Milan Ajvaz

Ivo, the Monk (1951)

A young man's fight between love and the monastic discipline.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fedor Hanžeković
CAST:  Miša Mirković  •  Milan Ajvaz  •  Josip Petričić  •  Vaso Kosić

A young man's fight between love and the monastic discipline.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fedor Hanžeković
CAST:  Miša Mirković  •  Milan Ajvaz  •  Josip Petričić  •  Vaso Kosić

Legends of Anika (1954)

Based on a story by Nobel Prize-winner Ivo Andrić. When a young man's affair with a married woman ends disastrously he spurns the girl he'd once loved. She reacts to his contempt by becoming the town harlot.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vladimir Pogačić
CAST:  Milena Dapcevic  •  Bratislav Grbić  •  Ljubinka Bobić  •  Mirko Milisavljević

Based on a story by Nobel Prize-winner Ivo Andrić. When a young man's affair with a married woman ends disastrously he spurns the girl he'd once loved. She reacts to his contempt by becoming the town harlot.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vladimir Pogačić
CAST:  Milena Dapcevic  •  Bratislav Grbić  •  Ljubinka Bobić  •  Mirko Milisavljević

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

Black Pearls (1958)

Reform school teacher tries to carry his class to the right path by teaching them diving.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toma Janić
CAST:  Severin Bijelić  •  Mihajlo Viktorović  •  Milan Ajvaz  •  Franjo Tuma

Reform school teacher tries to carry his class to the right path by teaching them diving.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toma Janić
CAST:  Severin Bijelić  •  Mihajlo Viktorović  •  Milan Ajvaz  •  Franjo Tuma

Perfidy (1953)

A story about a young man tempted to kill his rival for a girl, only to find out that he may be his illegitimate son. The story is set in XIX century Dubrovnik.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vladimir Pogačić
CAST:  Marija Crnobori  •  Milivoje Živanović  •  Viktor Starčić  •  Severin Bijelić

A story about a young man tempted to kill his rival for a girl, only to find out that he may be his illegitimate son. The story is set in XIX century Dubrovnik.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vladimir Pogačić
CAST:  Marija Crnobori  •  Milivoje Živanović  •  Viktor Starčić  •  Severin Bijelić

The Magic Sword (1950)

Evil Bash-Chelik is terrorizing people, but only the magic sword can harm him. A young hero goes on the dangerous quest to find that sword.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vojislav Nanović
CAST:  Rade Marković  •  Vera Ilić-Đukić  •  Milivoje Živanović  •  Marko Marinković

Evil Bash-Chelik is terrorizing people, but only the magic sword can harm him. A young hero goes on the dangerous quest to find that sword.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vojislav Nanović
CAST:  Rade Marković  •  Vera Ilić-Đukić  •  Milivoje Živanović  •  Marko Marinković

The Great Trial (1961)

Kids from the same block hold a court trial to local cat who ate their canary.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fedor Škubonja
CAST:  Pavle Minčić  •  Toma Kuruzović  •  Pavle Vugrinac  •  Milan Ajvaz

Kids from the same block hold a court trial to local cat who ate their canary.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fedor Škubonja
CAST:  Pavle Minčić  •  Toma Kuruzović  •  Pavle Vugrinac  •  Milan Ajvaz

Comrade President Center-Forward (1961)

Through several entangled stories, province atmosphere is shown, in which new ideas are hard to penetrate. Parallel with the seventh anniversary of peasant's cooperative farm, activity of a priest, who wants to restore the iconostasis, is followed. Local ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Žorž Skrigin
CAST:  Milosav 'Mija' Aleksić  •  Olivera Marković  •  Severin Bijelić  •  Pavle Vuisić

Through several entangled stories, province atmosphere is shown, in which new ideas are hard to penetrate. Parallel with the seventh anniversary of peasant's cooperative farm, activity of a priest, who wants to restore the iconostasis, is followed. Local ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Žorž Skrigin
CAST:  Milosav 'Mija' Aleksić  •  Olivera Marković  •  Severin Bijelić  •  Pavle Vuisić

Scherzo (1994)

Story about people who have neither luck in finding new instruments to play after war, nor new romance. Instruments experience war just like people do. Originally shot in 1971, the film was not released until 1994.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mladomir 'Puriša' Đorđević
CAST:  Dragomir Čumić  •  Lidija Boričić  •  Mirčeta Vujičić  •  Mihailo Popović

Story about people who have neither luck in finding new instruments to play after war, nor new romance. Instruments experience war just like people do. Originally shot in 1971, the film was not released until 1994.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mladomir 'Puriša' Đorđević
CAST:  Dragomir Čumić  •  Lidija Boričić  •  Mirčeta Vujičić  •  Mihailo Popović

