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Maratonci Trce Pocasni Krug
''The Marathon Family'' ( sr, Маратонци трче почасни круг / Maratonci trče počasni krug, lit. ''Marathon Runners Do a Lap of Honour'', or often simply ''Maratonci'', lit. ''The Marathon Runners'') is a 1982 Cinema of Yugoslavia, Yugoslav black comedy film written by Dušan Kovačević and directed by Serbian director Slobodan Šijan. It has become a cult film in Serbia and other countries from the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia region and is regarded as one of the classics of Yugoslav Serbian cinematography. Plot The story takes place in an unnamed small Serbian town in 1935, and focuses on the Topalović family consisting of six generations of undertakers: * gravely ill Pantelija, * Maksimilijan who uses a wheelchair, is mute and nearly deaf, * rheumatic Aksentije, * sober-minded Milutin, * impulsive and narcissistic Laki, and * young and naive Mirko. Constantly bickering amongst each other, the latest family arguments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slobodan Šijan
Slobodan Šijan ( sr-Cyrl, Слободан Шијан, ; born November 16, 1946) is a Serbian film director. Biography Šijan was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. He graduated from the Fine Arts Academy in Belgrade, and then enrolled in Belgrade's Academy of Theater Faculty of Dramatic Arts in 1970. He directed a number of television films as well as experimental and short films during the 1970s. From 1976 to 1979, he published a series of fanzines A fanzine (blend of '' fan'' and ''magazine'' or ''-zine'') is a non-professional and non-official publication produced by enthusiasts of a particular cultural phenomenon (such as a literary or musical genre) for the pleasure of others who share ... which according to him were made "out of frustration" in between his experimentation and attempts to break into professional cinema. His first full-length feature '' Ko to tamo peva'', directed in collaboration with writer Dušan Kovačević and cinematographer Božidar Nikolić, was re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |