Parada (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Parada |
| Original title | Парада |
| Country of production | Serbia , Croatia , Slovenia , Macedonia , Montenegro |
| original language | Serbian |
| Publishing year | 2011 |
| length | 115 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Srđan Dragojević |
| script | Srđan Dragojević |
| production |
Biljana Prvanović , Igor Nola , Vladimir Anastasov , Eva Rohrman , Mike Downey , Srđan Dragojević |
| music | Igor Perović |
| camera | Dušan Joksimović |
| cut | Petar Marković |
| occupation | |
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Parada ( Serbian Парада Parada ) is a feature film from the year 2011. Directed in this Serbian - Croatian - Slovenian - Macedonian - Montenegrin co-production led the Serb Srđan Dragojević , who also wrote the screenplay. The film deals with LGBT rights in the former Yugoslavia and was implemented as a tragic comedy . The German theatrical release was on September 13, 2012. The TV first broadcast in German-speaking countries took place on February 11, 2015 on the German - French channel arte , where it was entitled The Parade .
action
The veterinarian Radmilo and theater director Mirko, who currently serves as wedding planner operates, are a young, in Belgrade -based gay couple. The two have a quiet relationship, but face daily discrimination from the homophobic majority of the population. Since Mirko cannot and does not want to come to terms with this situation, he is involved as an activist for LGBT rights in the group NGO Tolerance. This is planning a Gay Pride Parade in Belgrade. Radmilo is not fundamentally against Mirko's involvement, but fears the potential effects that his public work can cause. The first threats from neo-Nazis have already been received. This creates tension in the relationship.
Micky Limun, on the other hand, is a war veteran and former criminal to whom only two things are sacred - his fiancée Pearl (in the original "Biserka"), a former stripper and his English bulldog Sugar (in the original "Šećer"). After the Balkan Wars , he opened a judo school and also runs a security service that has previously worked for politicians and celebrities from show business.
When Sugar is shot one day, Radmilo has to treat her in his veterinary practice, with Limun threatening him with death if Sugar does not survive. Meanwhile, Pearl takes Mirko's advice on the upcoming wedding with Limun. In the course of the consultation, Limun and Radmilo also arrive independently of each other and a confrontation ensues in which Mirko is injured. Pearl, who is liberal, reacts angry and disappointed with the behavior of her fiancé.
Since Mirko knows that the threats from the hooligans and neo-Nazis are to be taken seriously, he and his followers turn to the Belgrade police for assistance. Police inspector Kecman rejects his request. Radmilo doesn't know what else to do and, without Mirko's knowledge, goes to Limun to instruct his security service. The homophobic Limun makes it clear to him that he will not accept the assignment. However, after Pearl learns of the matter, she gives Limun an ultimatum: either he accepts the assignment or the wedding is canceled. Since Limun doesn't want to lose Pearl, he reluctantly agrees. His employees, however, are also highly homophobic and quit the service after they find out about the new assignment. After some thought, one last option occurs to him. He travels to Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo to ask old war opponents and acquaintances for support. In remembrance of "old times" this help pledges.
Because the branch of the NGO Tolerance has been attacked again with Molotov cocktails , Pearl invites some of the activists to his home. In the course of the action, Limun and Radmilo, who accompanies him on his travels, become friends. Limun shows understanding for the difficult living situation of the LGBT population in Serbia.
Limun is aware that his small band of war veterans and LGBT activists are hopelessly inferior to the hooligans and neo-Nazis. For this reason he visits his son Vuk, from his first marriage, who belongs to a neo-Nazi organization and offers him money to persuade him and his fellow campaigners not to attack the Gay Pride Parade. The conversation escalates quickly and Limun's ex-wife Tamara throws him out of the apartment. Police inspector Kecman, an old friend from the ranks of the Belgrade police, also sneered at Limun when he asked for his support. Limun cannot control himself and becomes violent, whereupon he is beaten until he is hospitalized by brutal thugs.
On the day of the Belgrade Gay Pride Parade, Limun, with the LGBT activists, war veterans and the newly arrived Pearl, is confronted with a majority of hooligans and neo-Nazis and his son Vuk. Some of the activists lose heart and leave the parade. Mirko took the floor and gave a touching speech that moved numerous activists to stay. Nevertheless, the bitter fight ensues, in which Vuk surprisingly fights with his father on the side of the LGBT activists. The tumult is unexpectedly ended by an approaching special unit of the Belgrade police, from which the hooligans and neo-Nazis are fleeing. Limun's old friend, Police Inspector Kecman, came after all. Too late, however, because Mirko succumbs to his serious injuries on site.