To Seaside, Everybody! (1952)

Seaside in the summer: a meeting place of all sorts of people and professions. Elderly Mr Paja and two youths, Zorica and Mirko, experience many adventures in accordance with their own respective age and desires.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sava Popović
CAST:  Milan Ajvaz  •  Milena Dapcevic  •  Milan Puzić  •  Jozo Laurenčić

Seaside in the summer: a meeting place of all sorts of people and professions. Elderly Mr Paja and two youths, Zorica and Mirko, experience many adventures in accordance with their own respective age and desires.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sava Popović
CAST:  Milan Ajvaz  •  Milena Dapcevic  •  Milan Puzić  •  Jozo Laurenčić

A Child of Community (1953)

While everybody show off by giving a child to community's custody, and make career in the process, the child remains alone and neglected.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mladomir 'Puriša' Đorđević
CAST:  Viktor Starčić  •  Elma Karlowa  •  Aleksandar 'Aca' Stojković  •  Milan Ajvaz

While everybody show off by giving a child to community's custody, and make career in the process, the child remains alone and neglected.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mladomir 'Puriša' Đorđević
CAST:  Viktor Starčić  •  Elma Karlowa  •  Aleksandar 'Aca' Stojković  •  Milan Ajvaz

Factory B (1958)

A group of oil drillers of the Factory B, focused on success rather than praise, strive to find the oil despite the decision on the suspension of the drilling works.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vojislav Nanović
CAST:  Milivoje Živanović  •  Dragan Laković  •  Pavle Vuisić  •  Ljiljana Marković

A group of oil drillers of the Factory B, focused on success rather than praise, strive to find the oil despite the decision on the suspension of the drilling works.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vojislav Nanović
CAST:  Milivoje Živanović  •  Dragan Laković  •  Pavle Vuisić  •  Ljiljana Marković

Before the War (1966)

Engineer Maric finds out about an affair between his wife Rina and his best friend, a lawyer Novakovic. Maric leaves the house with suicidal intentions. At the big funeral, Novakovic consoles unfortunate Rina, while in the funeral procession a whole bunch of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vuk Babić
CAST:  Slobodan 'Cica' Perović  •  Sonja Hlebš  •  Velimir Živojinović  •  Nikola Simić

Engineer Maric finds out about an affair between his wife Rina and his best friend, a lawyer Novakovic. Maric leaves the house with suicidal intentions. At the big funeral, Novakovic consoles unfortunate Rina, while in the funeral procession a whole bunch of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vuk Babić
CAST:  Slobodan 'Cica' Perović  •  Sonja Hlebš  •  Velimir Živojinović  •  Nikola Simić

Rain (1972)

A short love affair of young married woman and police inspector in winter resort will turn into fatal love after chance meeting. Inspired by Chekhov's story "The Lady with the Dog".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mladomir 'Puriša' Đorđević
CAST:  Dušica Žegarac  •  Dragomir Čumić  •  Irena Prosen  •  Radmilo Ćurčić

A short love affair of young married woman and police inspector in winter resort will turn into fatal love after chance meeting. Inspired by Chekhov's story "The Lady with the Dog".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mladomir 'Puriša' Đorđević
CAST:  Dušica Žegarac  •  Dragomir Čumić  •  Irena Prosen  •  Radmilo Ćurčić

Kachaks in Topcider (1923)

The activities of Albanian rebels in Kosovo (known as Kachaks) in the 1920s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dragan Aleksić  •  Boško Tokin
CAST:  Milan Ajvaz  •  Pavle Bogatinčević  •  Vuka Ivković  •  Bogosav Konjevod

The activities of Albanian rebels in Kosovo (known as Kachaks) in the 1920s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dragan Aleksić  •  Boško Tokin
CAST:  Milan Ajvaz  •  Pavle Bogatinčević  •  Vuka Ivković  •  Bogosav Konjevod

The Apology of Socrates and Death (1971)

The dramatization of Socrates' trial for spoiling the Athenian youth which resulted in his death sentence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zdravko Šotra
CAST:  Ljuba Tadić  •  Marijan Lovrić  •  Mihajlo Kostić 'Pljaka'  •  Mladen 'Mlađa' Veselinović

The dramatization of Socrates' trial for spoiling the Athenian youth which resulted in his death sentence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zdravko Šotra
CAST:  Ljuba Tadić  •  Marijan Lovrić  •  Mihajlo Kostić 'Pljaka'  •  Mladen 'Mlađa' Veselinović