简介：南斯拉夫居然也拍过相当不错的西部片？这种题材在巴尔干电影里还真算比较少见的了。IMDB评分9.7高得出奇。 OneofthegreatestYugoslavfilmsofalltime!BRATDOKTORAHOMERAisamasterpiecemadebyoneofthegreatestSerbiandirectorsofalltime,Zivorad'Zika'Mitrovic,whopassedawaythiswinteras2005wasdawning. BRATDOKTORAHOMERAbelongstothewaveofYugoslavWesterns,filmswhichwereshapedalongtheaestheticofHollywoodWesternandbasedoneventsfromWW/2.Mitrovicwasoftencriticizedforsuchapproach,especiallybytheCommunisthardlinerswhobelievedthatsuchgenredogmaticsmakefunoutoftheirrevolutionaryachievements.Andyet,Mitrovic'suniquecraftremainedundisputedsoheendedupasoneofthemostrespectedStateDirectorsofTito'sera. BRATDOKTORAHOMERAisapotentrevengetalesetin1945,intheturbulentregionofKosovowheretensionsescalatedin1981andcausedtheNATObombingin1999.Mitrovic'sopuswasKosovo-obsessed.Headoredits'beautifulandbrutallandscape,reminiscentofJohnFord'sMonumentValley.Healsorealizedthefullpotentialofits'unresolvedpoliticalandethnicsituation.Bytheendof1945,KosovowassplitevenlybetweenSerbsandAlbanians.HardlinerAlbanianrenegades,whousedtobealliedwithNazis,keptragingon,longafterGermanysurrendered.Yugoslavauthoritiesrespondedbyunprecedenteddeploymentofsecurityforceswhooppressedthewholeregioninordertorespondtotherenegadechallenge.Inevitably,oppressionledtoexcessiveforceandcorruption.Thiswar-tornworldwasanidealsettingfortheSerbianbrandofWesternsandMitrovicfullyutilizedthatpotential. Atthesametime,Kosovoitselfcontainedarichesothericmeaning.Sincethemedievaltimes,itremainedthemythicalcornerstoneofSerbiancultureandnationalgeist.Thus,justlikeWildWest,itisanidealimaginaryterritory,quitepotentsettingfordifferentgenreexperiments. BRATDOKTORAHOMERAisastoryofSimon,theflamboyantsonofthelocaljudgewhocomeshomeafterfouryearsinaGermanP.O.W.camp.Uponarrival,herealizesthathisoldflamefoundconsolationinhisbrother'sarmsandthathisfatherwaskilled.Unlikehisbrother,Simonpassionatelyinvestigatesfather'sdeathandfindsoutthatthewell-knowncriminalwhoallegedlykilledhimactuallywasapatsywhilethemurdererisstillatlarge.Thechaoticatmosphereofgang-riddledKosovoenablesSimontoseekretribution. VelimirBataZivojinovic,thegreateststarofYugoslavcinema,starsasSimon,deliveringaruggedandinvolvingperformancealongthelinesofOliverReedorLeeMarvin.MitrovicmasterfullyframeshimandturnsSimonintoanengagingWesternhero.EventhoughSimondoesn'thavethemythicalproportionsofLeone'sBlondie,thischaracterisabsolutelysynchronizedwiththebad-assesofhisera.Mitrovic'sscreenwritingistightandhemanagestocreateabelievableworldforSimontolivein.ThemostimportantpartofMitrovic'scraftywritingistheabilitytoturnhugemelodramatictwistsintoplausiblescreengestures. Mitrovic'sdirectionisastight.Hehasaneyeforcinematicelements.Heusestheactorsandlocationsuptothelimitoftheirphotogenicpotential.ThankstothenyoungandprospectivedirectorofphotographyBrankoIvatovic,Mitrovicmanagestoutilizethecolorfulsettingsandaddsomebeautytothegrittyaffairhewrote.BRATDOKTORAHOMERAwasdeliveredthirteenyearsafterJohnSturgess'BADDAYATBLACKROCKandithassuchresonantatmosphere.ItwasreleasedsameyearasSergioLeone'sONCEUPONATIMEINTHEWESTwhichstoodasthegreatestWesternachievementatthatpoint.BRATDOKTORAHOMERAlivesthroughcomparisonwitheachofthesetitleseventhoughMitrovic'sdirectionseemstobetoomusculartotakethistitleintotheart-housecrossoverterritorywherebothLeoneandSturgesswoundup. BRATDOKTORAHOMERAishappytoremainthegreatestYugoslavWesternandaconfidentprogrammerthatkeepspleasantlysurprisingaudienceuptothisday.ThisfilmalsoremainsasasymbolofanerawhenYugoslavfilmswereabletostandanycomparisonwiththeeliteHollywoodandEuropeanworks,evenintheworldofactioncinema.…