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Director:
Dusan Makavejev
Writers:
Dusan Makavejev (written by)
Émile Zola (novel)
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Release Date:
27 January 1989 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Anything goes and does! [UK Video] more
Plot:
In a small European country, the king is scheduled to visit a small, quiet and "safe" village. It turns out that while the village may indeed be small, it's neither as quiet nor as safe as it's expected to be. full summary | add synopsis
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Wonderful anarchy. more

Cast

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Camilla Søeberg ... Svetlana Vargas

Alfred Molina ... Avanti
Simon Callow ... Police Chief Hunt

Eric Stoltz ... Christopher
Lindsay Duncan ... Lily Sachor

Rade Serbedzija ... Emile
Svetozar Cvetkovic ... Rudi Kugelhopf
Chris Haywood ... Wango
Patrick Godfrey ... Dr. Lombrosow
Linda Marlowe ... Stella Vargas
Ronald Lacey ... Conductor
Tanja Boskovic ... Olympia

Gabrielle Anwar ... Tina
Enver Petrovci ... The King
Zeljko Duvnjak ... Martin
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
A Night of Love (video title)
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Runtime:
96 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Company:
Cannon Group more

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12 out of 14 people found the following comment useful:-
Wonderful anarchy., 22 July 2001
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Author: W. Jones

For those of you who haven't seen a Makavejev film, this might be a nice place to start, as it actually has something of a linear plot and familiar actors (Molina, Serbedzija, Stolz, Anwar). Taken (rather loosely) from a short story by Emile Zola, this film is fascinating on a number of levels, not the least of which is that it was shot in what was Yugoslavia before the war. It's a beautiful country, just gorgeous. The plot is great fun- in a small village 'somewhere in eastern Europe', the King is coming for a visit and the secret police arrive to make sure the village is safe- which of course it isn't. Camilla Soeberg as the lead girl is lovely and strong, Alfred Molina as the head of the secret service is hysterical, Rade Serbedzija as the servant having it on with the masters daughter is fiercely sexual, and Eric Stolz as the gentle postman in love is terrific. There's not a weak link in the cast, and it's a joyride from start to finish. Featuring some surprisingly sexy scenes, Gabrielle Anwars first film role, and some wonderful hamming from Simon Callow (for whom 'over the top' is too tame a description) this movie is fun, sexy, and political, which are the hallmarks of Makavejev, one of the best and most original foreign directors around working today.

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