Dušan Makavejev won worldwide recognition for fi lms like W.R. – MYSTERIES OF THE ORGANISM (Yugoslavia, FRG, 1971), his anarchic-leftist rebellion against the perversions of the “red establishment”. But he already took a critical look at the reality of his country in 1962, when he was still considered an amateur. PARADA / THE PARADE irreverently observes a May Day parade in Belgrade and shows scenes far removed from the offi cial emotion.
Dušan Makavejev won worldwide recognition for fi lms like W.R. – MYSTERIES OF THE ORGANISM (Yugoslavia, FRG, 1971), his anarchic-leftist rebellion against the perversions of the “red establishment”. But he already took a critical look at the reality of his country in 1962, when he was still considered an amateur. PARADA / THE PARADE irreverently observes a May Day parade in Belgrade and shows scenes far removed from the offi cial emotion.
