Innocence Unprotected

Nevinost bez zaštite

A film originally shot in 1941, directed by Yugoslav screenwriter, actor and acrobat Dragoljub Aleksić. If it hadn’t been for the Nazi censors, it would have been the first ever all-talking feature made in Serbia. Flash forward to 1968: Makavejev unearthed this long-forgotten gem and enriched its original content with newsreel footage of Aleksić athletic feats and filmed interviews with the surviving members of the initial cast. The final outcome is less a typical film than a “montage of attractions,” celebrating Yugoslavian customs, folklore, and humor.
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Direction: Dušan Makavejev
Script: Dušan Makavejev
Cinematography: Branko Perak, Stevan Mišković
Editing: Ivanka Vukasović
Music: Vojislav Kostić
Actors: Dragoljub Aleksić, Ana Milosavljević, Vera Jovanović-Šegvić, Bratoljub Gligorijević, Ivan Živković, Pera Milosavljević
Producers: Boško Savić
Format: 35mm
Color: Color/B&W
Production Country: Yugoslavia
Production Year: 1968
Duration: 75΄
Contact: British Film Institute, bookings.films@bfi.org.uk
Awards/Distinctions: FIPRESCI Prize, Silver Bear/Special Jury Prize – Berlin IFF 1968, Gold Hugo – Chicago IFF 1968

Dušan Makavejev

Dušan Makavejev (1932–2019) is by far the premier figure in Yugoslavian film history. His work, deeply rooted in his native land’s experience, persistently defied the political and sexual taboos of his time and invited censorship in dozens of countries. Highly allegorical and of dreamlike texture, his films represent a sardonic and anarchist view on all kinds of oppressive regimes, sending out a universal message of liberation.

Filmography

1965 Man is Not a Bird
1967 Love Affair, or the Case of the Missing Switchboard Operator
1968 Innocence Unprotected (doc)
1971 W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism
1974 Sweet Movie
1981 Montenegro
1985 The Coca-Cola Kid
1988 Manifesto
1993 Gorilla Bathes at Noon