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Montenegro (1981) 6.7
A bored wealthy housewife on the verge of insanity cuts loose with some lively Yugoslavian immigrants who delight in their bohemian lifestyle. Director:Dusan Makavejev |
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Susan Anspach | ... |
Marilyn Jordan
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Martin Jordan
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Marianne Jacobi | ... |
Cookie Jordan
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Jimmy Jordan
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John Zacharias | ... |
Grandpa Bill
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Per Oscarsson | ... |
Dr. Aram Pazardjian
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Marina Lindahl | ... |
Secretary
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Bora Todorovic | ... |
Alex Rossignol
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Lisbeth Zachrisson | ... |
Rita Rossignol
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Svetozar Cvetkovic | ... |
Montenegro
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Patricia Gélin | ... |
Tirke
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Dragan Ilic | ... |
Hassan
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Nikola Janic | ... |
Mustapha
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Mile Petrovic | ... |
Zanzi Bar Customer
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John Parkinson | ... |
Piano Player
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Marilyn Jordan is a bored housewife in Sweden who is liberated (sexually and otherwise) by her relationship with a group of gregarious Yugoslavs. Based on a true story. Written by Stewart M. Clamen <clamen@cs.cmu.edu>
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A sultry, erotic comedy [Australia Theatrical] See more »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
9 October 1981 (Sweden) See more »Also Known As:
Montenegro - Or Pigs and Pearls See more »Box Office
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SEK 1,950,055 (Sweden)Company Credits
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[slurps spaghetti]
Jimmy Jordan: He ate a hundred and seventy-eight snails... and then he dropped dead.
Grandpa Bill: [mouth full] Only a Frenchman could die like that. I would rather be shot on my 101st birthday... by a jealous husband.
Martin Jordan: You see, he plans to stay with us another 17 years.
Grandpa Bill: At least!
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Written by Benny Andersson (I)' (uncredited), Stig Anderson (uncredited) and Björn Ulvaeus (uncredited)
Performed by ABBA
Courtesy of Polar Music International
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On its original USA release, this film was cut by seconds to avoid receiving an "X" rating from the MPAA. This "R"-rated version was also soon seen on home video and premium cable in that country, but in more recent years the uncensored original has turned up on both as "unrated." See more »Quotes
Jimmy Jordan: I read in the papers yesterday about a man in France who entered a snail eating competition.[slurps spaghetti]
Jimmy Jordan: He ate a hundred and seventy-eight snails... and then he dropped dead.
Grandpa Bill: [mouth full] Only a Frenchman could die like that. I would rather be shot on my 101st birthday... by a jealous husband.
Martin Jordan: You see, he plans to stay with us another 17 years.
Grandpa Bill: At least!
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"I Do, I Do, I Do'Written by Benny Andersson (I)' (uncredited), Stig Anderson (uncredited) and Björn Ulvaeus (uncredited)
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It is funny, very erotic, passionate, and riddled with jabs into society's snobbish attitude toward sexual fulfillment…
A very wealthy American woman is married to a dull Swedish businessman… When the husband is about to leave for Brazil, she decides to go along with him, but is held up in customs and misses the plane… Trying to get back home, she is caught up in the life-style of a group of vibrant Yugoslavian immigrants living in Sweden… She falls in love with the peculiar manners of the group and decides to stay for a couple of days, ending up in a romantic affair with one of the workers, singing in a topless bar, and having a lot of fun…
In contrast to Makavejev's other noteworthy films, "WR—Mysteries of the Organism" and "Sweet Movie," "Montenegro" is light and uncomplicated... It's a simple story simply told… The message is the same—sexual repression leads to insanity, but sensual indulgence livens the spirit…
"Montenegro" does not exploit its eroticism; it lets it grow out of the situation, out of the characters… When Susan Anspach is seen taking a shower, it is photographed in a very beautiful, soft manner... When a couple is making love, the camera pans up their reeling bodies only long enough to establish their lovemaking, then moves on…