Flux Gourmet
In writer-director Peter Strickland’s bold and original feature, culinary delights can also be musical.
Groups perform by pressing purée on a blender or dropping food in hot oil.
At a manor house where players and devotees have gathered, egos principles bring the tension to a boil
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A trio of experimental performance artists, known for their process of “sonic catering” (they extract disturbing sounds from foods) take up residency at remote artistic institution, run by wealthy director who is funding the project.
The group is led by a narcissistic, controlling woman named Elle.
A self-described “hack” journalist named Stones (Makis Papadimitriou) is hired to document the group’s day-to-day activities, while dealing with unpleasant gastrointestinal disorders, for which tests are administered by the on-site doctor.
As Stones documents the collective’s power struggles, vendettas, rehearsals, performances, and sordid history, he increasingly becomes a participant in the artistic proceedings.
Despite critical acclaim, the film was a commercial failure.
Cast
Asa Butterfield as Billy Rubin
Gwendoline Christie as Jan Stevens
Ariane Labed as Lamina Propria
Fatma Mohamed as Elle di Elle
Makis Papadimitriou as Stones
Leo Bill as Technical Assistant Wim
Richard Bremmer as Dr Glock
Directed, written by by Peter Strickland
Produced by Serena Armitage, Pietro Greppi
Cinematography Tim Sidell
Edited by Mátyás Fekete
Distributed by IFC Films
Premiere: February 11, 2022 (Berlin Film Fest)
Countries: UK; US
Box office: $80,767
