100 min
Documentary | History
Director: Mila Turajlic
Country: Serbia
Language: Serbo-Croatian
Through cinema/video footage Cinema Komunisto is telling the story of a nation , now existing only in cinemas-Yugoslavia and its "benevolent dictator"- Josep Broz Tito. A nation formed after WW2, then constructing gigantic, cinematic atmosphere with the support of Tito, the cinephile (fan of western movies!!!), its progress its abjection and finally nostalgia in the relics. Historical and political background of Avala Film Studio, the largest and well sophisticated film studio in post war Yugoslavia, the wide acceptance of Tito among directors like Hitchcock, Orson Welles, their participation with Yugoslavian film industry,also personal film taste of Tito (had seen 8801 films in his theater), the full support given by him to blow The bridge on the Neretva river (Bosnia) in real to recreate the scene that happened during Neretva river battle- Mila Turajlic finds ethnic film clips to make this Socialist Federal Republic of Cinema Komunisto and succeeded flawlessly . But the documentary only gives a vague idea about the restrictions faced by cinema technicians under Tito. A must watch documentary created by Mila Turajlic.
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