A year later the Gay Pride Parade marches through Belgrade, guarded by countless police officers. Radmilo, Pearl, Limun, the activists and the war veterans are there. Since Mirko's dream of the Belgrade parade has now come true, Radmilo throws Mirko's ashes in the wind during the parade.
background
For Dragojević, who with Lepa sela, lepo gore (English title: Pretty Village, Pretty Flame / German title: Villages in Flames) and Rane (English title: The Wounds) has already made some cult films in the ex-Yugoslavian culture, was Parada , the seventh film.
The idea for Parada came to him in 2001 after angry watching the reports about the violence at the first Serbian Gay Pride on television. He wrote the first drafts of the script in 2004 and completed it in 2007. At this point he wasn't sure in which genre he wanted to embed the script. He decided on a politically incorrect comedy, as he says, and revised the script again in 2008. Dragojević states that he deliberately did not stage his film as an arthouse drama, as it is not aimed at liberal people, but at the homophobic average citizen, which, in his opinion, cannot be achieved with a hermetic art film, but with entertainment.
The shooting took place between September 2010 and March 2011. It was filmed in Belgrade, Pag , Rab , Obrovac and Bitola , among others .
The production costs amounted to 1.3 million euros, while the income in the ex-Yugoslav region alone amounted to 4.0 million euros. The film was co-financed by the European Council's Eurimages fund, the Croatian Audio-Visual Center (HAVC), the Serbian Ministry of Education, the Slovenian Ministry of Education, the Macedonian Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs of Montenegro, the embassies of Germany, the Netherlands, France (both in Belgrade) and the Serbian companies Dunav Osiguranje, Prva Srpska Televizija and Serbia Broadband (SBB). Dragojević complained that countless companies had refused to support a film with an LGBT theme.
The final scene was filmed at the real Belgrade Gay Pride 2010. Often criticized was the fact that there was not a single kiss between the gay couple in the entire film. Dragojević explains that he would have wanted to avoid these caresses being the only topic of conversation, as his film is supposed to convey a much more important message.
The movie poster, which was used in the former Yugoslavia, shows a modified representation of Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam , in which God's hand touches Adam 's hand . On the other hand, the movie poster shows a finger ( phallic symbol ) and a hand, the symbolism of which is ambiguous . On the one hand it is a scissors symbol , on the other hand it can also be interpreted as a Serbian greeting . Both represent a threat to the phallic symbol ( castration and patriotism , nationalism ). The poster was published in two versions. In the poster used in the former Yugoslavia, the index and ring fingers are bent on the stinky finger, while the remaining fingers are clenched into a fist on the poster used at international festivals.
Despite the difficult plot for homophobia and nationalism in Southeastern and Eastern Europe , Parada was a great success throughout the former Yugoslavia. A total of almost 600,000 viewers saw the film, which in view of the demographic conditions, the sometimes thin cinema density, e. B. in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia, but also illegal distribution through pirated copies and Internet downloads, is a sensation. Parada is thus the most watched ex-Yugoslav film since the breakup of socialist Yugoslavia. Two Yugoslav evergreens are also used in the film. On the one hand Tvoja barka mala, by Ljupka Dimitrovska and Ne može nam niko ništa, by Mitar Mirić . Dragojević, who sees himself as a Yugoslav , rates it as extremely positive that Parada is equally successful in all ex-Yugoslav republics and emphasizes that cooperation is the key to success.
Dragojević expected between 30,000 and 40,000 spectators in Croatia. After the good start, the film distributors forecast 60,000, which is more than all Croatian films usually put together. The end result was 163,227 viewers, which makes Parada the most successful Serbian film after the war and the second most successful film in Croatia at all, after Kako je počeo rat na mom otoku (English title: How the War Started on My Island).
In Serbia, the Ministry of Education approved projections for schools. As part of the social studies class, teachers should attend performances with their classes and then discuss the content constructively in class. In this regard, there were free pre-projections for educational staff. In Dubrovnik , Croatia , the only cinema open at the time, Visia, belonged to the Diocese of Dubrovnik, which decided not to include the film in its program. This effectively banned the film in Dubrovnik by the Catholic Church .
Parada was shortlisted as a Serbian candidate for the Foreign Oscar . The choice fell on the film Kad svane dan (English title: When Day Breaks), by Goran Paskaljević.
