East of the West - Competition 2012 / Praktičan vodič kroz Beograd sa pevanjem i plakanjem / Serbia, Germany, France, Hungary, Croatia 2011
Set against the backdrop of a pro-European, modern Serbia, this collection of mini-romantic comedies uses intelligent humour, insight and lightly subversive irony to describe love in contemporary Belgrade in four different ways.
A French chanteuse, Stefan, a young driver, an American diplomat, dominatrix Melita, a German businessman, hotel maid Jagoda, Croatian policeman Mate, and policewoman Đurđa. Each in their own way, all these characters try to find their ideal match in contemporary Belgrade: after years of isolation, the city is again opening its doors to the world. The film’s protagonists are not finding the relationship lark at all easy, however; they come apart at the seams, they keep falling in love, but they also discover their roots... Practical Guide to Belgrade with Singing and Crying is a collection of mini-romantic comedies. Set against the backdrop of a pro-European modern Serbia, it uses intelligent humour, insight and lightly subversive irony to describe love in contemporary Belgrade in four different ways. The filmmakers themselves note with a grin: "Although there are all sorts of conditions we still have to meet in order to enter the EU, by making love to guests from abroad, Belgrade citizens are at least one step closer to Europe.”
87 min / Color, DCP
International premiere
Director Bojan Vuletić
/ Screenplay Bojan Vuletić, Stefan Arsenijević
/ Dir. of Photography Jelena Stanković
/ Music Rastko Čolić
/ Editor Ksenija Petričić
/ Producer Miroslav Mogorović, Oliver Röpke
/ Production Art & Popcorn, TR9 Film
/ Cast Julie Gayet, Marko Janketić, Jean-Marc Barr, Anita Mančić, Baki Davrak, Nada Šargin, Leon Lučev, Hristina Popović
/ Contact MCF MegaCom Film
Bojan Vuletić (b. 1977, Belgrade) studied film and television direction at Belgrade’s Faculty of Performing Arts. As assistant director he worked on a number of internationally successful feature and documentary films. He worked with director Stefan Arsenijević as screenwriter on his notable debut Love and Other Crimes (2007), screened at KVIFF in 2008. He has also directed a series of documentary films, and is the writer behind the popular television documentary series "All That Folk” (Sav taj folk). Practical Guide to Belgrade with Singing and Crying is his feature debut.
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Bojan Vuletić
Film Director
Stefan Arsenijević
Film Director
Jelena Stanković
Director of Photography
Marko Janketić
Actor
Oliver Röpke
Producer
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