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I was wondering about the availability of Yugoslavian films on DVD. I understand that some can be found at http://www.yu4you.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. Are there other outlets? Preferably with English subs, secondary Scandinavian languages or German.

There are also these sites:

Small Serbian Shop and DSS Sound.

Of course, there is considerable overlap with the selection at Yu4you, but there are some additional films - more often than not without English subtitles, though.

The Slovenian film Ples v dežju (Dancing in the Rain, 1961) is available on DVD in Slovenia, with English subs, but I don't think any of us ever found a site that would ship it internationally.

Also, Aleksandr Petrovic's It Rains in My Village was an unexpected release in the MGM burn-on-demand line last month. I assume it's in Serbian with English subtitles -- so far none of the few foreign films they've released have been English dubs. It also is or was available on Netflix Instant.

Perkins Cobb wrote:Also, Aleksandr Petrovic's It Rains in My Village was an unexpected release in the MGM burn-on-demand line last month. I assume it's in Serbian with English subtitles -- so far none of the few foreign films they've released have been English dubs.

Both It Rains and Elio Petri's A Quiet Place in the Country have English dubs.

Well, that sucks.

You know when you start doing a job and realise with a sinking feeling that it's going to take much longer than you expected? If I'd had any idea just how many of these DVDs would have English subtitles, I'd probably never have taken this on!

Anyway, this is a list of all the DVDs listed in the Small Serbian Shop website that claim to have English subtitles - though the only one I can personally vouch for is I Even Met Happy Gypsies (where they're rough and ready, but adequate), so double-check before ordering. Also note that some titles like Premeditated Murder come in two editions, only one of which has subtitles.

