Post Coitum

There is no art for art's sake. Juraj Jakubisko's indecisiveness between pushing visual exhibitionism to the max or hammering the audience with the "profound" idea of the screenplay, which he co-wrote with Marcel Bystroň, is the main stumbling block. The relentless effort to create strong metaphors on the topic of sex, which every person encounters, somehow falls flat due to the plotline lacking logical coherence and needlessly shattering into various disjointed pieces that won't fit together, even if the viewer were to stand on their head while contemplating. The purposefully frenetic interchange of camera filters along with rapid editing strongly reminded me of Tony Scott's films. Seriously! It's really hard for me to comprehend how a quite sizable group of Czech A-list actors, including one Italian, got involved in this project. We can pretty much turn up our noses regarding the concept of the "Slovak Fellini." (11/09/2005)

Debacle and catastrophe that make it much easier to laugh at the level of Czech cinema again. Nero, Krajčo or Vondráčková should never play anywhere again because they are literally shameful and only increase the feeling of complete awkwardness with any emotional pseudomovement. Without Jiří Langmajer, it would be the biggest flop in recent years. I don't care what Jakubisko is trying to say, this form would not sell anything. (28/05/2005)

Considering his previous merits, Jakubisko does not have to be afraid of filming this perversion of hell, but he definitely deserves purgatory... Such an experienced director must recognize how bad the script is in front of him. But even the execution is rushed. Stupid dialogues, zero plot. Brr! Overall impression 5%. (07/05/2007)

Je suis navré pour Juraj Jakubisko et Deana Horváthová et comprends leur animosité face aux critiques négatives, parce que Post Coitum ne mérite vraiment pas ça. Et même si on considère l’intrigue comme idiote, les dialogues comme superficiels et vulgaires et la musique comme facile et disco à outrance, on ne peut quand même pas balayer la prestation de Jiří Langmajer ni l’excellente photographie d’un simple revers de la main. J’ai vu Post Coitum dans le cadre de l’École d’été du film d’Uherské Hradiště et les spectateurs étaient nombreux, personne n’a quitté la salle en pleine séance et je n’ai remarqué aucun cri de dégoût. J’ai bien aimé le concept et la perspective sur les relations interpersonnelles dans notre société actuelle, mais le réalisateur a exprimé d’une façon poétique un certain espoir que les choses changeront un jour et qu’il existe des gens qui peuvent vivre autrement qu’à travers le mensonge, la corruption et les outrages à autrui. Personnellement, je n’ai pas été déçu par Juraj Jakubisko, y compris pour ce film-ci, et je lui souhaite de rencontrer nettement plus de reconnaissance de la part du public et des critiques avec la Comtesse sanglante. (29/06/2007)