Montenegro (film)
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| Montenegro | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Dušan Makavejev |
| Produced by | Christer Abrahamsen Bo Jonsson George Zecevic |
| Written by | Dušan Makavejev Branko Vucicevic |
| Starring | Susan Anspach Erland Josephson Marianna Jacobi James Marsh John Zacharias Per Oscarsson |
| Music by | Kornell Kovach |
| Cinematography | Tomislav Pinter |
| Editing by | Sylvia Ingemarsson |
| Release date(s) | 1981 |
| Running time | 96 min |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Montenegro also known as Montenegro - Or Pigs and Pearls (Swedish: Montenegro eller Paerlor och Svin) is a Swedish black comedy film by Yugoslav director Dušan Makavejev.
[edit] Plot summary
Marylin Jordan (Susan Anspach) goes to the edge of a bridge to contemplate the sunset.
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
Marylin shows her daughter how to cook wienerschnitzels but winds up eating all of them. In bed with her husband, Martin (Erland Josephson), Marylin burns their blanket. Martin decides to invite a psychologist over for dinner with the pretext that he's there to look at Martin's father, who is increasingly senile. But Marylin sees right through this and knows that the psychologist is there to examine her.
[edit] Awards and nominations
Montenegro was nominated for the Golden Palm Award at 1981 Cannes film festival [1]
