Jelenin svet
| Jelenin svet | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Tanja Brzaković |
| Produced by |
Tanja Brzaković Nebojsa Miljkovic |
| Written by | Tanja Brzaković |
| Starring |
Jelena Janković Snežana Janković Ricardo Sánchez |
| Music by | Janja Lončar |
| Cinematography |
Miona Bogovic Kathleen Herbst |
| Edited by |
Tatjana Brzakovic Branka Pavlovic |
Production company |
Talas film |
| Distributed by |
Serbian theatrical: Art Vista Worldwide: WTA Tour |
Release dates |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country |
Serbia Germany |
| Language |
Serbian Subtitle: English Russian |
| Budget | $40,000 |
Jelenin svet (Jelena's World) is a 2008 independent documentary film written and directed by Tanja Brzaković, about former World No. 1 female tennis player, Jelena Janković.[1][2]
Background
The film follows Jelena Janković over a 14-month period, and includes tennis tournaments in Madrid and Berlin, as well as her visits to her home in Belgrade.[3][4]
At the beginning of the documentary, Janković was ranked as third best tennis player in the world. The film follows her regime as she prepares for various meets, deals with maintaining her diet, trains, meets with fans, and begins her matches.[1] [2]
Cast
- Jelena Janković as herself
- Snežana Janković as herself (Jelena's mother)
- Ricardo Sánchez as himself (Jelena's coach)
- In tennis matches:
Reception
When the film premiered in Belgrade on November 12, 2008,[5] it outsold the James Bond film Quantum of Solace which opened there that same weekend,[3][6] bumping the Bond film to second place in the Serbian box office.[4][7]
In speaking toward the film, Politika made note that full-length theatrically released documentary films toward Serbian athletes are rare. The appreciated that Jelenin svet celebrated the efforts of one of the best among the best in the world, and that the film was able to document Jelena Janković's rise from third-best to world's best. The wrote that the film is dynamic, witty and cheerful in it portrait of Janković, and that it allows viewers to better understand the subject of the film.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lakic, Dubravka (November 14, 2008). Ведрина на трону. Politika (in Serbian). Retrieved January 2, 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Staff (September 10, 2011). "Film on world tennis No.1 Jankovic". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pearce, Linda (January 17, 2009). "Point to prove". The Age. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Staff (January 10, 2009). "Jankovic takes quantum leap". Brisbane Times. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
- ↑ Staff (November 10, 2008). "Culture and Sports". Southeast European Times. Retrieved HJanuary 2, 2012. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - ↑ Robson, Douglas (January 4, 2009). "Top-ranked Jankovic, fitter than ever, aims high in 2009". USA Today. Retrieved Januatry 2, 2012. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - ↑ Hodgkinson, Mark (January 7, 2009). "Licence to thrill". The Age. Retrieved Januatry 2, 2012. Check date values in:
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