Soja Jovanović

A Suspicious Character (1954)

A small town is disturbed by the arrival of a "suspicious person", an unknown man wanted by the local authorities. During the hunt, it turns out that the suspect is no one else than the mayor's son-in-law who checked under his false name in order to hide his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Soja Jovanović  •  Predrag Dinulović
CAST:  Mihajlo 'Bata' Paskaljević  •  Rade Marković  •  Milivoje Mića Tomić  •  Mihajlo Viktorović

A small town is disturbed by the arrival of a "suspicious person", an unknown man wanted by the local authorities. During the hunt, it turns out that the suspect is no one else than the mayor's son-in-law who checked under his false name in order to hide his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Soja Jovanović  •  Predrag Dinulović
CAST:  Mihajlo 'Bata' Paskaljević  •  Rade Marković  •  Milivoje Mića Tomić  •  Mihajlo Viktorović

Priest Cira and Priest Spira (1957)

Life of the village elite, the two priest families, goes quietly in mutual understanding and friendship. The discord is inserted when a young teacher is able to marry the daughter of only one of the priests. Based on a popular novel by Stevan Sremac.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Soja Jovanović
CAST:  Ljubinka Bobić  •  Nevenka Mikulić  •  Jovan Gec  •  Milan Ajvaz

Life of the village elite, the two priest families, goes quietly in mutual understanding and friendship. The discord is inserted when a young teacher is able to marry the daughter of only one of the priests. Based on a popular novel by Stevan Sremac.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Soja Jovanović
CAST:  Ljubinka Bobić  •  Nevenka Mikulić  •  Jovan Gec  •  Milan Ajvaz

Dr (1962)

In the moment when Belgrade industrialist Života Cvijović had dreams to marry off his son Milorad, Doctor of Philosophy, to a minister of transport's daughter, a telegram from Milorad's professor from Heidelberg arrives, saying that he wants to visit them. Bad luck ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Soja Jovanović
CAST:  Milivoje Živanović  •  Milosav 'Mija' Aleksić  •  Borko Aleksić  •  Beba Lončar

In the moment when Belgrade industrialist Života Cvijović had dreams to marry off his son Milorad, Doctor of Philosophy, to a minister of transport's daughter, a telegram from Milorad's professor from Heidelberg arrives, saying that he wants to visit them. Bad luck ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Soja Jovanović
CAST:  Milivoje Živanović  •  Milosav 'Mija' Aleksić  •  Borko Aleksić  •  Beba Lončar

A Trip Around the World (1964)

A highly fictionalized account of the first Serbian foreign-lottery winner - Jovanče Micić, a merchant from Jagodina who went on to travel the whole world in the company of his Hungarian mistress and Montenegrin friend with a wooden leg.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Soja Jovanović
CAST:  Miodrag Petrović 'Čkalja'  •  Darinka 'Dara' Čalenić  •  Rade Marković  •  Vera Ilić-Đukić

A highly fictionalized account of the first Serbian foreign-lottery winner - Jovanče Micić, a merchant from Jagodina who went on to travel the whole world in the company of his Hungarian mistress and Montenegrin friend with a wooden leg.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Soja Jovanović
CAST:  Miodrag Petrović 'Čkalja'  •  Darinka 'Dara' Čalenić  •  Rade Marković  •  Vera Ilić-Đukić

The Dreams Came by Coach (1960)

Comedy concerning an impostor who comes into a little town and turns everything upside down. Based on three comedies by Jovan Sterija Popovic.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Soja Jovanović
CAST:  Slobodan 'Cica' Perović  •  Vlastimir 'Đuza' Stojiljković  •  Renata Ulmanski  •  Ljubinka Bobić

Comedy concerning an impostor who comes into a little town and turns everything upside down. Based on three comedies by Jovan Sterija Popovic.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Soja Jovanović
CAST:  Slobodan 'Cica' Perović  •  Vlastimir 'Đuza' Stojiljković  •  Renata Ulmanski  •  Ljubinka Bobić

Eagles Fly Early (1966)

