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Loving Glances

Original title: Sjaj u ocima
  • 20032003
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 37m
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6.0/10
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Loving Glances (2003)
DramaRomance
Swan is a lonely Serbian refugee in Belgrade. He hopes for a visa to follow his long-lost fiancée to Chicago, but winds up at the Happy Millennium dating agency. A warm romantic comedy with ... Read allSwan is a lonely Serbian refugee in Belgrade. He hopes for a visa to follow his long-lost fiancée to Chicago, but winds up at the Happy Millennium dating agency. A warm romantic comedy with a twist.Swan is a lonely Serbian refugee in Belgrade. He hopes for a visa to follow his long-lost fiancée to Chicago, but winds up at the Happy Millennium dating agency. A warm romantic comedy with a twist.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
291
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
52,020
137,462
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    • Director
      • Srdjan Karanovic
    • Writer
      • Srdjan Karanovic
    • Stars
      • Senad Alihodzic
      • Ivana Bolanca
      • Jelena Djokic
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    • Director
      • Srdjan Karanovic
    • Writer
      • Srdjan Karanovic
    • Stars
      • Senad Alihodzic
      • Ivana Bolanca
      • Jelena Djokic
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    • 4User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    Senad Alihodzic
    • Labud
    Ivana Bolanca
    • Romana
    Jelena Djokic
    • Vida
    Milena Dravic
    Milena Dravic
    • Vlasnica agencije
    Gorica Popovic
    Gorica Popovic
    • Majka
    Boris Komnenic
    • Profesor Jablan
    Matija Prskalo
    • Agnes
    Lotos Sparovec
    • Igor
    Branko Cvejic
    • Otac
    Bisera Veletanlic
    • Ljubiteljka muzike
    Predrag Danilovic
    • NBA kosarkas
    Mirjana Djurdjevic
    • Maskirna
    Andrew Greenwood
    • Michael
    Steve Agnew
    • Konzularni Sluzbenik
    Danijel Nikolic
    • Policajac
    Bojana Bambic
    • Ruskinja
    Goran Danicic
    • Gangster
    Marija Opsenica
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      • Srdjan Karanovic
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      • Srdjan Karanovic
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    8/10
    sweet and positive
    This touching Serbian film deftly portrays the tragedy and confusion of the post-war Balkans, and does so with unfailing lightness and humor.

    Belgrade, in the late 90's, became the refuge of a cascade of displaced persons, like handsome young Labud (swan) and Romana. They have enlisted the services of a match-maker to help them find companions.

    The story is an old one – how the young couple find, lose, and ultimately keep one another – so the charm and interest of the film comes principally from the surrounding details. Labud, alone and living in a shelter, fantasizes about people from his past and has imaginary conversations with them. Among those who populate and direct his thoughts are his former fiancée (she emigrated to Chicago when war broke out), his mother, 'professor', various ancestors. Romana has her past with her, too, including her father, sister, and first love. It is a very busy film, therefore, especially when you consider all the eccentrics that also haunt the dating service.

    There is much sentiment, but never a moment of sentimentality – especially surprising when one considers the loss that pervades the aftermath of armed conflict. The director makes a point of contrasting the varied pasts of his characters with the ethnic 'purity' which motivated the senseless war. He has concocted an uplifting, understated little gem with most engaging young stars.
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    • Mar 15, 2008

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    • Release date
      • September 19, 2003 (Serbia and Montenegro)
    • Countries of origin
      • Serbia
      • United Kingdom
      • North Macedonia
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • Serbian
    • Also known as
      • Sjaj u ocima
    • Production companies
      • Film and Music Entertainment (F&ME)
      • Yodi Movie Craftsman
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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