In Germany, the press reviews were mostly positive. Dragojević was particularly pleased that his film received three prizes at the Berlinale , from very different camps. Both the church representatives and the LGBT community honored his work with recognition and prizes. The film was included in the program of a total of 45 cinemas nationwide, whereby it was primarily arthouse cinemas . After the first weekend Parada was at number 4 on the arthouse charts of the AG Kino-Gilde . Thus was Parada 's highest new entry and made films like We wanted the sea , or the green miracle - Our forest behind. After the second weekend he was in 6th place, after the third he disappeared from the top ten of the art house charts in Germany. Of the films that were released at the same time, there was only The Green Wonder - Our Forest in it.
The film opened in Austria on March 1, 2012 and in Switzerland on July 24, 2012. By September 2012 Parada was sold in 21 countries for cinema distribution.
Reviews
“Sometimes humor has to be as crazy as the reality it reflects. Parada is an insane masterpiece. [...] Parada is funny, charming, intelligent and, above all, characterized by philanthropy. The film mainly plays with the strategy of finding common ground in people who couldn't be more different. But watch out. As humorous as it gets, the film remains stuck in reality despite everything and that is still a very cruel one in Serbia. "
"[...] Dragojevic cheerfully mixes elements from road and buddy movies, screwball comedy and culture clash to create a cozy, black-humored hustle and bustle, the staff of which are extreme caricatures, but which should be taken seriously (which is not that easy) . With relish, he convicts machos of hypocrisy, not only marks homoerotic masculinity rituals in 'Ben Hur' and exposes the real cowards as soon as the suicide mission - the glorious seven against 2000 hooligans - is released. [...] 'Parada' may convey a thick message with the reconciliation of former enemies and a timid moral change - but it is a pamphlet that actually works and has honestly earned each of its festival prizes. "
“Parada is a disrespectful parody and pokes everyone and everything in a wonderful way. Crossing borders becomes a comedic principle in every respect. [...] Parada works according to the parodistic principle with all kinds of different stereotypes. More precisely, Dragojević's concern is to go beyond the level of the stereotypical with the help of these stereotypes without any moralizing. Sure, he needs the clichés that make up stereotypes in order to appeal to the expectations of the 'average homophobic viewer' (Dragojević), which he then surprisingly dupes. The means to achieve this is an excessive distortion in the staging. An all too tragic reality and the immense bulwark of machismo in the Balkans region can be approached much closer in this case with exaggeration than with reproductive realism. […] Even more of the praise: Parada does not hide behind his own humor by constantly staying on the funny level. Towards the end, the tragic reality finds its way into the film. "
“In the groovy style of a Kusturica , Dragojevic has popped in a comedy that has it all. It is funny and coarse at the same time, very rough, exaggerated, but original and fast-paced, not a second boring. And it doesn't stop there. Because two important ethical aspects and requirements are interwoven. Firstly, if served skilfully, unconditional tolerance in favor of homosexuals is promoted, and secondly, the long and urgently needed understanding between the Balkan peoples is called for, which after ten years is actually slowly emerging (but not with all). Very lively, quite original and worth considering Serbian tragic comedy about two acute problems of the Balkan peoples. "
“Following the typically over-the-top Balkan cinema, Dragojevic tells this story with a lot of slapstick and situation comedy. How serious the real background of the film is is never forgotten and ensures the balance between comedy and drama, which makes 'Parada' really remarkable. [...] By making fun of the quirks and prejudices of everyone involved, Dragojevic manages to use and subvert clichés at the same time. It is obvious that international understanding in the Balkans is not as simple as it is in the fantasy of this film. The Gay Pride Parade took place in 2010, but as can be read in the final headlines, the few hundred demonstrators had to be protected by 5,000 police officers. And the day-to-day attacks on homosexuals have not changed either. But that 'Parada' was such a success in the Balkans gives hope and makes Srdjan Dragojevic's film seem all the more important. "
