Foreign audience might not be acknowledged what is Nusics work. Its a greatest drama with a lot of comedy elements (so called tragedy-comedy) that takes both "sign of the time" when it was created (Kingdom of Serbia about 18th/19th century) and eternal elements of human nature.
"Family in grief" is one of his best stage plays, hereby in modern adaptation for TV. Even its not the first one, this one features relatively modern actors.
Story begins as quite simple one: a wealthy family member is deceased and by his last will 40 days have to be waited for his will to be read and all earnings split. A lot of vanity, interests, mutual plans and interactions shorten it to just two days - showing worse and most tragic in human nature. Family members faking grief, courtesy, finding mutual interests.
"Family in grief" is one of his best stage plays, hereby in modern adaptation for TV. Even its not the first one, this one features relatively modern actors.
Story begins as quite simple one: a wealthy family member is deceased and by his last will 40 days have to be waited for his will to be read and all earnings split. A lot of vanity, interests, mutual plans and interactions shorten it to just two days - showing worse and most tragic in human nature. Family members faking grief, courtesy, finding mutual interests.
