The ballad of Lucy Jordan
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The ballad of Lucy Jordan |
| Original title | Montenegro Eller Pärlor och Svin |
| Country of production | Sweden |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1981 |
| length | 96 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Dušan Makavejev |
| script | Dušan Makavejev Branko Vucicevic |
| production | Tomislav Pinter |
| music | Kornell Kovach |
| camera | Tomislav Pinter |
| cut | Sylvia Ingemarsson |
| occupation | |
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The ballad by Lucy Jordan ( Swedish Montenegro eller Pärlor och Svin) is a Swedish film from 1981 . Directed by Dušan Makavejev .
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At the beginning, a child's question to an animal in the zoo is faded in. It asks, “Why do you live here? Isn't it nicer where you come from? ”The opening melody of the film is The Ballad of Lucy Jordan by Marianne Faithfull . Marilyn Jordan is a bored, depressed American housewife married to a wealthy Swedish businessman. The couple have two children. She wants to change her life by, for example, eating the entire family dinner, setting fire to the bed linen and poisoning the dog's milk. Her husband Martin takes her to a psychiatrist, but that only adds to her frustration.
One day, when she was stopped during the security check at the airport and was not allowed to get on the plane with her husband, she stopped with a group of Serbs and came to their club "Zanzi-Bar". There Marilyn is introduced to her surreal world of fights, lamb barbecues, striptease and free love. She meets a young man named Montenegro who works in a zoo and with whom she has an affair. Despite being fascinated by this world, Marilyn notices that she is a stranger in the world of Montenegro, kills the young man and drives home. At home she prepares a poisoned dinner for her family. In the end, it is claimed that the film is based on a true story.
criticism
“An original, if psychologically not always credible variation on the subject of self-actualization. Unconventional entertainment, which, however, falls short of the explosiveness of earlier films by the director. "
- Roger Ebert gives the film four out of four points and writes: "It is liberating to descend to a wild zither for ethnic dives and dances, to avoid flaming cheese and to be at home in front of the television in time before midnight. For this reason I especially love that last scene in which Susan Anspach returns to her cocoon and takes action.
Web links
- The Ballad of Lucy Jordan in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Ballad of Lucy Jordan. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed July 23, 2017 .
- ↑ Montenegro :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews , Roger Ebert. January 1, 1982. Retrieved September 30, 2017.