2 by Radu Jude
DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD
Wednesday, May 1 at 7:30 PM
$16 Public | $10 Members
As he proved with his scandalous, scathing political comedy Bad
Luck Banging or Loony Porn (playing here at the Cinema Arts Centre on
Tuesday, April 23 at 7:30pm), Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude is among
the most radical filmmakers working today. Do Not Expect Too Much From the
End of the World takes a fierce and darkly comic swipe at modern day life.
Overworked and underpaid production assistant Angela (Ilinca Manolache)
is assigned to film a workplace safety video for a multinational corporation in
Bucharest. When one of the interviewees makes a statement that ignites a
scandal, Angela has to re-invent the story. Featuring appearances from Nina
Hoss, Uwe Boll, and Angela’s TikTok alter-ego Bobi?a, Jude’s
anarchic satire is a wild and unforgettable ride through the vulgar indignities
of the 21st century. Scabrously funny, provocatively topical, unashamedly
oddball and often inspired, Jude’s sprawling, crazed but surprisingly coherent
comedy skewers both today’s Romania and the West in general. (Romania, 2023,
163 min., color, Romanian with English subtitles, DCP)
“It captures what it’s like to live in this chaotic
and deadening world so well it might be the movie of the year, and last year,
and next year too.” -Sam Adams, Slate
“The movie crackles with brains, obscenity, political
anger and jokes that had me laughing out loud.” – John Powers, NPR