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A serbian film (2010)11/26/2022 ![]() These scenes are just two of many examples of scenes that lack all nuance and are no more than literal interpretations of simplistic statements. ![]() One scene demonstrates that you are fucked from the day you’re born, another that you’re fucked even after death. Their allegory and broad metaphors are obvious and not particularly challenging. ![]() If as an audience we are supposed to believe that the graphic and disturbing natures of these images are warranted, the filmmakers have failed. As the making of the film progresses, Milos is subjected to escalating, torturous scenarios that continually shift the power dynamic, placing him in the position of both aggressor and victim.Įven if one would admire the film solely on the fact that it may push cinema in a new direction, how much further is it pushing the medium than, say, Pasolini’s Salo, or the 120 Days of Solom? It is perhaps more extreme, but it is “spiritually” more shocking? Is it even a direction we want to be moving towards? The offer is too good to be true, of course, and he unknowingly signs away his humanity. Milos (Sjordan Todorovic) is a retired porn star who is offered a lucrative contract to make a “porn art film” that promises a huge payday. The filmmakers seem to prefer instilling a deep sense of dread, with little, beyond some crass images, to shed any further understanding. For all the talk of the film representing the physical and psychological suffering Serbia has endured over the past 100 years, it does not really explore this idea with any depth. At a very basic level, the film is not particularly strong, due a weak metaphorical arc that is central to accepting the assaultive images. “Disturbing” does not begin to cover some of the images and scenarios the film presents, and the anger they inspire can easily hamper judging the film on its merits. It would be easy to dismiss A Serbian Film on the grounds of its boundary-pushing imagery. ![]()
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