Review of The Wayward Cloud

One of the formally most interesting films of this year's Berlin Film Festival, "The Wayward Cloud" is set in a city without identity, in a society where hardcore sex seems to be the only way of life. It's a very hot summer, and everything is dried out - including the relationships between people. But then the two main characters meet. They used to be friends but haven't seen each other in a while. Their (very) slow process of getting closer to each other is put in contrast to the cold, unemotional porn film shoots with which the male character earns his living. This may all sound very dull, difficult and complicated but that's only one side of the movie. On the other hand it's also outrageously funny (some memorable scenes including watermelons and crabs) and includes half a dozen absolutely insane musical scenes. Apart from them, the film is completely without music, which adds to the comical power of the musical scenes. The final long, desperate, ugly sex scene is hard to take even for the hard-boiled viewer; many people left the theatre. Still, this shouldn't distract from the fact that this is a truly unique piece of film art. (8/10)