A Serbian Film hit the cinema this last weekend and the press, both niche and mainstream have been expressing their opinions about this important movie.
No one was expecting an easy ride from the mainstream press but then, more people will always want to watch spectacular escapism like the upcoming Tron movie and while there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that, A Serbian Film is always going to trouble people. That, after a fashion, is what it’s job is. To unsettle and provoke thought. Those who missed out on that or claimed it’s a front to load the film with more nastiness under the banner of metaphor, can’t hurt a movie that is already a playground whisper, just like the classics of the video nasty era.
The coverage of the film that vilifies it as a monstrosity merely add to it’s reputation. Unlike a pale Rom-Com, where a negative review marks the death knell, A Serbian FIlm’s less praiseworthy press simply makes the film even more of a must see.
”It is hell. It is not an entertainment” – IRISH TIMES
“Pornography was the only possible metaphor for “the almost indescribable and exploitative chaos” that had dominated his life.” – THE GUARDIAN
”Ordeal cinema presents its latest test, and it might be the toughest yet.” – THE INDEPENDENT
“…My personal squeamishness does not mean this is not an original and well-made film.” – CAMDEN NEW JOURNAL
“Though the story is structured with Jacobean cunning, the horrors are merciless.” – FINANCIAL TIMES
