The Dream (1966 film)

The Dream
The Dream
Directed by	Puriša Đorđević
Written by	Puriša Đorđević
Starring	Ljubiša Samardžić
Cinematography	Mihajlo Popović
Edited by	Mirjana Mitić
Release date	14 July 1966;
Running time	93 min
Country	SFR Yugoslavia
Language	Serbo-Croatian

The Dream or Dream (Serbo-Croatian: San, Serbian Cyrillic: Сан) is a 1966 Yugoslav war film written and directed by Serbian director Puriša Đorđević. It is the second entry in Đorđević's wartime tetralogy, the other three being The Girl (1965), The Morning (1967) and Noon (1968).^[1] It belongs to the Yugoslav Black Wave movement. The film entered the competition at the 17th Berlin International Film Festival.

Plot[edit]

During 1941, in the liberated cities of Čačak and Užice, a young man and a girl dream of a better future. Their plans are interrupted by the breakout of the war in Yugoslavia. However, in spite of German advances, the couple continues to dream knowing that dreams can never be taken away.

Cast[edit]

Ljubiša Samardžić as Mali
Mihajlo Janketić as boy
Olivera Katarina as girl
Mija Aleksić as gypsy
Ljuba Tadić as Mile the Grek
Siniša Ivetić as Heinrich
Aleksandar Stojković as barber
Bata Živojinović as Lazar
Stole Aranđelović as soldier
Faruk Begolli as Petar
Viktor Starčić as orchestra conductor
Karlo Bulić as professor
Zoran Bečić
Dušan Golumbovski as informant
Radmila Guteša as Danica
Svetolik Nikačević as the Judge
Milutin Mićović as groom

Awards and honours[edit]

Pula Film Festival, 1966 - Silver Arena for Best Film (Puriša Đorđević)^[2]
Berlin International Film Festival, 1967 - Nominated for Best Film (Puriša Đorđević)^[3]

Legacy[edit]

The Yugoslav Film Archive, in accordance with its authorities based on the Law on Cultural Heritage, declared one hundred Serbian feature films (1911–1999) as cultural heritage of great importance on December 28, 2016. The Dream is also on that list.^[4]

References[edit]

^ Batinić, Jelena (2015). Women and Yugoslav partisans: a history of World War II resistance. New York: Cambridge university press. ISBN 978-1-107-09107-8.
^ "13. PULSKI FILMSKI FESTIVAL | Pula Film Festival" (in Croatian). 11 September 2013. Archived from the original on 11 September 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
^ San (1966) - Awards - IMDb, retrieved 8 November 2023
^ "Сто српских играних филмова (1911-1999) проглашених за културно добро од великог значаја". www.kinoteka.org.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 November 2023.

External links[edit]

The Dream at IMDb

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[1] Batinić, Jelena (2015). Women and Yugoslav partisans: a history of World War II resistance. New York: Cambridge university press. ISBN 978-1-107-09107-8.

[2] "13. PULSKI FILMSKI FESTIVAL | Pula Film Festival" (in Croatian). 11 September 2013. Archived from the original on 11 September 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2023.

[3] San (1966) - Awards - IMDb, retrieved 8 November 2023

[4] "Сто српских играних филмова (1911-1999) проглашених за културно добро од великог значаја". www.kinoteka.org.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 November 2023.

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