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The Elusive Summer of '68

Original title: Varljivo leto '68
  • 19841984
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
5.7K
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The Elusive Summer of '68 (1984)
ComedyDramaRomance
For the young man who lives in Serbian province town, the maturing coincides with the turbulent political events of the year 1968.For the young man who lives in Serbian province town, the maturing coincides with the turbulent political events of the year 1968.For the young man who lives in Serbian province town, the maturing coincides with the turbulent political events of the year 1968.
IMDb RATING
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5.7K
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    • Goran Paskaljevic
    • Gordan Mihic
    • Goran Paskaljevic(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Slavko Stimac
    • Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic
    • Mira Banjac
    • Goran Paskaljevic
    • Gordan Mihic
    • Goran Paskaljevic(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Slavko Stimac
    • Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic
    • Mira Banjac
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 9User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Slavko Stimac and Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic in The Elusive Summer of '68 (1984)
    Slavko Stimac and Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic in The Elusive Summer of '68 (1984)
    Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic in The Elusive Summer of '68 (1984)
    Sanja Vejnovic in The Elusive Summer of '68 (1984)
    Slavko Stimac and Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic in The Elusive Summer of '68 (1984)
    Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic in The Elusive Summer of '68 (1984)
    Borivoje Kandic, Slavko Stimac, and Sanja Vejnovic in The Elusive Summer of '68 (1984)
    Branko Cvejic, Slavko Stimac, and Dragana Varagic in The Elusive Summer of '68 (1984)
    Mija Aleksic, Mira Banjac, and Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic in The Elusive Summer of '68 (1984)
    Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic in The Elusive Summer of '68 (1984)
    Savo Radovic and Slavko Stimac in The Elusive Summer of '68 (1984)
    Mira Banjac, Ivana Mihic, Andrija Mrkaic, and Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic in The Elusive Summer of '68 (1984)

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    Slavko Stimac
    Slavko Stimac
    • Petar Cvetkovic
    Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic
    • Veselin Cvetkovic
    Mira Banjac
    Mira Banjac
    • Majka
    Mija Aleksic
    • Deda
    Ivana Mihic
    Ivana Mihic
    • Vladica
    Andrija Mrkaic
    • Tadija
    Sanja Vejnovic
    • Ruzenjka Hrabalova
    • (as Sanja Vejinovic)
    Dragana Varagic
    • Jagodinka Simonovic
    Neda Arneric
    Neda Arneric
    • Olja Miranovski
    Miodrag Radovanovic
    • Predsednik suda
    Branka Petric
    • Leposava
    Dragan Zaric
    • Direktor gimnazije
    Predrag Tasovac
    • Gospodin Ilic
    Branko Cvejic
    • Kum Spasoje
    Milutin Butkovic
    • Spasojev otac
    Zoran Ratkovic
    • Spasojev brat
    Lidija Pletl
    • Saska Ilic
    Dara Calenic
    • Sef orkestra
      • Goran Paskaljevic
      • Gordan Mihic
      • Goran Paskaljevic(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      As of 2016 it was included in the #100 Serbian movies list (1911-1999) and protected as cultural heritage of great importance.
    • Connections
      References Summer of '42 (1971)

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    10/10
    Unforgettable movie
    This movie will always stay in my memory as one of the funniest and best comedies I ever saw back in former Yugoslavia. It centers around the eldest son (Stimac) of a family led by a strict authoritarian father in Danilo Bata Stojkovic's magnificent incarnation. The young Petar struggles to graduate from high school mainly for one reason-he is so infatuated with his Marxism teacher that he cannot think of anything else but her during the classes. So when the graduation time comes, he lies to his father about passing in all the subjects while in reality flunking in Marxism.

    Of course, the truth is not easy to hide and when it eventually comes out, his father is appalled and decides to punish him and lead his mind off from girls by finding a job for him in a local bakery. But that becomes complicated too when it turns out a beautiful and voluptuous girl is working there and she is an easy catch as well! Complications and comical twists just keep coming and coming here and the laughter never ceases.

    All this is going on during a very turbulent time, the '68 student revolution. My favorite scene is when Stojkovic throws out the TV because of the student uprising claiming it's immoral to watch it and then when Tito approves of the reforms he brings it back saying "Comrade Tito has said that the students are right. We can watch television again!" Paskaljevic was a master of socio comedy and all the actors do a great job. The ending is specially great and this is probably Slavko Stimac's best role.
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    • ereinion
    • Oct 6, 2005

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      • January 31, 1984 (Yugoslavia)
      • Yugoslavia
      • Serbo-Croatian
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      • Centar Film
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    • 1 hour 31 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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