Porno e Libertà

Porn to Be Free is a rather turgid documentary that ostentatiously shows how open its creators are and is not afraid to show pornographic scenes, though it fails to make a reasonable statement because of that. The theme of porn as a tool of politics and subversive provocation against the establishment, like film itself,primarily exhibits turgidness. The filmmakers gathered a number of prominent people from the industry, ideologues, activists and porn actors, but in the interviews, unfortunately, they do not lead them to the essence of the matter or challenge them, but rather only agree with them, even though a counter-view obviously offers itself. Most of the documentary is peculiarly focused on Cicciolina, but it doesn’t let her speak for herself until the very end and, furthermore, only in a completely unconstructive manner. It’s impossible to shake the impression that the most interesting of the interviews remained on the cutting-room floor. If not, the interviews were a waste of time and opportunity. (26.06.2016)