A documentary about the famous athlete and movie enthusiast who made Serbia's first sound film, Innocence Unprotected. The Nazi occupation of Belgrade prevented the film from gaining wider acclaim. Director Makavejev intersperses clips of the original film with interviews of surviving cast and crew members, as well as newsreel and archival footage.
A funny and genuinely endearing tribute to an innocent folk hero -- bizarre in spots, and definitely Makavejev.
– Don Druker,
Chicago Reader,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
I value Makavejev's extraordinary insights into ordinary affairs and his gentle juggling act with Acrobat Aleksic.
– Roger Greenspun,
New York Times,
9 May 2005
fresh:
Makavejev's third film, an entrancing collage using excerpts from the first Serbian talkie, a hilariously naive melodrama made in occupied Belgrade in 1942 with film stock stolen from the Germans.