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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Jelenin svet
| name = Jelenin svet
| image = JJ-Filmposter.jpg
| image = JJ-Filmposter.jpg
| image_size = 185px
| image size =
| caption =
| border =
| director = Tanja Brzaković
| alt =
| producer = Tanja Brzaković<br>Nebojša Miljković
| caption = Theatrical poster
| director = [[Tanja Brzaković]]
| producer = Tanja Brzaković<br/>Nebojsa Miljkovic
| writer = Tanja Brzaković
| writer = Tanja Brzaković
| starring = [[Jelena Janković]]<br/>Snežana Janković<br/>Ricardo Sánchez
| starring = [[Jelena Janković]]<br/>Snežana Janković<br/>Ricardo Sánchez
| music = Janja Lončar
| music = Janja Lončar
| cinematography = Obrad Kokotović
| cinematography = Miona Bogovic<br/>Kathleen Herbst
| editing = Branka Pavlović
| editing = Tatjana Brzakovic<br/>Branka Pavlovic
| studio = Talas film
| sound design = Janja Lončar<br>Vladimir Uspenski<br>Vladimir Živković
| distributor = [[Talas film]], [[WTA Tour]]
| distributor = Serbian theatrical:<br/>Art Vista<br/>Worldwide:<br/>[[WTA Tour]]
| released = {{Film date|2008|11|12|[[Belgrade, Serbia]]}}
| released = October 12, 2008<ref>[http://www.jj-jelenajankovic.com/sr/vesti.php Jelena Janković's Official Website]</ref>
| runtime =
| runtime = 80 minutes
| country = {{Film Serbia}}/{{Film US}}
| country = {{Film Serbia}}<br/>{{Film Germany}}
| language = [[Serbian language|Serbian]], [[English language|English]]
| language = [[Serbian language|Serbian]]<br/>Subtitle:<br/>English<br/>Russian
| budget =
| budget = $40,000
| gross =
|}}
}}
'''''Jelenin svet''''' (''Jelena's World'') is a 2008 film, the [[Documentary film|documentary]] about former [[List of WTA number 1 ranked players|World No. 1]] female [[tennis]] player, [[Jelena Janković]].<ref name=World>[http://www.talas.info/jelenas_world.html Jelena's World at www.talas.info]</ref> Jankovic portrayed herself in the film, which is directed by [[Tanja Brzaković]].<ref name=World/>


'''''Jelenin svet''''' (''Jelena's World'') is a 2008 [[independent film|independent]] [[documentary film]] written and directed by Tanja Brzaković, about former [[List of WTA number 1 ranked players|World No. 1]] female [[tennis]] player, [[Jelena Janković]].<ref name=Politika/><ref name=HDN/>
==Plot==
{{Inappropriate tone|section|date=November 2008}}
Young, beautiful girl wakes up in one [[hotel]] room, in some exotic corner of our planet. After she gets up, dresses herself, washes her teeth, as any other twenty-two-year-old girl would do, any similarity between this girl and regular twenty-two-year-old girl disappears.
This girl is the third best [[tennis player]] in the world, and today starts the new tennis tournament. She has very strict schedule to follow: breakfast, training, signing autographs, massage, consultations, relaxing and the first match. Always on her side she has her mother, Snežana, and a team of others. She finds herself in demand from sponsors, tournament organizations, fans, and even this film-crew.


==Background==
What Jelena wants is to become the world [[List of WTA number 1 ranked players|number one]]. This dream she shares with a number of other girls, but she is closer than most to the top spot. Fighting her way to that goal, she is not alone. Behind her is an army of fans from [[Serbia]] and all over the world, young ones and old ones, believe in Jelena's success. They identify theirself with this always smiling, eccentric, fighter girl and experience every her success as their own. But Jelena is not a [[superhero]]. She has ups and downs, knows success, but also defeats, she cries when she is sad and smiles when she is happy; she doesn't fear showing herself and her feelings as they really are.
The film follows Jelena Janković over a 14-month period, and includes tennis tournaments in [[Madrid]] and [[Berlin]], as well as her visits to her home in [[Belgrade]].<ref name=TA>{{cite news|last=Pearce|first=Linda|title=Point to prove|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/sport/tennis/point-to-prove/2009/01/15/1231608889388.html|accessdate=January 2, 2012|newspaper=[[The Age]]|date=January 17, 2009}}</ref><ref name=BT/>

At the begining of the documentary, Janković was ranked as third best [[tennis player]] in the world. The film folows her regime as she prepares for various meets, deals with maintaining her diet, trains, meets with fans, and begins her matches.<ref name=Politika/>
<ref name=HDN>{{cite news|last=Staff|title=Film on world tennis No.1 Jankovic|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/lifestyle/10379418.asp?scr=1|accessdate=January 2, 2012|newspaper=Hürriyet Daily News|date=September 10, 2011}}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Jelena Janković]] as herself
* [[Jelena Janković]] as herself
* Snežana Janković, Jelena's mother, as herself
* Snežana Janković as herself (Jelena's mother)
* Ricardo Sánchez, Jelena's coach, as himself
* Ricardo Sánchez as himself (Jelena's coach)
:In tennis matches:
* [[Anna Chakvetadze]]
* [[Elena Dementieva]]
* [[Justine Henin]]
* [[Ana Ivanović]]
* [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]]