Absolute 100 (Apsolutnih sto, d. Srdan Golubović, 2001)
Agi & Ema (d. Milutin Petrović, 2007)
Aporia (d. Aris Movsesijan, 2006)
Assault on Station Express (Napad na stanicu ekspres, d. Branislav Radovanović, Vudu Popaj, 2007)
Bal-Can-Can (Balkankan, d. Darko Mitrevski, 2005)
The Balkan Brothers (Balkanska braća, d. Božidar Bota Nikolić, 2005)
Balkan Express 2 (Balkan Ekspres 2, d. Aleksandar Đorđević, Predrag Antonijevic, Miloš Radović, 1988)
The Balkan Mass-Media Sciences (Masmediologija na balkanu, d. Vuk Babić, 1989)
Balkan Rules (Balkanska Pravila, d. Darko Bajić, 1997)
Behind the Glass (Iza stakla, d. Zrinko Ogresta, 2008)
Belgrade Phantom (Beogradski fantom, d. Jovan Todorović, 2009)
Belle Epoque, or Last Waltz in Sarajevo (Belle epoque, ili poslednji valcer u Sarajevu, d. Nikola Stojanović, 1990/2007)
Better Then Escape (Bolje od bekstva, d. Miroslav Lekić, 1991)
Blackbird (Čavka, d. Miša Radivojević, 1988)
The Black Bomber (Crni bombarder, d. Darko Bajić, 1992)
Black Gruya and the Stone of Wisdom (Crni Gruja i kamen mudrosti, d. Marko Marinković, 2007)
Border Post (Karaula, d. Rajko Grlić, 2006)
Byzantine Blue (Vizantijsko plavo, d. Dragan Marinković, 1993)
Censored Without Censorship (Zabranjeni bez Zabrane, d. Dinko Tucaković, Milan Nikodijević, 2007)
Chasing Lucky (Potera za srećkom, d. Milorad Milinković, 2004)
Ciao Inspector (Ćao Inspektore, d. Zoran Čalić, 1985)
Deadly Cold (Mrtav 'ladan, d. Milorad Milinković, 2002)
Do Not Mention the Cause of Death (Uzrok smrti ne pominjati, d. Jovan Živanović, 1968)
The Fourth Man (Četvrti čovek, d. Dejan Zečević, 2007)
Das Fräulein (d. Andrea Štaka, 2006)
Fuse (Gori vatra, d. Pjer Žalica, 2003)
Go Further (Idemo dalje, d. Zdravko Šotra, 1982)
Go West (d. Ahmed Imamović, 2005)
The Harms Case (Slučaj Harms, d. Slobodan Pešić, 1987)
Hello Taxi! (Halo taxi!, d. Vlastimir Radovanović, 1983)
Here and There (Tamo i ovde, d. Darko Lungulov, 2009)
How to Become a Hero (Kako postati heroj, d. Mladen Matičević, 2008)
Huddersfield (Hadersfild, d. Ivan Živković, 2007)
I Even Met Happy Gypsies (Skupljači perja, d. Aleksandar Petrović, 1967)
I Have to Sleep, My Angel (Moram spavat', andjele, d. Dejan Aćimović, 2007)
It Isn't Easy to Get Along with Men (Nije lako s muškarcima, d. Mihajlo Vukobratovic, 1985)
Ivko's Feast (Ivkova slava, d. Zdravko Šotra, 2005)
Jagoda in the Supermarket (Jagoda u supermarketu, d. Dušan Milić, 2003)
Kisses (Poljupci, d. Saša Radojević, 2004)
Land of Truth, Love and Freedom (Zemlja istine, ljubavi i slobode, d. Milutin Petrović, 2000)
Landscape No.2 (Pejzaž br.2., d. Vinko Möderndorfer, 2008)
The Life and Death of a Porno Gang (Život i smrt porno bande, d. Mladen Đorđević, 2009)
Lost and Found (Izgubljeno-nadeno, d. Stefan Arsenijević, 2005)
Love Affair or The Case of the Missing Switchboard Operator (Ljubavni slučaj ili tragedija službenice P.T.T., d. Dušan Makavejev, 1967)
Love and Other Crimes (Ljubav i drugi zločini, d. Stefan Arsenijević, 2008)
Love Fever (Groznica ljubavi, d. Vlastimir Radovanović, 1984)
Loving Glances (Sjaj u očima, d. Srđan Karanović, 2003)
Made in Serbia (d. Mladen Đorđević, 2005)
The Marathon Family (Maratonci trče počasni krug, d. Dušan Kovačević, 1982)
Midwinter Night's Dream (San zimske noći, d. Goran Paskaljević, 2004)
Montevideo, God Bless You! (Montevideo, Bog te video!, d. Dragan Bjelogrlić, 2011)
Motel Nana (d. Predrag Velinović, 2010)
The Moth (Moljac, d. Mica Milošević, 1984)
9:06 (d. Igor Šterk, 2009)
Normal People (Normalni ljudi, d. Oleg Novković, 2001)
Obituary for Escobar (Čitulja za Eskobara, d. Milorad Milinković, 2008)
The Optimists (Optimisti, d. Goran Paskaljević, 2006)
Ordinary People (d. Vladimir Perisić, 2009)
Packing the Monkeys Again (Opet pakujemo majmune, d. Marija Perović, 2004)
Petria's Wreath (Petrijin venac, d. Srđan Karanović, 1980)
Premeditated Murder (Ubistvo s predumišljajem, d. Gorčin Stojanović, 1995)
The Professional (Profesionalac, d. Dušan Kovačević, 2003)
The Promising Boy (Decko koji obecava, d. Miša Radivojević, 1981)
The Red Coloured Grey Truck (Sivi kamion crvene boje, d. Srđan Koljević, 2004)
The Robbery of the Third Reich (Pljačka Trećeg rajha, d. Zdravko Šotra, 2004)
Seven and a Half (Sedam i po, d. Miroslav Momčilović, 2006)
Sheitan's Warrior (Šejtanov ratnik, d. Stevan Filipović, 2006)
The Shutka Book of Records (Knjiga rekorda Šutke, d. Aleksandar Manić, 2005)
Skinning (Šišanje, d. Stefan Filipović, 2010)
Slovenian Girl (Slovenka, d. Damjan Kozole, 2009)
A Small World (Mali svet, d. Milos Radovic, 2003)
Solemn Promise (Besa, d. Srđan Karanović, 2009)
Something Between (Nešto između, d. Srđan Karanović, 1983)
Sons of Brothers (Sinovci, d. Siniša Kovačević, 2006)
South by Southeast (Jug jugoistok, d. Milutin Petrović, 2005)
Special Treatment (Poseban tretman, d. Goran Paskaljević, 1980)
Stairway to Heaven (Stepenice za nebo, d. Miroslav Lekić, 1983)
St George Shoots the Dragon (Sveti Georgije ubiva aždahu, d. Srđan Dragojević, 2009)
Suburbs (Predmestje, d. Vinko Möderndorfer, 2004)
A Tailor's Secret (Krojačeva tajna, d. Miloš Avramović, 2006)
Tango Argentino (d. Goran Paskaljević, 1992)
Technotise: Edit and I (Technotise: Edit i ja, d. Aleksa Gajić, 2009)
Three (Tri, d. Aleksandar Petrović, 1966)
Three Summer Days (Tri letnja dana, d. Mirjana Vukomanović, 1997)
Tito (d. Krsto Škanata, 1977) + Parade[/b] (Parada, d. Dušan Makavejev, 1962)
Tomorrow Morning (Sutra ujutru, d. Oleg Novković, 2006)
Under the Line (Ispod crte, d. Petar Krelja, 2003)
Vampires are Amongst Us (Vampiri Su Među Nama, d. Zoran Čalić, 1989)
A View from the Eiffel Tower (Pogled sa Ajfelovog tornja, d. Nikola Vukčević, 2005)
Wait For Me and I Will Not Come (Čekaj me, ja sigurno neću doći, d. Miroslav Momčilović, 2009)
We Are Not Angels 2 (Mi nismo anđeli 2, d. Srđan Dragojević, 2005)
Well Tempered Corpses (Fino uštimovani mrtvaci, d. Benjamin Filipović, 2005)
When I Grow Up, I'll Be A Kangaroo (Kad porastem biću Kengur, d. Radivoje Andrić, 2004)
Where the Yellow Lemon Blooms (Gde cveta limun žut, d. Zdravko Šotra, 2006)
White Lions (Beli lavovi, d. Lazar Ristovski, 2011)
The White Suit (Belo odelo, d. Lazar Ristovski, 1999)
Who the Fuck is Miloš Branković? (Miloš Branković, d. Nebojša Radosavljević, 2008)
The Wounds (Rane, d. Srđan Dragojević, 1998)
Young and Healthy as a Rose (Mmlad i zdrav kao ruža, d. Jovan Jovanović, 1971)
Zamfir's Zona (Zona Zamfirova, d. Zdravko Šotra, 2002)

