Jovan Janicijevic-Burdus

  • Miodrag Popovic – Delije AKA The Tough Ones (1968)

    1961-1970DramaMiodrag PopovicWarYugoslaviaYugoslavian Cinema under Tito

    This film is a typical representative of the Serbian 60s Black Wave film. It attacks some social aspects of Tito’s communist regime, depicting two practically indigenous brothers that came from a small highland village and joined the communist partisans in WWII. After the war, they return to their village, revealing to each other that each has stolen a submachine gun from the army. It’s social critique is quite obvious, according to the film trend in Yugoslavia of that time. It’s plot line is blurred by some surreal inserted symbolical shots. Whereas some of these are brilliant , some of these are quite hard to explain and comprehend. A great film to be seen, (quite hefty cinematography) with some extraordinary choices in visual composition of the contents of particular shots. However, some parts are bit confusing, even more so, I assume, to the non-Yugoslavian audience.Read More »

  • Djordje Kadijevic – Praznik AKA The Feast (1967)

    1961-1970Djordje KadijevicDramaWarYugoslaviaYugoslavian Cinema under Tito

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    Set in the mountains of Serbia, the film takes place during the Christmas time in 1943. Chetnics (yugoslav army in the homeland) are stationed in the village and they deal with two American pilots who have crashed in the mountain nearby. Initially welcomed, the Americans believe they have found allies who will get them to the Partizans (communists) very soon. It does not work out that way, and while they are dined and wined at first, later on they are detained. During the night, however, the two captives escape…Read More »

  • Hajrudin Krvavac – Diverzanti AKA The Demolition Squad (1967)

    1961-1970ActionHajrudin KrvavacWarYugoslavia

    Yugoslavian resistance fighters send out eight men on a suicide mission to bomb the airport in this World War II action drama. The locals have successfully kept the Nazis at bay on the ground, but the German Luftwaffe looms as a bigger and more dangerous threat. The film was popular at the box office in Yugoslavia and was well received by the audience at the 1967 Pula Film Festival.Read More »

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