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A thing learnt, when it comes to reviewing films, is “never give up.” As casual sofa surfer, yours is the luxury of tuning in, falling out with the on-screen goings on and…heading for the exit five minutes later. Not so when reviewing: one has an obligation to watch; to see if it gets better; and sometimes it does.

All of which is a very long-winded way of saying that In The Strange Pursuit Of Laura Durand is not as bad as it seems. It does get better. Though - spoiler alert! - not that much.

It is a film variously billed as road movie, comedy and, for my part, quest. It tells the tale of two not especially likeable nerds, Antonis Titsanis (Makis Papadimitriou) and Christos Fertakis (Michalis Sarantis), who are obsessed by a Nineties porn star, known to the world as Laura Dennard (Anna Kalaitzidou).

Is that her name?...

"Laura does not exist. Is that understood?" Strike Media has released a US trailer for a Greek indie comedy titled In the Strange Pursuit of Laura Durand. It first premiered in 2019 at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, and played at a bunch of other fests including Athens, Sarajevo, Red Rock, Sunscreen, and Thessaloniki. It now opens in the US starting in January 2022. Two men who live in Athens decide to start the quest for Laura Durand, a pornstar of the 90's who has disappeared mysteriously several years ago. "An award winning and hilarious road movie, loaded with an amazing and eclectic soundtrack, In the Strange Pursuit of Laura Durand is a feelgood, touching, original story, that stays with you long after watching." The cast includes Makis Papadimitriou, Michalis Sarantis, Anna Kalaitzidou, Danis Katranidis, Ivonni Maltezou, Alexandros Logothetis, and Nikos Hatzopoulos. There's a hilariously bad English voiceover in this trailer,...