A group of kids from the Bosnian village often run away from school from the terror of Pepper, a teacher who got his nickname because of his red nose. Soon they formed a brigand division, but have been discovered and caught. The sudden arrival of year 1941 turns ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Soja Jovanović
CAST:  Pavle Jovanović  •  Pavle Polaček  •  Ljupče Popović  •  Dragoljub Benjišek

A group of kids from the Bosnian village often run away from school from the terror of Pepper, a teacher who got his nickname because of his red nose. Soon they formed a brigand division, but have been discovered and caught. The sudden arrival of year 1941 turns ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Soja Jovanović
CAST:  Pavle Jovanović  •  Pavle Polaček  •  Ljupče Popović  •  Dragoljub Benjišek

Pipedreams (1968)

A tragicomic story of a department store seller.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Soja Jovanović
CAST:  Milosav 'Mija' Aleksić  •  Nuša Marović  •  Mira Banjac  •  Uglješa Rajičević

A tragicomic story of a department store seller.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Soja Jovanović
CAST:  Milosav 'Mija' Aleksić  •  Nuša Marović  •  Mira Banjac  •  Uglješa Rajičević

Australia Is Far Away (1969)

A story about a housekeeper who dreams of getting married for a man in Australia whom she haven't met yet.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Soja Jovanović
CAST:  Jelisaveta 'Seka' Sablić  •  Mirjana Vukojičić  •  Božidar Pavićević 'Longa'  •  Dragomir Čumić

A story about a housekeeper who dreams of getting married for a man in Australia whom she haven't met yet.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Soja Jovanović
CAST:  Jelisaveta 'Seka' Sablić  •  Mirjana Vukojičić  •  Božidar Pavićević 'Longa'  •  Dragomir Čumić

Father by Force (1969)

The story is inspired by the comedy of the most famous Yugoslav playwriter Branislav Nušić. Žarko, a young poet is being chased by police for publishing an anti-regime poem. He hides in his friend Dušan's house, who introduced him to his parents and sister Zorica ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Soja Jovanović
CAST:  Miodrag Petrović 'Čkalja'  •  Dragutin Dobričanin  •  Mihajlo 'Bata' Paskaljević  •  Miodrag Milovanov

The story is inspired by the comedy of the most famous Yugoslav playwriter Branislav Nušić. Žarko, a young poet is being chased by police for publishing an anti-regime poem. He hides in his friend Dušan's house, who introduced him to his parents and sister Zorica ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Soja Jovanović
CAST:  Miodrag Petrović 'Čkalja'  •  Dragutin Dobričanin  •  Mihajlo 'Bata' Paskaljević  •  Miodrag Milovanov

We Are Sorry, We Are Very Sorry (1976)

A story about prizewinning agriculturist, whose dream is to find his soul mate who would agree to marry him and live in the countryside. In one of his trips to symposium, he's about to share the compartment on a train with nice-looking but hardly approachable girl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Soja Jovanović
CAST:  Slobodan Đurić  •  Milena Dravić  •  Mihajlo 'Bata' Paskaljević  •  Milan Popović

A story about prizewinning agriculturist, whose dream is to find his soul mate who would agree to marry him and live in the countryside. In one of his trips to symposium, he's about to share the compartment on a train with nice-looking but hardly approachable girl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Soja Jovanović
CAST:  Slobodan Đurić  •  Milena Dravić  •  Mihajlo 'Bata' Paskaljević  •  Milan Popović

What a Day! (1979)

Zoran leads a quiet family life with his wife, a primary school teacher Ana, their son, and Ana’s brother. Zoran works as a clerk and has a great desire to attend a symposium in Dubrovnik, but the manager will not sign the travel order.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Soja Jovanović
CAST:  Bogdan Diklić  •  Gordana Kosanović  •  Darinka 'Dara' Čalenić  •  Dobrila Šokica

Zoran leads a quiet family life with his wife, a primary school teacher Ana, their son, and Ana’s brother. Zoran works as a clerk and has a great desire to attend a symposium in Dubrovnik, but the manager will not sign the travel order.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Soja Jovanović
CAST:  Bogdan Diklić  •  Gordana Kosanović  •  Darinka 'Dara' Čalenić  •  Dobrila Šokica