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Barking at the Stars
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Wikipedia article
'Barking at the Stars' is a 1998 Yugoslav film directed by Zdravko otra.
Although it was filmed during a decade of war and hardship in the former Yugoslavia, the film was overall praised for its wholesomeness, as it does not contain any swearing, nudity, or talk of politics.
Plot
The story is told as a flashback. It was the year 1963 in the small fictional town of Moravski Karlovci. The action centres around the students in IV-2, the graduating class of the local high school. A boy whose nickname is Philosopher is developing feelings for his classmate, Danica. He's a lot smarter than other students, sometimes even smarter than his professors. There's also his best friend, who is trying to practice boxing for his big match in the capital, passionately trained by the P.E. teacher. In this story, everyone finds his/her soulmate, even the professors. Philosopher wants to win over Danica's heart, but he has a rival--his own older brother who appears to be cooler because he has a motorbike and earns money on his own. Danica tries hard to resist all the flirting and everything Philosopher says to her in an attempt to win her heart, but eventually, she can't fight back anymore. The class goes on an excursion to Montenegro with their homeroom teacher and along the way, Philosopher and Danica share their first kiss. Fast forward to the present, they're now married and have a son who is going to his prom, using his dad's old pick up lines to win a girl over. The movie ends with the legendary quote from Philosopher when he first confessed his feelings to Danica ("Kako Tanjug javlja, ja te volim"), and with Philosopher and Danica going out on their balcony and barking at the stars.
Cast
* Dragan Mianovi - Mihajlo Kneevi - Filozof
* Nataa Tapukovi - Danica Jankovi
* Nikola Simi - Direktor
* Bata ivojinovi - Boovi
* Dragan Jovanovi - Gradimir Stevi
* Vesna Trivali - Dana Jelinic
* Bogdan Dikli - uro Dragievi
* Aleksandar Berek - Slobodan Lazarevi
* Nikola uriko - Mili Gavrani - Tupa
* Isidora Mini - Milena Koheza
* Neboja Ili - Bogoljub Maric
* Branimir Brstina - Nenad Lazicic / Nesa Kutuzov
Production
The film was shot in Sremski Karlovci, with notable scenes featuring the Karlovci Gymnasium and "Four Lions" fountain, as well as in Belgrade and Montenegro.
Actor Nikola uriko nearly died during one filming of a scene where his character Mili Gavrani-Tupa is racing against the train. Wanting to make his racing scene as believable as possible, he ignored the crew's signal to get off the train tracks, and allowed the train to get closer to him before starting to run. He subsequently tripped and fell on the tracks, but was helped up by a nearby crew member, thereby avoiding serious injury or death.
References
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