rated: 2/5 Nov 12, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews
Martin C Odd movie! Starts out with the video in question, which is basically porn , so if you find porn objectionable I would advise against seeing this movie. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/09/21 Full Review David F This film about a teacher who makes a sex tape which leaks onto the internet features a long interlude about philosophy and Romanian history and wraps up with a kind of Inquisition of the teacher. It’s an original film, contemporary, playful, and through-provoking. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/20/24 Full Review Jonah K For the first third of the movie, the camera seems to be constantly distracted, panning away from the main storyline to focus on various context. I couldn’t tell if these moments were out of place or if the main narrative itself was intruding on these moments. Whether one was emphasizing or deemphasizing the other. This most likely will be seen as incredibly pretentious, but I found it strangely fascinating. Overall, a confident, topical and very well executed satire. Other than that, I couldn’t imagine being a teacher in this modern age. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/31/24 Full Review Alec B Sort of a shotgun approach to commentary (the movie uses its framing device to go after seemingly every issue in modern Romanian society) which often makes for some bold sequences even while it's a little overstuffed. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/24 Full Review Alexandru D An odd movie! I liked the "showdown" between the teacher and the parents; the dialogue and the tension show us a glimpse of a reality in which something like this happened. The other parts went a little too far: the porn video too long, the entire romanian montage was too much and felt like an effort from the director to score some important awards and nomination. I was surprised by the final product considering it's the same guy who brought us a masterpiece (Aferim!) Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/15/23 Full Review Patryk G This rating might change. On Letterboxd I didn't give it a rating because a small part of the film I skipped (the beginning and a part of the "dictionary"). Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Emi, a schoolteacher, finds her reputation under threat after a personal sex tape is uploaded onto the internet. Forced to meet the parents demanding her dismissal, Emi refuses to surrender. BAD LUCK BANGING OR LOONY PORN is a film in three loosely connected parts: a walk in the city of Bucharest, then a playful essay on obscenities, all culminating, in the third part, in an incendiary comic confrontation.
Director
Radu Jude
Producer
Ada Solomon
Screenwriter
Radu Jude
Distributor
Magnolia Pictures
Production Co
Sovereign Films, Czech Film Fund, Endorfilm, Aqua Carpatica, Covalact, Film Fund Luxemburg, Paul Thiltges Distributions, ArteKino International, microFILM, Kinorama, Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Bord Cadre Films
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
Romany
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 19, 2021, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA)
$71.8K
Runtime
1h 46m
Sound Mix
Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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