A well known theater and movie actor, dissatisfied with his conditions at home and at the theater suddenly stops the dress rehearsal of a play in which he has one of the main roles, and goes on the Danube to visit his friend, a boatman transporting bricks on his small barge from a brick plant in a poor settlement to Belgrade. This unexpected action confuses everyone in the actor’s environment. Everybody sets out to the Danube in order to find out the real reason for the actor’s odd behavior and to find out when he will return to normal life. The actor refuses to talk, stating that he only knows what he does not want! The young director, who had started working on filming a portrait of the actor prior, doesn’t know what to do. The opening night is postponed.
Acting
Ljuba Tadić's silent, defiant presence speaks volumes.
Direction
Karanović lets the Danube breathe as a character itself.
Cinematography
Misty river landscapes that mirror internal fog.
Director
Srđan Karanović
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Yugoslavia's 'Black Wave' cinema movement, when filmmakers used state funding to critique socialist reality itself.
The director originally wanted Tadić for a different role; the actor insisted on playing Ivan, reshaping the entire film's center of gravity.
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