Liberation Day Laibach serves provocateur "director"'s stunt. If we were wondering how compromise looks . . ahem, and who could not be wondering that today? . . this film, which is screening at Facets until Nov. 11, would be my vote for "production values" entry into the "experimental" film discussion.
*The Wall Street Journal* today shows Trump on its cover page urging the North Koreans to "come to the table and make a deal." Film artists . . come to the table. This director of *Liberation Day*, listed as a "North Korean expert on Facets page devoted to the film, shows you how it's done. Just try taking Laibach to perform in North Korea. We used to watch to see the compromises. But compromise would not be why the cinema was empty when I attended its first night. I had a conversation with the projectionist (during his stint at the desk before start-time): This part of Facets is non-profit, and that explained to me how the thing could even get to Facets. (I had been wondering how many people would be familiar enough with Laibach and its significance for art to take interest). It's not as if we need a behind-the-scenes like this. What has become interesting is the look of compromise . . in anything and everything on the screen. Bernie
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