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- 2022
- Not Rated
- IFC Films
- 1 h 51 m
- 2022
- Not Rated
- IFC Films
- 1 h 51 m
Summary Set at an institute devoted to culinary and alimentary performance, a collective finds themselves embroiled in power struggles, artistic vendettas and gastrointestinal disorders.
Directed By: Peter Strickland
Written By: Peter Strickland
- 2022
- Not Rated
- IFC Films
- 1 h 51 m
- 2022
- Not Rated
- IFC Films
- 1 h 51 m
Flux Gourmet
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6.0
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Summary Set at an institute devoted to culinary and alimentary performance, a collective finds themselves embroiled in power struggles, artistic vendettas and gastrointestinal disorders.
Directed By: Peter Strickland
Written By: Peter Strickland
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 26 Critic Reviews
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81% Positive
21 Reviews
21 Reviews
19% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 26 Critic Reviews
79
81% Positive
21 Reviews
21 Reviews
19% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Flux Gourmet is very much a “not for everyone” type of movie, but even people unwilling or unable to connect with it must recognize that it isn’t simply weird for weirdnesses sake. Beyond the obvious theme of the artist’s eternal struggle with those who offer patronage only to start shortening the leash, there’s a frank look at just how strange it is for people to come together to make art in the first place.
Its most impressive trick is its underlying warmth, its understanding of the vulnerability and fallibility of its supposedly fearless artists and preening industry experts as well as of the downtrodden writer standing just on the outskirts, trying his best not to let anyone see how much discomfort he’s in.
As usual, Strickland has made a sumptuous meal out of social impropriety — a strange cinematic delicacy about the discomforts that need to be shared so that others don’t have to be stomached.
The director is a huge fan of This is Spinal Tap and although Flux Gourmet isn’t up to the formidable standards of that masterpiece, it boasts one or two Stonehenge moments of its own.
Flux Gourmet is an out-of-control movie about people who are constantly trying to gain some sort of control, either over each other or whatever they got going on inside of them.
There is a great deal to enjoy here for devotees of Strickland’s work and the film feels destined to be described as his weirdest piece yet. But underneath that surface strangeness, Flux Gourmet doesn’t quite satisfy the appetite.
To call “Flux Gourmet” an acquired taste would be an understatement. It’s really more of an elaborate inside joke by Strickland on the peculiar relationship between artists and the institutions that fund, develop and encourage their folly.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 9 User Ratings
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User Score
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Based on 9 User Ratings
6.0
33% Positive
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56% Mixed
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11% Negative
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Production Company
Bankside Films,
Head Gear Films,
IFC Productions,
Lunapark Pictures,
Metrol Technology,
Red Breast Productions
Release Date Jun 24, 2022
Duration 1 h 51 m
Rating Not Rated
Awards
British Independent Film Awards
• 1 Win & 7 Nominations
Indiana Film Journalists Association, US
• 2 Nominations
FANCINE Festival de Cine Fantastico de la Universidad de Malaga
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
