The Elusive Summer of '68

Original title: Varljivo leto '68

19841984
1h 31min

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.

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Director
- Goran Paskaljevic
Writers
- Gordan Mihic
- Goran Paskaljevic(screenplay)
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Slavko Stimac and Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic in Varljivo leto '68 (1984)

Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic in Varljivo leto '68 (1984)

Sanja Vejnovic in Varljivo leto '68 (1984)

Borivoje Kandic, Slavko Stimac, and Sanja Vejnovic in Varljivo leto '68 (1984)

Branko Cvejic, Slavko Stimac, and Dragana Varagic in Varljivo leto '68 (1984)

Mija Aleksic, Mira Banjac, and Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic in Varljivo leto '68 (1984)

Savo Radovic and Slavko Stimac in Varljivo leto '68 (1984)

Mira Banjac, Ivana Mihic, Andrija Mrkaic, and Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic in Varljivo leto '68 (1984)

Director
- Goran Paskaljevic
Writers
- Gordan Mihic
- Goran Paskaljevic(screenplay)
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Set against the backdrop of a liberalization in Tito's Yugoslavia in 1968; across Europe, youth thunders against war, for freedom of speech, sexual revolution. The youth of Yugoslavia in Belgrade come out to support their brothers in spirit from Paris, also join these performances. A comedy about the coming of age of Petar as he looks for love just about anywhere, now that he has discovered it exists. His father Veselin is a distant sort who wants him to focus on his grades so he will have a chance at a good future (and be a good Marxist), but Petar's card-shark of a grandfather understands and offers him the advice he needs. Meanwhile, Petar has a crush on his beautiful sociology teacher and wreaks havoc with his academic standing by trying to get back at her for bathing in the river with her male companion. This affront to his feelings is soon forgotten when he meets a charming young miss who is visiting the town with a youth orchestra -- and love takes off from there.

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As of 2016 it was included in the #100 Serbian movies list (1911-1999) and protected as cultural heritage of great importance.

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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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