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Bad Timing

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Bad Timing	comment	Bad Timing is a 1980 British erotic Psychological Thriller film directed by Nicolas Roeg.Lovers Alex Linden (Art Garfunkel) and Milena Flaherty (Theresa Russell) meet in Vienna. But before that, they break up. And before that, they have sex for the first time. But before all that, they have sex for the last time. This all comes after she is rushed to the hospital after an attempted suicide. It's just that kind of story.Also features Harvey Keitel as Inspector Netusil, a self-admittedly bad detective, who interrogates Alex while Milena's fate hangs in the balance in a nearby emergency room. The story of the doomed relationship unfolds via this interrogation, and as such is presented out-of-sequence, often returning to a couple key points of the narrative as the detective repeatedly questions Alex about the parts of his story that don't add up.Eventually the timeline of the movie jumps to events after the interrogation, as the detective continues his investigation, which leads him down some interesting paths that involve Milena's estranged husband and secret government operations.But all that isn't really the point. The real focus of the movie is of the obsession and instability that governs the two lovers' tryst, and the dark side to the lust that fuels it. Be prepared for plenty of histrionic screaming fits and uncomfortable sex scenes.
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Bad Timing	processingComment	Dropped link to LudwigVanBeethoven: Not a Feature - ITEM
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Bad Timing	processingComment	Dropped link to Yandere: Not a Feature - ITEM
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Bad Timing / int_12dd1d4c	type	Rape as Drama
Bad Timing / int_12dd1d4c	comment	Rape as Drama: The twisted nature of the relationship arrives at its logical extreme at the end of the film when we see Alex rape a drugged-up Milena before calling the paramedics to save her life.
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Bad Timing / int_35b241c0	type	Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
Bad Timing / int_35b241c0	comment	Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping: Keitel's Inspector Netusil is an Austrian who occasionally speaks with a thick Brooklyn accent.
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Bad Timing / int_3f86799c	type	Gaussian Girl
Bad Timing / int_3f86799c	comment	Gaussian Girl: A strange case as it's used in one scene late in the film to accentuate Milena's vulnerability and sadness, not beauty.
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Bad Timing / int_71105dfc	type	Everybody Smokes
Bad Timing / int_71105dfc	comment	Everybody Smokes: Cigarettes are featured in just about every scene in the movie being smoked by nearly every character.
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Bad Timing / int_8b6e8d7	type	Anachronic Order
Bad Timing / int_8b6e8d7	comment	Anachronic Order: The story is presented entirely out of order, starting with a scene from the middle of the relationship playing under the title credits, jumping to Milena's entry to the hospital at the end of the relationship, and continuing like that for the rest of the film, shuffling the events of the timeline like a deck of cards.
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Bad Timing / int_8d0461e2	type	Destructive Romance
Bad Timing / int_8d0461e2	comment	Destructive Romance: Milena is very adulterous, lies she's never been married, makes a lot of scenes and never wants any commitment. Alex can't let her be, though.
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Bad Timing / int_8fe6b348	type	Sir Swears-a-Lot
Bad Timing / int_8fe6b348	comment	Sir Swearsalot: Milena. Cluster F Bombs abound in her dialog.
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Bad Timing / int_b9c673a6	type	Market-Based Title
Bad Timing / int_b9c673a6	comment	Market-Based Title: The film was billed in the US as Bad Timing/A Sensual Obsession.
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Bad Timing / int_c75df49a	type	Shout-Out
Bad Timing / int_c75df49a	comment	Shout-Out: Alex and Milena visit Belvedere Palace in Vienna, checking out works by Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele (the latter one's pictures can be seen later in the film as well). Milena is seen reading The Sheltering Sky in one scene. "Invitation To The Blues" from Tom Waits' album Small Change is heard during the opening credits. When Garfunkel and Keitel's characters are hanging pictures to the wall Ludwig van Beethoven's "Ninth Symphony" is playing. "The Same Old Story" by Billie Holiday is heard over the end credits. The film is referenced in the song "Bad Timing" on the album Pocket Revolution by dEUS, because it is the favorite film of their lead singer Tom Barman. On that same album the track "Nothing Really Ends" also references the movie briefly:
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Bad Timing / int_ed503b22	type	Match Cut
Bad Timing / int_ed503b22	comment	Match Cut: This film depends on these to create narrative unity throughout despite the chaotic timeline.
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Bad Timing / int_f604f64b	type	Dude, She's Like in a Coma
Bad Timing / int_f604f64b	comment	Dude, She's Like in a Coma: Alex eventually has sex with Milena, while she is unconscious.
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