Mutzenbacher

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Documentary

2022, Movie, 1h 41min

An audition for men aged between 16 and 99. There are no props nor make-up, just pure improvisation. All that is required is the willingness to engage openly with the topic and language of the words on the page. No small challenge, since the text in question is the scandalous novel published anonymously in 1906 “Josefine Mutzenbacher, or the Life Story of a Viennese Whore, as Told by Herself” which, as this film confirms, continues to be the subject of passionate and controversial discussions about desire, even today. What might be world-class pornographic literature for some is seen by others as an abusive depiction of child sexuality.

Country: Austria

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Critic Peter Bradshaw

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Beckermann could have been a little more transparent with us about her working practices, but her anatomy of male fantasy is candid and apt.

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In this thought-provoking documentary, director Ruth Beckermann invites one hundred men to read excerpts from the notorious pornographic novel "Josefine Mutzenbacher" in front of a motionless camera. Set in a time when sex is more present than ever but shrouded in moral oppression, this film boldly explores diverse reactions to the controversial text. As the men confront the explicit language and themes, their responses reveal intriguing insights into individual perspectives on desire, sexuality, and societal norms. Without props or makeup, the improvisational reading becomes a platform for an authentic, raw, and sometimes uncomfortable exchange on the complexities of human sexuality.

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