
Documentary about the famous Serbian athlete and movie enthusiast who made a feature film during the Nazi occupation of Belgrade and had some problems after the liberation because of that.... (Full plot summary below)
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Documentary about the famous Serbian athlete and movie enthusiast who made a feature film during the Nazi occupation of Belgrade and had some problems after the liberation because of that.
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| The SpectatorPenelope HoustonIt's a bold and rather winning curiosity: an obscure Balkan footnote to filth 'history, decked out in spangles and annotated with its own footnotes. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert... One of the most delightful films I've ever seen, and one of the hardest to describe: It's funny, tragic, filled at one moment with black humor and at the next with disarming naivete and in form and style totally original. |
| Time OutTom MilneMakavejev's third film, an entrancing collage using excerpts from the first Serbian talkie, a hilariously naïve melodrama made in occupied Belgrade in 1942 with film stock stolen from the Germans. |
| User ReviewZoran SI am glad that Criterion released this on dvd. It's nice to see the film with better subtitles and cleaned up images (though the print still seems rather damaged.) This is probably my favorite of Makavejev's early films as it shows him developing the complex montage style he employs in WR: Mysteries of the Organism. On a basic level, this is a strange documentary about the first Serbian talkie film (a film which is beyond awful). Like a lot of Makavejev, however, it is also a complex and dialectical essay: this time covering such topics as collaboration with the enemy, national myths about strength and freedom, and (implicitly) about the antagonism between the aforementioned national myths and communist ideology. |
| User ReviewAaron WOne of the stranger documentaries ever made. It's a curious amalgam of clips from Yugoslavia's first talkie, present day interviews with the cast, high flying feats of daring, World War II footage, and poetry among other things; with each medium evoking another in what becomes a continuous stream of almost experimental imagery. It may not be one of the director's best works, but it certainly is a fascinating look at a culture pulled off with Makavejev's signature streak of comedy and eccentricity. |
| User ReviewAlex BA bizarre, ironically anti-heroic glimpse of life in Nazi-occupied Serbia. |
| User ReviewBrandon SDusan Makavejev's film inside a film in which a group of people made a film in 1942 that was the first Serbian talkie. Makavejev interviews all of the actors with the strongman/acrobat redoing some of the same stunts he did in the film, which are pretty amazing. Most will enjoy the film, but be warned those seeking some form of a plot will not find it here. |
| User ReviewKyle CA peculiar, but engaging mix of a documentary and fictional narrative. |
| User ReviewEric RThis is a pretty brilliant and crazy mix of clips forming somewhat of a narrative. The clips are sourced mainly from Yugoslavia's first talkie entitled "Innocence Unprotected," which was written/directed/produced/starring Yugoslavian strongman Dragoljub Aleksic. This footage is intercut with present day interviews and other footage with Aleksic and the other cast members, as well as WWII and post-WWII footage from Yugoslavia. |
| User ReviewWalter MAn art house experiment that is nearly perfect in execution by one of the kings of surreal and weird, Dusan Makavejev. A bit long in places due to the old talkie and some odd placements of commercials, but this is not weird merely for the quirks, but also to subvert the authorities and help tell the story of Yugoslavia and its eventual separation into new countries. Really amazing stunts by the lead actor. A really fun movie experience that will be an odd ride for most. |