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Love Affair or the Case of the Missing Switchboard Operator ( 1967 )


This film is on YT, but it wouldn't show here. But this might very well be my new fave from this daring director from Yugoslavia Dusan Makavejev, yeah there used to be a country called Yugoslavia!! His later film in 1974 for a long time was my official fave, but last couple years, maybe 3, i've seriously thought differently about it, it's too much about shock value that i've grown out of, I still love the musical choices in it.

This little film is much much more innocent, but still packs a punch. What I like about it, is that it has those neorealist qualities, but with bonkers goings on. It also has some quasi documentary elements that cover a theme exploited to the max in the 1974 film. This has, I must say one of the most beautiful actresses i've ever seen in a film Eva Ras, ... I literally just found out while writing this, that's how much I care, I love folks I don't even know their names!! smh .... well she is a looker, and I want to watch it, and I cannot pass up what is available just because it wouldn't play on SW, so if you wanna have some slightly edgy Serbian 60s cinema going on, head on over to YT with the title copied and pasted, .... unless of course there's a region difficulty, then don't sweat it, it's just a film .... oh and what's it about I hear someone ask, and rightfully so, since this is a narrative, this is about a lady the operator, and her romance with a pest control worker, her end isn't a good one btw, in an early part you see her, so it's a little like Varda's Vagabond in that regard, but stylistically it's like a funny version of a black and white Godard film.

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The other 2 are The Coca-Cola Kid and Montenegro - have you watched those?
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Okay OKAY! LOL
BooksRMe · 46-50, M
@rinkydinkydoink one last thing — His documentary Hole in the Soul is great if one is a new convert to Dusan and the Black Wave, I wish you a pleasant journey!!
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This whole page of movies is bookmarked for reference purposes, btw :D

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Whoa!

I've got access to 3 Makavejev movies but 1 caught my eye - "Sweet Movie" (1974).

The winner of the Miss World Virginity contest marries, escapes from her masochistic husband and ends up involved in a world of debauchery.
BooksRMe · 46-50, M
@rinkydinkydoink It does have a purpose, and isn’t mindlessly gratuitous like another Serbian Film, it shines a light on some war atrocity, and is militant in how free it wanted to be. Otto Muehl appears in a commune, he’s an actual criminal who made his own avant-garde films which I believe can be seen on UbuFilms. The scene where they’re gathered around an organ player and dancing, THAT is my highlight it’s so catchy and they’re dancing ever so much more silly. The opening song is hilarious too, I really loved it for those and similar reasons, I don’t condone all of what happens in it though
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An example from IMDb user reviews says it all - Dusan Makavejev is a director I admire. Much of his product is completely bonkers. He was never interested in making staid movies or anything generic. He always went for the gusto. It was as if anything could happen in one of his films. If he had been given the reign to direct remakes of any films he would have completely changed everything. I could imagine what he could have done with, say, the remakes of the Steve Martin/Diane Keaton/Martin Short "Father Of The Bride" movies.
BooksRMe · 46-50, M
@rinkydinkydoink Good write up there!! One of the funniest scenes is with the guy who’s playing some suave Mexican at the Eiffel Tower gets “stuck” inside the beauty pageant winner who’s just gotten away from the nasty billionaire who’s the sheriff in one of the Dirty Harry movies!!

 
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