“Dad on a business trip” ( Serbhorch. Otac na službenom putu ) - a feature film by Emir Kusturica , scripted by Abdula Sidran (another collaboration “Do You Remember Dolly Bell?” ), Laureate of the Golden Palm Branch of the Cannes Film Festival 1985 .
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| Otac na službenom putu | |
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| Genre | drama |
| Producer | Emir Kusturica |
| Producer | Mirza Pasic |
| Author script | Abdula Sidran |
| In the main cast | Moreno de Bartoli Miki Manoilovich Mirjana Karanovich Mustafa Nadarevich |
| Operator | Vilco Filach |
| Composer | Zoran Simyanovich |
| Film company | and |
| Duration | 125 minutes |
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| A country | |
| Tongue | Serbo-Croatian |
| Year | 1985 |
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Content
Story
The film tells with irony and evil humor about life in the late 1940s - early 1950s in Yugoslavia . The narration is conducted on behalf of a 6-year-old boy named Malik, who lives in Sarajevo . Papa Malik is almost always not at home. He himself says that he goes on business trips all the time, in reality, he has many mistresses in different parts of the country and he visits them in turn. The boy’s mother feels a lie and is deeply worried about this. And then Malik’s dad is sent to prison because of the denunciation made by one of his offended mistresses ...
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Moreno de Bartolly | Malik |
| Miki Manoilovich | Mesha |
| Mirjana Karanovich | Hay |
| Mustafa Nadarevich | |
| Mira Furlan | |
| Davor Duimovich | Mirza |
Reaction
Janet Maslin of the New York Times singles out the film for "humorous, detailed portraits" [1] . TIME critic Richard Corliss said the film is worth seeing for its unpretentiousness and originality (lack of glamorous stars, stunning landscapes, expensive equipment) [2] .
Rewards
- 1985 - The Golden Palm Branch of the Cannes Film Festival
- 1985 - FIPRESCI Prize at the Cannes Film Festival
- 1986 - nomination for an Oscar in the nomination Best Film in a Foreign Language
Facts
- The caricature shown in the film was indeed published in the Politika newspaper in July 1950 .
Notes
- ↑ Maslin, Janet . FILM FESTIVAL; 'WHEN FATHER WAS AWAY' . Date of appeal October 23, 2018.
- ↑ Richard Corliss. Cinema: Memory Movie When Father Was Away on Business (English) // Time. - 1985-10-21. - ISSN 0040-781X .
Links
- Dad on a Business Trip at the Internet Movie Database