Lepota poroka (1986)

Director:

Zivko Nikolic

Writer:

Zivko Nikolic (writer)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

In the mountains of Montenegro people have lived by strict and Draconian laws for centuries, almost untouched by modern civilization...

Plot Keywords:

Nudism | Nudist | Morality | Draconian Law | Ancient Rite

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Mira Furlan	...	Jaglika
Milutin Karadzic	...	Luka
Petar Bozovic	...	Zorz
Alain Noury	...	Strani nudista
Ines Kotman	...	Strana nudistkinja
Mira Banjac	...	Milada
Eva Ras	...	Zorzova zena
Dobrila Cirkovic	...	Kosara
Milo Miranovic	...	Vucko
Boro Stjepanovic	...	Zvonce (as Bora Stjepanovic)
Boro Begovic	...	Gorcin
Vesna Pecanac	...	Zena koja vara muza
Miodrag Krstovic	...	Prevareni muz
Svetolik Nikacevic	...	Jaglikin otac
Veljko Mandic	...	Miladin muz
Boba Stefanovic	...	Gitarista
Jasna Beri	...	Maca (as Jasna Masinic-Beri)
Drago Malovic	...	Kelner
Mladen Nelevic	...	Nosac
Cedomir Dragovic
Cica Pavlovic
Gojko Kovacevic
Roman Majhrovski
Vladimir Kotri
Vanja Sekulovic
Branko Babovic
Zarko Lausevic	...	Mladic s cigaretom
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ines Popovic	...	(uncredited)
Cedo Vukanovic	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Zivko Nikolic

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Zivko Nikolic		writer

Produced by
Milan Zmukic	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Zoran Simjanovic

Cinematography by
Radoslav Vladic

Film Editing by
Zoltan Wagner

Production Design by
Miodrag Miric

Costume Design by
Divna Jovanovic

Makeup Department
Stanislava Zaric	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Miodrag Djordjevic	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Darko Elakovic	....	assistant director
Svetolik Maricic	....	assistant director
Veljko Otasevic	....	assistant director
Slobodan Scepanovic	....	assistant director

Art Department
Radovan Markovic	....	property master

Sound Department
Svetislav Ristic	....	sound recordist

Distributors

• Starlight

Also Known As:

The Beauty of Sin

Runtime:

Germany:105 min

Country:

Yugoslavia

Language:

Serbo-Croatian

Color:

Color

Certification:

West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Ulcinj, Montenegro

Not too bad

When a shy young married woman from a small village is "pushed" to go to work as a maid for a nudist resort, she discovers the kind of activities and freedoms she never knew existed and is eventually drawn into that world herself when she falls in love with a vibrant English couple who stays at the resort, which of course, will change her and will bring serious consequences on her former life.

Unlike what the summary sounds like, this is definitely not an x-rated adult movie or something like that... This movie is basically a story of an old-fashioned strict society clashing with the modern lifestyle of the west. What I liked most about this movie is that it's very honest, and Jaglika's innocence is indeed well played and very endearing, she makes the whole movie work. Though I'm usually not a big fan of these kinds of films, I could really relate to it and understand the motivations behind the different characters. It may not be the most fascinating foreign film out there (or even in the top 100), but it's an interesting look into a different culture (whichever one you choose to view as "different"). 7/10