Variola Vera
Variola Vera | |
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Directed by | Goran Marković |
Written by | Goran Marković |
Produced by | Aleksandar Stojanović |
Starring | Rade Šerbedžija, Erland Josephson, Rade Marković |
Distributed by | Art Film 80 |
Release dates | 9 July 1982 (Yugoslavia) 9 September 1982 (IFFR) 11 July 1985 (Hungary) |
Running time | 110 min |
Country | Yugoslavia |
Language | Serbian |
Variola Vera (Cyrillic: Вариола вера) is a 1982 Yugoslav film directed by Goran Marković.[1]
The subject of the film is based on the 1972 Yugoslav smallpox outbreak. It is a satire of the corruption of the medical and public health field.[1] Although inspired by the real events, the movie features elements of horror.[2] The title refers to the Variola vera virus which causes smallpox.[1]
The film garnered Marković the first prize for best director and the best screenplay at the 1982 Valencia film festival.[1]
A poll of 30 Yugoslav critics and journalists conducted in the newspaper Oslobođenje named it the Yugoslav Film of the Year for 1982.[3]
Plot[]
The film follows the journey of a Kosovo Albanian Muslim pilgrim on his way back to Belgrade from the Middle East. While at a bazaar, the pilgrim buys a flute from a man who is visibly ill. Upon his return to Belgrade, the pilgrim starts to show signs of illness and is transported to the city's General Hospital. His disease is initially misdiagnosed and the smallpox virus starts spreading through the hospital very quickly. Once the disease is correctly identified, the authorities attempt to subdue the outbreak by declaring martial law, enforcing quarantine and enlisting the help of the World Health Organization. Eventually, these measures prove to be effective in subduing the epidemic.
Cast[]
- Rade Šerbedžija - Dr. Grujić
- Erland Josephson - Dr. Dragutin Majcan Kenigsmark (Dubbed by Petar Kralj)
- Dušica Žegarac - Dr. Marković
- - Dr. Danka Uskoković
- Rade Marković - Superintendent Čole
- Vladislava Milosavljević - Nurse Slavica
- Peter Carsten - UN Epidemiologist (Dubbed by )
- Aleksandar Berček - Magistar Jovanović
- Radmila Živković - Nurse Zaga
- Semka Sokolović-Bertok - Dr. Ćirić
- Bogdan Diklić - Duško
References[]
- ^ a b c d Goulding, Daniel J. (2002). Liberated Cinema: The Yugoslav Experience, 1945-2001. Indiana University Press. p. 180. ISBN 978-0-25321-582-6.
- ^ Schneider, Steven Jay (2019). 100 European Horror Films. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-83871-403-1.
- ^ "Yugoslav News Bulletin". Tanjug. 4 January 1983.
External links[]
- Variola Vera at IMDb
- Variola Vera at AllMovie
- Variola Vera at Rotten Tomatoes
- Variola Vera at the TCM Movie Database
- Serbian-language films
- 1982 films
- Yugoslav films
- Serbian films
- Serbian drama films
- Serbian horror films
- Horror drama films
- Films set in Belgrade
- Films set in Yugoslavia
- Films about viral outbreaks
- Smallpox in fiction
- Smallpox eradication
- Films based on actual events
- Films directed by Goran Marković
- Films set in 1972
- Yugoslav film stubs