A charming romantic comedy/drama from early 1960s Yugoslavia. Ranka (Milena Dravić) secretly follows her boyfriend Mikajlo (Ljubiša Samardžić) from the village to a work action. She is accepted despite not being signed up, but Mikajlo soon leaves his peasant brigade to follow the pretty student Nada in her student brigade. Mikajlo’s attempts to seduce Nada are met with laughter, and in the meantime Ranka becomes more independent. For her role, Milena Dravić won the “Golden Arena” for best female performance at the Pula Film Festival.Read More »
Ljubisa Samardzic
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Branko Bauer – Prekobrojna (1962)
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Zivko Nikolic – Smrt gospodina Goluze AKA Death of Mr Goluza (1982)
Drama1981-1990YugoslaviaYugoslavian Cinema under TitoZivko NikolicPLOT:
Traveling salesman in a small town before WW2 makes a solemn promise to kill himself.
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Mladomir ‘Purisa’ Djordjevic – Jutro AKA The Morning (1967)
1961-1970DramaMladomir 'Purisa' DjordjevicWarYugoslaviaThe war has ended leaving a deep trace in people. Going trough a different conflicts in the first days of peace – dealing with a former enemy’s collaborators and executing traitors – a former soldier continues with killing even in peace. So, the war goes on, a struggle within himself and with the people around him.Read More »
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Zivorad ‘Zika’ Mitrovic – Savamala (1982)
1981-1990DramaYugoslaviaYugoslavian Cinema under TitoZivorad 'Zika' MitrovicQuote:
The events that preceded the WWII and subsequent fall of bourgeoisie in Yugoslavia are shown through the bloody strikes and awakening of civic consciousness in Belgrade’s poor neighborhood of Savamala.Read More »