Makavejev's first feature is a delightful, typically eccentric concoction.
Man Is Not a Bird
1965 · 1h 12m · N/A
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Dušan Makavejev
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Man Is Not a Bird
Overview
A Serbian engineer falls for a younger woman, but he is inept at courtship.
Director and cast
- Dušan Makavejev Director
- Milena Dravić as Rajka
- Janez Vrhovec as Jan Rudinski
- Eva Ras as Barbool's Wife
- Stole Aranđelović as Barbulovic 'Barbool'
- Boris Dvornik as Bosko
- Dušan Antonijević as Zeleznicar
- Dušan Janićijević Cast
- Predrag 'Preža' Milinković Cast
- Danilo 'Bata' Stojković Cast
- Mirjana Blašković Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
It was made in 1966, and it is by far the most original, intelligent, witty and important film I've seen so far this year.
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