Body Odyssey - DVD

Mona is a champion bodybuilder whose existence is a spasmodic quest for perfection that is carefully followed by her obsessive coach. Combining elements of Cronenberg-esque body horror with psychological drama, Body Odyssey is the genre-bending and surreal debut feature from award-winning director Grazia Tricarico. A contender to become Miss Body Universe, Mona (Jacqueline InchJayInch Fuchs) is a 45-year-old champion bodybuilder whose entire existence is a spasmodic quest for perfection and beauty. Her daily schedule is carefully followed by her obsessive coach, Kurt (Julian Sands in one of his final performances), who rigorously monitors her every action like a demiurge her sleep, her nutrition, her training, her doping, her psychology and even her sexual life. This unyielding regimen, however, becomes disrupted when a brief romantic encounter with a young man impacts both her discipline and her will.