简介：LazarRistovski是前南著名男演员，主演过《铁托与我》《地下》等片。这是他首次个人编导的作品，风格与《地下》相近，改编自他自己写的小说。 "Allthatwasshowninthisfilmreallyhappened"-saysLazarRistovski-"butIwantedtoraisethefilmafootabovethegroundandchargeitwithatasteofsurrealandpoetic.Why?Becausetheaudiencetodayismuchtoburdenedbytherealityoflife(especiallyinYugoslavia)anditneedsanembelishedimageoftheworldrelyingontheromanticpassion,emotions,lust,poetics,chivalry,readinesstoplaygamesandtollerance". Allthecharactersinthefilm-regardlessoftheirsocial,educationalorculturalbackground-areselfawareandallowthemselvestoponderonlargeissueslikelifeitself,love,survival,existence,death,theendlesscircle,thepassageoflifeandtheimperfectnatureofMankind.Theyarenotafraidtoshowtheirtruefeelingsandtruecolors.Theleadcharactergoesonestepfurther:heisnotevenafraidofdeath. http://www.zillionfilm.com/eng/odelo/index.html http://www.lazarristovski.com/eng/film_romani.html TheWhiteSuitashortnovelbyLazarRistovski,waswrittenbasedonthescriptfromthehomonymousfilm,andrepresentsafinaleofamajorprojectd'auteur,quiteuniqueintheculturalenvironmentinourcountry.Producer,scriptwriter,directorandmaincharacterofthefilmTheWhiteSuit,LazarRistovskialsotriedhishandatwritingshowing,inaperfectway,thatwheretalentandhighprofessionalismareaprerogative,versatilityneednotbeanobstacleincreatingworksofartthatpossesscertainartisticvalue.Similarexamplesarehardtofindhere,andgloballyactorandwriterSamSheppardmightbequotedasanapproximateandverycharmingreference. InthenovelTheWhiteSuit,justlikeinthefilmscript,theprovenrecipeusedwithsuccessfornearlytwodecadesinourfilmsandtheaterswaschosen-youputtogetherdifferentcharactersinoneplace:atrain,abusoranundergroundandthenyouletthemspeakandoperate-somethingisboundtocomeoutofit.ThisschemeprovidedLazarRistovskiwithfirmgroundforevolvingthestoryofalittleman-expandableelementintheframeworkoflocalandworldhistory.Thewritersviewoftheworld,apunningsettingonwheels,isbackedinthenovelbythemelancholic-comicalmeditationsoftheleadcharacter,withhisnaiveconsiderationsonthefateoftheworldinwhichhealsohasasmall,unimportantrole,and,aboveallhiscouragetoplayoutthisroletotheend,whateveritis. Thequickalternationoftragicandcomicalimagesdominatedbyelementsofmelodramaandfantasy,streethumorbasedongagsandwitty,butalsoon"delayedeffect"dialogues,thegeographicmentalitywithallitsfascinationandhorrifyingsorrow,allthishasbeenpacked-withmoreorlesssuccess-intotheancientclicho'basedonthebeliefthatmanseeshislifeflashbylikefilmscenesinthemomentofdying.Hence,"twodaysintwoseconds"livedbysergeantmajorSavacomprisealltheopposingelementsthatmakeanaveragehumanlife:loveanddeath,joyandsorrow,weddingsandfunerals.Brilliantepisodeshavebeenreachedinseveralpointsofthenovel:theencounterwiththebrotherinFlatVillage,Carmenatthetraincompartmentdoor,ortheNulic-likescenewiththecaptainandthetelegram.TheepisodewiththebeautifulRomanianwomanatthetrainwindow,whiletheprotagonistsstaresatherbehindandmeditatesonthehumanphilosophyanditseffects,isanoutstandingquoteoftheunmatchedRabelais.…