Flux Gourmet

2022
15
1h 51m

IMDb RATING

5.8/10

3.4K

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Set at an institute devoted to culinary and alimentary performance, a collective finds themselves embroiled in power struggles, artistic vendettas and gastrointestinal disorders.

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Set at an institute devoted to culinary and alimentary performance, a collective finds themselves embroiled in power struggles, artistic vendettas, and gastrointestinal disorders.Set at an institute devoted to culinary and alimentary performance, a collective finds themselves embroiled in power struggles, artistic vendettas, and gastrointestinal disorders.Set at an institute devoted to culinary and alimentary performance, a collective finds themselves embroiled in power struggles, artistic vendettas, and gastrointestinal disorders.

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IMDb RATING

5.8/10

3.4K

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 2 wins & 14 nominations total

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Trivia
Asa Butterfield's character is called Billy Rubin. Bilirubin is an organic compound present in excrement. Peter Strickland may have borrowed this reference from The Silence of the Lambs. Similarly, Fatma Mohamed plays a character called Elle di Elle. LDL Cholesterol is also known as the "bad" cholesterol. Ariane Labed plays a character called Lamina Propria, which is the name for a type of connective tissue found under the thin layer of tissues covering a mucous membrane.

Goofs
When talking to Lamina, Stone lets slip that Elle told him that she's secretive about food. But, at least in what can be seen in the movie, it was Billy who told him, and during Elles Interview, Lamina was listening at the door and would have known. This could be meant as a manipulation tactic by Stone.

Soundtracks
Backstage
Written by Fred Anisfield and Willie Denson
Performed by Gene Pitney

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Featured review

4/10

There's a dividing line between weird and incoherent

And this film comes down on the wrong side.

I'm OK with weird. I loved Strickland's In Fabric, and was hoping for something equally interesting. Unfortunately, he seems to have thought "I've already turned it up to eleven; what if I turn it up to thirteen?"

The plot, such as it is, revolves around a group of performance artists who indulge in sonic cookery, and who are granted a residence by someone who is as unhinged as they are (in case we miss this, her deranged nature is hammered home by her bizarre headwear. Especially in bed). There's also a sub-plot about flatulence (these may be the most sophisticated fart-gags ever committed to film, but they're still fart-gags) and a rectal examination that also turns into performance art.

Terrapins, a box with knobs on, a rather icky seduction, pretentious references to ancient Greek literature, latex cat-suits (everyone always travels with these, in case they need to indulge in a little burglary, don't they?)

The resultant mish-mash leaves one confused and deeply unsatisfied.

And I would've throttled the doctor MUCH earlier.