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Flux Gourmet
UK / Hungary / USA 2022
produced by Serena Armitage, Pietro Greppi, Ian Benson (executive), Arianna Bocco (executive), Sophie Green (executive), Phil Hunt (executive), Stephen Kelliher (executive), Betsy Rodgers (executive), Compton Ross (executive) for Bankside Films, Head Gear Films, IFC Films, Lunapark Pictures, Metrol Technology, Red Breast Productions
directed by Peter Strickland
starring Fatma Mohamed, Gwendoline Christie, Ariane Labed, Asa Butterfield, Makis Papadimitriou, Richard Bremmer, Leo Bill
written by Peter Strickland, music by The Sonic Catering Band
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Elle (Fatma Mohamed), Lamina (Ariane Labed) and Billy (Asa Butterfield)
are a trio of artists that combine cooking with music and performance art
- and presently they're the artists in residence at rich patron Jan
Stevens' (Gwendoline Christie) mansion. This though isn't only a good
thing, as Jan's a demanding woman, and she soon starts to ask for certain
changes, most of them actually have to do with the use of the flanger in
the trio's music - but Elle, unofficial leader of the group, will have
none of it. So it's almost inevitable the two woman constantly clash.
Caught in the middle is documentary filmmaker Stones (Makis
Papadimitriou), there to follow the progress of the band, who on the one
hand has sympathies for the artists, on the other knows his footage will
be used by Jan in her quest to gain power. Also, Stones has flatulence
issues and soon becomes part of the group's latest performance piece -
which is basically his live colonoscopy done to music. Jan though is very
desperate to gain power over the group, so much so that she stages a
robbery, just so she can steal the flanger, and she seduces Billy in the
hopes of getting him to do her bidding. But Elle is a very stubborn woman,
so disaster is pretty much inevitable ...
A wonderfully weird movie that of course on one hand is a
satire on the whole principle of patronage and demanding patrons, and it
really hits the spot, but it really goes beyond that, as instead of going
straight drama or comedy it goes constantly absurd, sometimes even
surreal, be it in situations, costumes or even the rather outrageous
performances of the group. And within all of that, the film certainly
doesn't hold back when it comes to comedy. And the small ensemble cast is
truly hilarious, each one in one's own right, to make this an utterly
entertaining movie.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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