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Strangler vs. Strangler
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Wikipedia article
'Strangler vs. Strangler' is a 1984 Yugoslav Serbian film featuring elements of comedy, thriller and horror genres.
Plot
In the mid-1980s Belgrade finally gets its first serial killer: an awkward carnations seller named Pera Miti (Tako Nai). Miti is an overweight 48-year-old man who is in an Oedipus kind of way connected to his aging mother. His mother often punishes him when he does not sell any of the carnation flowers. His punishments include kneeling on nutshells while being slapped by his mother or being locked in the water tank. This is the reason why he starts killing every girl who refuses to buy his flowers. Miti's character can be compared to Norman Bates's character and relationship with his mother.
After the first murder, mostly incompetent inspector Ognjen Strahinji (Nikola Simi) starts the investigation. His attempt to catch the strangler by employing an undercover agent, Rodoljub Jovanovi (Branislav Zeremski), ends up tragically. Strahinji is a loner who lives only with his cat George, who is his best friend. He is a short man, with a thin mustache and is similar to Inspector Clouseau from the Blake Edwards's 'The Pink Panther' series. The plot becomes even more complicated when a rock star Spiridon Kopicl (Sran aper) obsessed with the strangler records the song "Bejbi, bejbi" ("Baby, Baby"), with his band VIS Simboli, dedicated to the strangler, which immediately becomes a nationwide hit.
Miti, having heard the song, becomes delighted; he even strangled his own mother in order to hear it on the TV. While Miti's number of victims becomes bigger, Kopicl is focused on Sofija (Sonja Savi) who is a host of a popular musical show on the radio. While attempting to strangle Sofija, Miti gets on his way and while attacking her Sofija bites his ear in self-defence. Kopicl gets the credit of a savior and a hero and marries Sofija. On their honeymoon, in the climax of his obsession, Kopicl strangles Sofija while Miti, dressed as his mother, observes. Miti then enters the room and asks for his ear. Kopicl runs to an abandoned building where, after a struggle, hangs Miti who bit his ear. In the end all of the crimes, including Sofija's death, are credited to the late Miti. Kopicl, while getting his ear bitten hears a melody on which he composed a symphony inspired by the crime and, after the death of his father, marries his attractive stepmother.
Cast
*Tako Nai as Pera Miti
*Nikola Simi as Inspector Ognjen Strahinji
*Sran aper as Spiridon Kopicl
*Rahela Ferari as Pera's mother
*Sonja Savi as Sofija Maki
*Radmila Savievi as Mica Mojsilovi, an eye witness
*Mara Baxa as Natalija
*Pavle Mini as Dr. Dobrica Kopicl, Spiridon's father
*ika Milenkovi as Inspector Gane
*Branislav Zeremski as Rodoljub Jovanovi
*Dragana iri as a girl
*Dijana Spori as Evgenija Posliskovi
*Jelisaveta Sabli as Miss Dobrila Skara
*ore Nenadovi as Impressio Oskar (as George Heston)
*Dobrica Jovanovi as Sofija's father
*Velibor Miljkovi as a punk
External links and references
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* [http://www.novikadrovi.net/kritike/67-kritika.php Movie critique (Serbian source)].
Category:1984 films
Category:1980s black comedy films
Category:1980s comedy thriller films
Category:1980s serial killer films
Category:Yugoslav black comedy films
Category:1980s Serbian-language films
Category:Serbian black comedy films
Category:Serbian thriller films
Category:Serbian horror films
Category:Films directed by Slobodan ijan
Category:Films set in the 1980s
Category:Films set in Belgrade
Category:1984 comedy films
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