Pure magic

Did anyone catch the show last night? Frank Diak is honestly a terrible actor; no matter what role he lands, his expressions are about as lively as a brick. He just has that same blank stare every single time. And that sex scene between him and Barbara Nol was easily one of the worst moments in cinema history. It was basically like watching two pieces of driftwood collide...

He absolutely roasted her, just went for the jugular. Honestly, whatever. Everyone’s got their own way of doing things. :P But man, that movie? Pure gold.

Harold Cox4 said:that sex scene between him and Barbara Nol is honestly one of the worst things ever put on film.

That sex scene is just tragicomic on several different levels.

Looking at American cinema as a whole, it perfectly illustrates how many directors struggle to capture anything remotely authentic or coherent, even when it comes to something as basic as an intimate moment.
I can’t tell if that scene was meant to be a reflection of Lukas Nola’s actual sex life, some weirdly poetic interpretation of intimacy, or just a fetishistic voyeuristic angle where someone else is pulling the woman toward him—but regardless, he should have kept that to himself instead of embarrassing himself both personally and professionally.

Then there’s the fact that L. Nola basically used this movie as a nepotism vehicle to fund his family and friends using taxpayer dollars.
There’s a certain irony in the fact that this film hit the airwaves right when the news is constantly screaming about corruption and conflicts of interest deeply embedded in our own country.
That nepotism aspect primarily concerns the director's wife, Barbara Nol. To this day, I have no idea how she managed to get into acting school, graduate, and land a role in one of the top theaters in Los Angeles, assuming you believe talent is actually a prerequisite for the job.
The film tries to center on a variation of forbidden love, yet there isn't a shred of chemistry, sexual tension, or passion between the leads to justify this "great love" that's supposed to break all barriers.

And finally, if you set aside the pseudo-intellectual snobs who try to sell us a fake image of themselves—claiming the film is "brilliant" just so they can feel like part of some elite, trendy crowd—you have to ask: who are these movies actually made for?
Not for a general audience.
The film fails to work even on a symbolic or allegorical level.
There certainly wasn't a feeding frenzy over this "hot commodity" at Cannes, Venice, or Berlin.

For whom? For who? Seriously, for whom?

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Mark Thompson6 said:That sex scene is just straight-up tragicomic, and I mean on several different levels.

On one level, it’s a snapshot of American cinema as a whole—showing just how much talent a decent chunk of our directors actually have when they try to shoot something grounded and coherent, even if it's just a sex scene.
I don't know if that scene is a reflection of Lukas Nola's actual sex life, some weird poetic take on the act, or just him fetishizing a voyeuristic angle where someone else is pulling the strings, but whatever it was, he should've kept it to himself instead of making a public spectacle of his own professional reputation.

Then there's the fact that L. Nola basically used this movie as a nepotism payday to feed his family and friends using taxpayer money.
There’s a certain irony in this film airing on TV right when everyone is screaming about corruption and conflicts of interest being deeply embedded in the fabric of this country.
That whole nepotism thing starts with the director's wife, Barbara Nol. To be honest, I still haven't figured out how she even got into acting school, let alone graduated and landed a role at one of the top theaters in Los Angeles, assuming you actually need talent to do the job.
The movie is supposed to be about some variation of forbidden love, yet there isn't a shred of chemistry, sexual tension, or passion between the leads to back up this "epic love" that's meant to break all the rules.

And finally, if you ignore those pseudo-intellectual snobs who try to sell themselves a fake image—claiming the movie is great just so they can feel like part of some elite, trendy inner circle—you really have to ask: who are these movies even made for?
Not the general public. Not even close.
The film doesn't even work on a symbolic or allegorical level.
When they were at Cannes, Venice, or Berlin, nobody was clawing at each other to get their hands on this "hot new thing."

For whom? For who? For who exactly?

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For himself, obviously.

And what about those of us who haven't actually seen the movie yet? 😁
Is it streaming anywhere? Maybe just shoot me a DM... 🙂

I haven't actually sat down to watch the movie yet. Is that sex scene even worth the hype? Honestly, that’s the only thing I care about right now.

Ugh, seriously... I really need to snag a pass.
Does anyone happen to have a movie code or something?

here’s the link

http://www.warezhr.org/forum/showthr...ght=pravo+cudo

..you’ll need to log in to the forum first. 🙂

stormystag43 said:I haven't seen the movie yet. Is the sex scene actually worth watching? That's my only concern.

..no, like I said, it's just a lot of heavy breathing and nothing else. 😁

I stumbled onto this flick by total accident and ended up watching the whole thing—can't say I'm surprised about Dijak, though. He’s always got that same slightly unhinged look on his face, right? Honestly, the only thing that actually impressed me here was Barbara Nola (and I’m talking about her look, not necessarily the acting). She looked absolutely stunning in this one, which is a massive step up from, say, Sun Valley or some of those other projects she's been in.