Johanna

A pornographic opera about a drug addict-turned-saint? Is there such a film? Yes there is. Kornél Mundruczó made Johanna in 2005. It's one of the weirdest movies I've ever seen. One might assume that this is a positive judgement, but it isn't. I simply couldn't stand to watch one more minute of a film about a young woman at a hospital ward who is considered a saint because she "cures" men by having sex with them. Was there a twist? I don't know, and I don't care. The film started off as an attempt to turn The Kingdom into an opera, but gradually, we ended up in the twisted world of Breaking the waves, without the slightest context. I liked the silvery cinematography, but no, but yes, this was quite unbearable. This is supposed to be an up-dated version of the story about Joan of Arc. Well, if it is, I prefer Bresson or Dreyer or even Luc Besson. Listen to this summary:  "A modern operatic version of the Joan of Arc story, where a young drug addict wakes from a coma with the power to heal the sick by having sex with them." I mean - gosh!