THE FALL OF ROCK AND ROLL
Symposium
Three separate musical comedies, all marked by absurd humour, brought together in an anthology film that captures the atmosphere of downfall and revolt during the final days of socialist Yugoslavia. We encounter young rebels and a Balkan ninja. We get to know Dracula, seduced innocence and eternal love. We learn of a seamstress, a jealous husband and secret letters. And there is music everywhere: folk music, rock'n'roll, punk rock, rap. These tunes and the abundance of pop-cultural symbols are the expression of unofficial subcultures, though they may not be political. Quite the opposite in fact – the films’ protagonists are primarily concerned with themselves, with cultivating a carefree, musical attitude towards life.
KAKO JE PROPAO ROKNROL / WIE ROCK'N'ROLL RUINIERT WURDE
YUG 1989 / 98 min
Language: Serbo-Croatian
Director: Goran Gajić, Zoran Pezo, Vladimir Slavica
- Screenplay: Aleksandar Barišić, Biljana Maksić, Branko Vukojević
- Cinematographer: Radan Popovic
- Editor: Snežana Ivanović, Mustafa Preševa, Goran Terzić
- Music: Vladimir Divljan, Srđan Gojković, Dušan Kojić
- Sound: Snežana Lalić
- Cast: Nebojša Bakočević, Dragan Bjelogrlić, Branimir Brstina, Velimir Bata Živojinović, Srđan Todorović, Sonja Savić, Anica Dobra, Vesna Trivalić, Branko Đurić
- Production Company: Avala Film, Yugoslavia, Maestro Film, Yugoslavia, Faculty of Dramatic Arts Belgrade
- World Sales: Avala Studios
Three separate musical comedies, all marked by absurd humour, brought together in an anthology film that captures the atmosphere of downfall and revolt during the final days of socialist Yugoslavia. We encounter young rebels and a Balkan ninja. We get to know Dracula, seduced innocence and eternal love. We learn of a seamstress, a jealous husband and secret letters. And there is music everywhere: folk music, rock'n'roll, punk rock, rap. These tunes and the abundance of pop-cultural symbols are the expression of unofficial subcultures, though they may not be political. Quite the opposite in fact – the films’ protagonists are primarily concerned with themselves, with cultivating a carefree, musical attitude towards life.
- Screenplay: Aleksandar Barišić, Biljana Maksić, Branko Vukojević
- Cinematographer: Radan Popovic
- Editor: Snežana Ivanović, Mustafa Preševa, Goran Terzić
- Music: Vladimir Divljan, Srđan Gojković, Dušan Kojić
- Sound: Snežana Lalić
- Cast: Nebojša Bakočević, Dragan Bjelogrlić, Branimir Brstina, Velimir Bata Živojinović, Srđan Todorović, Sonja Savić, Anica Dobra, Vesna Trivalić, Branko Đurić
- Production Company: Avala Film, Yugoslavia, Maestro Film, Yugoslavia, Faculty of Dramatic Arts Belgrade
- World Sales: Avala Studios