Sjećaš li se Dolly Bell? . Do You Remember Dolly Bell?
This film debut by world-famous director Emir Kusturica is a coming-of-age drama, set in 1960s Sarajevo and revolving around a 16-year old boy Dino. To the chagrin of his strict, hard-drinking communist father, Dino is more into hypnosis and self-help mantras than Marxism and spends his time in the...
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| Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
| Language: | Serbo-Croatian |
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Sutjeska Film ; RTV Sarajevo
1981
Yugoslavia |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:903121cf-b917-4f11-9e30-0f2bc543a07d |
| Summary: | This film debut by world-famous director Emir Kusturica is a coming-of-age drama, set in 1960s Sarajevo and revolving around a 16-year old boy Dino. To the chagrin of his strict, hard-drinking communist father, Dino is more into hypnosis and self-help mantras than Marxism and spends his time in the local culture center. When petty criminal Braco introduces him to a girl named Dolly Bell he agrees to hide her in his attic until Braco returns, unaware that she will be working as a prostitute. Soon, Dino enlightens Dolly about hypnosis and gets some kissing lessons in return. Then, suddenly, Dino's father falls ill and leaves for hospital. In the meantime, local party officials decide to form a band as a way of fighting teenage delinquency. Tormented by his father’s illness and his guilty conscience over Dolly, Dino cannot concentrate on the music and goes to find Dolly who is receiving her customers in a hotel. They renew their emotional bond, which results in Dino’s sexual initiation. Suffering from lung cancer, Dino’s father changes his behavior toward his children, even dropping his objections to Dino’s philosophical ideas. When he dies, Dino finally accepts the role of a lead singer and guitar player at the official dance in culture center while his family, after a lengthy wait, move into a newly built skyscraper. |
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| Published: | 1981 |