...and these films appear to be in English to start with:

Hermano (d. Giovanni Robbiano, 2007)
How Harry Became a Tree (d. Goran Paskaljević, 2001)
Zone of the Dead (Zona mrtvih, d. Milan Konjević, Milan Todorović, 2009)

Next question, of course, is how many of these are any good. I can certainly recommend Das Fräulein, The Fourth Man, I Even Met Happy Gypsies, Love Affair (though the latter is probably better served by the Eclipse edition) and Slovenian Girl, but I seem to remember that Seven and a Half had a few effective black-comedy moments but was a little too unpleasantly mean-spirited for my taste. Any others?

MichaelB wrote:Do Not Mention the Cause of Death (Uzrok smrti ne pominjati, d. Jovan Živanović, 1968)
The Wounds (Rane, d. Srđan Dragojević, 1998)

These two have English subtitles, and definitely worth picking up.

Perkins Cobb wrote:Well, that sucks.

They also have the original language with English subs...sorry for the confusion.

Was Yugoslavian film production primarily centered on Belgrade (Serbia today), or were there other production centers? Zagreb Film sounds familiar, though maybe that was primarily animation ... unless I'm mistaken.
I guess I'm wondering if film during that era was Serb dominated or more broadly representative.

Okay, not to put anybody down, everybody has been helpful, but MichaelB, you are The Man!

Hm, my copy of The Wounds (Rane) hasn't English subtitles.


I want to mention Operation Titian (Operacija Ticijan), directed by Radoš Novaković, which has English soundtrack only.

djvaso wrote:Hm, my copy of The Wounds (Rane) hasn't English subtitles.

This is one of the titles I mentioned above that exists in an ordinary edition and an international edition - the latter is fractionally more expensive, but has English and French subtitles (allegedly).

Has anyone seen (or heard of) this documentary about Yugoslav cinema under Tito?

I've certainly heard of it - it's been doing the festival rounds - but I haven't had a chance to see it yet.

I ordered this release of The Wounds from Yu4you.com couple years ago, and it has English subtitles.

djvaso wrote:I want to mention Operation Titian (Operacija Ticijan), directed by Radoš Novaković, which has English soundtrack only.

Rados Novakovic is a director I would really like to get to know better. He co-diredcted Blodveien (1955) with Kåre Bergstrøm, and I would like to see more of his descriptions of the occupation,as well as other Yugoslavian directors films about the WW2.

MichaelB wrote: Next question, of course, is how many of these are any good...Any others?

I've only seen a few of these, but I felt the following are good films:

Wait For Me and I Will Not Come (Čekaj me, ja sigurno neću doći, d. Miroslav Momčilović, 2009)

Zamfir's Zona (Zona Zamfirova, d. Zdravko Šotra, 2002)

Lisinski (Oktavijan Miletić, 1944)

A film about the life of composer Vatroslav Lisinski. There's a restored DVD available. I emailed Hrvatski državni arhiv about subtitles and they replied back that it is subtitled in English, French and German.

Hopefully I can manage to get a copy of this.

Karađorđe (Čiča Ilija Stanojević, 1911)

According to Wikipedia this is the first Serbian feature film and the first in the Balkans. There's some DVD available released by the Yugoslav Film Archive.

There's a nice selection of Slovenian films available at Video Art and Big Bang. The Slovenian Film Fund series (the ones with the red and blue cover layout) all have English subtitles.

vertovfan wrote:There's a nice selection of Slovenian films available at Video Art and Big Bang. The Slovenian Film Fund series (the ones with the red and blue cover layout) all have English subtitles.

Will they ship out of Slovenia? I shot them an e-mail since their website doesn't seem to have any info about international shipping. I have a feeling that if they will it's complicated since their website automatically offers me free shipping over 50 euros.

I placed an order with Video Art and went through the checkout with free shipping. A couple days later I received an email from them saying they normally ship via regular post, but in this case express mail was the only option. It was rather expensive (47 euros, sent via PayPal) but it was for a large order of 12 discs, and it did arrive in the US very quickly. I don't know if free shipping would have still been an option for a smaller order, and I haven't placed an order with Big Bang yet.

Is there an english friendly release of Janez Burger's Idle Running?

Anyone have any experience with the Hrvatski filmski savez/Croation Film Association? They have a selection of DVDs that looks really interesting. I've tried emailing the address at the bottom of the individual product pages to place an order, but no response so far.

Valley of Peace (Dolina miru) (1956) [Blu-ray]