Dusan Makavejev, the most prominent director in new Yugoslav cinema is internationally recognized for his passionate, daring films that blend fiction with reality, and drama with humor. Many of these films contain experimental elements and were considered controversial for their eroticism and sharp criticism of Eastern European politics. Makavejev began making short films during the ‘50s just after he studied psychology at Belgrade University; he then went on to become active in several film societies and festivals while studying direction at the Academy for Radio, Television, and Film. He continued making shorts and documentaries for both Zagreb and Avala studios until the early ’60s. His interest in documentaries can still be see in his later fictional features. Makavejev’s first three features — Man Is Not a Bird (1966), Love Affair (1967), and Innocence Unprotected (1968) — won him international acclaim. In 1971, his fictionalized chronicle of psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich, WR: Mysteries… read more
I'm the one he's talking to in the profile picture!! From Berlinale 08, Talent Campus ;)
Dan Z, (Queen of the Mods), Truls Foss, Varun Anisetty, Arian Raeisi, Mongreloid, landscapesuicide
Hoping that Night of Love and Gorilla Bathes at Noon come out on DVD soon. How about Makavejev's bits from Wet Dreams and Danish Girls Show Everything, too?