Dušan Makavejev Movies

An interview with Yugoslavian director Dušan Makavejev.

Makavejev archives the symbolism of a folk tradition by piecing a cinematic quilt from Kilim weavings of different hands.

Inspired by the 1928 experimental film by Robert Florey and Slavko Vorkapich, The Life and Death of 9413, a Hollywood Extra, this amateur short is...

First five minutes of the film show a weird fellow who is playing marbles with kids and seems to be just biding his time. Film after the titles...

An examination of the surprisingly morbid world of 17th and 18th century Slovenian beekeeper drawings to guide the bees back to the right hive.

Parade, one of Makavejev’s best-known films, is view into the preparations International Worker’s Day where the director all but ignores...

The Makavejev Case or Trial in a Movie Theater explores the position of an artist in the Socialist FR Yugoslavia, focusing on the political and...

A young woman tries to make love to a park statue, but despite her passionate efforts, the monument remains cold and heartless. Don’t Believe...

Short comedy film.

Socialist work ethic meets youthful exuberance and lightheartedness where backbreaking labor does not ruin anyone's summer vacation.

To Makavejev, each tombstone is a vicar for its resident spirit; it haunts, roams, and makes conversation.

Short by Makavejev

Short by Makavejev.

Short by Makavejev.

Short by Makavejev.

Short by Makavejev.

Sarcastic look at a 1962 Yugoslav beauty contest.

Short movie directed by Marko Babac and written by Dušan Makavejev.