==Reception==
When the film premiered in Belgrade on November 12, 2008,<ref>{{cite news|last=Staff|title=Culture and Sports|url=http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/roundup/2008/11/19/roundup-cl-03|accessdate=HJanuary 2, 2012|newspaper=[[Southeast European Times]]|date=November 10, 2008}}</ref> it outsold the [[James Bond]] film ''[[Quantum of Solace]]'' which opened there that same weekend,<ref name=TA/><ref name=USATODAY>{{cite news|last=Robson|first=Douglas|title=Top-ranked Jankovic, fitter than ever, aims high in 2009|url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/2009-01-04-wtatour-jankovic_N.htm|accessdate=Januatry 2, 2012|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=January 4, 2009}}</ref> bumping the Bond film to second place in the Serbian box office.<ref name=TA2>{{cite news|last=Hodgkinson|first=Mark|title=Licence to thrill|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/sport/tennis/licence-to-thrill/2009/01/06/1231004020150.html|accessdate=Januatry 2, 2012|newspaper=[[The Age]]|date=January 7, 2009}}</ref><ref name=BT>{{cite news|last=Staff|title=Jankovic takes quantum leap|url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/sport/tennis/jankovic-takes-quantum-leap/2009/01/09/1231004288657.html|accessdate=January 2, 2012|newspaper=[[Brisbane Times]]|date=January 10, 2009}}</ref>


In speaking toward the film, ''[[Politika]]'' made note that full-length theatrically released documentary films toward Serbian athletes are rare. The appreciated that ''Jelenin svet'' celebrated the efforts of one of the best among the best in the world, and that the film was able to document Jelena Janković's rise from third-best to world's best. The wrote that the film is dynamic, witty and cheerful in it portrait of Janković, and that it allows viewers to better understand the subject of the film.<ref name=Politika>{{cite news|last=Lakic|first=Dubravka|language=Serbian|title=Ведрина на трону|url=http://www.politika.rs/rubrike/Kritika/filmska-kritika/Vedrina-na-tronu.sr.html|accessdate=January 2, 2012|newspaper=[[Politika]]|date=November 14, 2008}}</ref>
===Tennis players===
* [[Anna Chakvetadze]]<ref name=24hours>[http://www.jelenajankovic-film.com/images/press/JJ_24casa.jpg About "Jelena's World" in the "24 Hours"]</ref>
* [[Elena Dementieva]]<ref name=24hours/>
* [[Justine Henin]]<ref name=24hours/>
* [[Ana Ivanović]]<ref name=24hours/>
* [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]]<ref name=24hours/>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website|http://ww1.jelenajankovic-film.com}}
*{{IMDb title|1344403}}
* {{IMDb title|1344403}}
* [http://www.politika.rs/rubrike/Kritika/filmska-kritika/Vedrina-na-tronu.sr.html „Јеленин свет” - Ведрина на трону, ''Politika'', November 14, 2008]
* [http://www.politika.rs/rubrike/Kritika/filmska-kritika/Vedrina-na-tronu.sr.html „Јеленин свет” - Ведрина на трону, ''Politika'', November 14, 2008]



Revision as of 00:43, 3 January 2012

Jelenin svet
Theatrical poster
Directed byTanja Brzaković
Written byTanja Brzaković
Produced byTanja Brzaković
Nebojsa Miljkovic
StarringJelena Janković
Snežana Janković
Ricardo Sánchez
CinematographyMiona Bogovic
Kathleen Herbst
Edited byTatjana Brzakovic
Branka Pavlovic
Music byJanja Lončar
Production
company
Talas film
Distributed bySerbian theatrical:
Art Vista
Worldwide:
WTA Tour
Release date
Running time
80 minutes
CountriesTemplate:Film Serbia
Template:Film Germany
LanguagesSerbian
Subtitle:
English
Russian
Budget$40,000

Jelenin svet (Jelena's World) is a 2008 independent documentary film written and directed by Tanja Brzaković, about former World No. 1 female tennis player, Jelena Janković.[1][2]

Background

The film follows Jelena Janković over a 14-month period, and includes tennis tournaments in Madrid and Berlin, as well as her visits to her home in Belgrade.[3][4]

At the begining of the documentary, Janković was ranked as third best tennis player in the world. The film folows her regime as she prepares for various meets, deals with maintaining her diet, trains, meets with fans, and begins her matches.[1] [2]

Cast

  • Jelena Janković as herself
  • Snežana Janković as herself (Jelena's mother)
  • Ricardo Sánchez as himself (Jelena's coach)
In tennis matches:

Reception

When the film premiered in Belgrade on November 12, 2008,[5] it outsold the James Bond film Quantum of Solace which opened there that same weekend,[3][6] bumping the Bond film to second place in the Serbian box office.[7][4]

In speaking toward the film, Politika made note that full-length theatrically released documentary films toward Serbian athletes are rare. The appreciated that Jelenin svet celebrated the efforts of one of the best among the best in the world, and that the film was able to document Jelena Janković's rise from third-best to world's best. The wrote that the film is dynamic, witty and cheerful in it portrait of Janković, and that it allows viewers to better understand the subject of the film.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Lakic, Dubravka (November 14, 2008). "Ведрина на трону". Politika (in Serbian). Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Staff (September 10, 2011). "Film on world tennis No.1 Jankovic". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  3. ^ a b Pearce, Linda (January 17, 2009). "Point to prove". The Age. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  4. ^ a b Staff (January 10, 2009). "Jankovic takes quantum leap". Brisbane Times. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  5. ^ Staff (November 10, 2008). "Culture and Sports". Southeast European Times. Retrieved HJanuary 2, 2012. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  6. ^ Robson, Douglas (January 4, 2009). "Top-ranked Jankovic, fitter than ever, aims high in 2009". USA Today. Retrieved Januatry 2, 2012. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  7. ^ Hodgkinson, Mark (January 7, 2009). "Licence to thrill". The Age. Retrieved Januatry 2, 2012. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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