“With satirical sharpness, director Srdjan Dragojevic targets the macho culture and homophobia in the former Yugoslavia. It's just a shame that he drowns his disrespectful story in melodrama in the end. Refreshingly rough Balkan satire with an unfortunate finale. "
“While the film shows a humorous character over the entire season and, in addition to clearing up prejudices, also tries to ridicule the wars in the Balkans with deliberately biting slogans, the end has such a dramatic approach that it somehow doesn't match the previous course want to fit. [...] The unsuitable ending seems artificial, longed for and not really conclusive in its intention. […] Neither fish nor meat. An issue as important as the basic homophobic attitude in the Balkan states needs clear outlines. But Srdjan Dragojevic would like to combine comedy and drama, but is not really convincing in both individual parts and thus only brings a mediocre, overly long and not particularly humorous film to the big screen. "
Awards (excerpt)
- Berlinale 2012 - Panorama Audience Award
- Berlinale 2012 - Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention
- Berlinale 2012 - »ELSE« - The Victory Column Readers Award
- Filmfest Freiburg 2012 - Audience Award
- Toronto LGBT Film Festival 2012 - Audience Award
- Cinemacity Festival 2012 - Audience Award
- FIPRESCI Prize Serbia - Best Feature Film 2011
- FIPRESCI Prize Serbia - Nikola Kojo - Best Male Lead Actor 2011
- Pula Film Fest 2012 - Golden Arena (Best Screenplay)
- Pula Film Fest 2012 - Hristina Popović - best female lead actress
- Film Screenplay Festival 2012 - Best Screenplay
Web links
- Parada - film homepage from German distributors
- Parada - official website for the film (English / Serbian)
- Parada in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Film data sheet of the Berlinale 2012 (PDF; 125 kB)
- German and Serbian trailer on kino-zeit.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.blic.rs/Kultura/Vesti/286539/Srdjan-Dragojevic-Moji-filmovi-mogu-da-budu-opasni
- ↑ http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Kultura/tabid/81/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/158737/Default.aspx
- ↑ http://www.taz.de/!87581/
- ↑ http://www.vecernji.hr/kultura/srdan-dragojevic-hrvatskoj-snima-film-gay-prideu-clanak-269606
- ↑ http://www.nadlanu.com/pocetna/vodic/filmovi/Srdjan-Dragojevic-quotParadaquot-bez-ustezanja.a-121118.27.html
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from July 25, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Cinema comedy "Parada": "I made a film for gay haters". In: Spiegel Online . February 14, 2012, accessed June 10, 2018 .
- ↑ http://www.dalmacijanews.com/Portals/0/images/2011/12/PARADA_plakat2.jpg ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://bioskopmojazvezda.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/parada.jpg
- ↑ http://www.telegraf.rs/jetset/144968-intervju-nedelje-srdan-dragojevic-2-deo-nisam-snimao-filmove-s-ratnim-zlocincima
- ↑ http://www.mondo.rs/s232443/Zabava/Zabava/Film/Parada_prestigla_Montevideo.html
- ↑ http://www.moj-film.hr/novosti/pregled/premijere-i-red-carpet/gledali-smo-pedekhm-gay-parada-srdana-dragojevica/
- ↑ http://www.b92.net/kultura/vesti.php?nav_category=268&yyyy=2012&mm=01&dd=31&nav_id=578595
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from September 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Nedjeljom u dva, HRT, March 11, 2012
- ↑ http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/naslovna/aktuelno.290.html:363746-Film-Parada-domaci-zadatak
- ↑ http://rtrs.tv/vijesti/vijest.php?id=57772
- ↑ http://www.rts.rs/page/magazine/sr/story/411/Film/1063008/U+Dubrovniku+zabranjena+%E2%80%9EParada%E2%80%9C.html
- ↑ http://www.tanjug.rs/novosti/56415/srpski-kandidat-za-oskara-film-kad-svane-dan.htm
- ↑ http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,16236223,00.html
- ↑ http://www.cinemacity.org/paradi-nagrada-publike-na-berlinalu.1203.htm
- ↑ http://www.parada-film.de/
- ↑ http://www.programmkino.de/cms/index.php?id=313
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1784575/releaseinfo
- ↑ http://www.gayecho.com/film.aspx?id=15939&grid=2051&page=1
- ↑ http://www.siegessaeule.de/special/berlinale-2012/siegessaeule-filmkritiken/grossartig-die-serbische-tragikomoedie-parada.html?PHPSESSID=65c557212038f3c871b2e90e93cdc74c ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.kino.de/kinofilm/parada/137134
- ↑ Parada - “It is not the homosexual who is perverse, but the situation in which he lives” , accessed on July 26, 2017.
- ↑ http://www.programmkino.de/cms/links.php?id=1879
- ↑ cf.
- ↑ http://www.cinema.de/film/parada,5026758.html
- ↑ http://www.spielfilm.de/kino/2992737/parada.html
