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How much human drama can you pack in one hour fifteen minutes?

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Victor Khomenko

Turns out quite a bit. Even considering some longer than needed dance scenes.

"Fraulein" might be a Swiss film, but there isn't much of Switzerland there, besides the backdrops. At the film's center there are lives of three women who came to Zurich from different parts of the former Yugoslavia. One is played by Mirjana Karanovic - I would hate to call her character main one... but she surely dominates with her presence. She is the one who played mother in Witnesses, BTW, and is considered one of the best Yugoslavian actresses. Being a Serb, she was the first to cross the boundary to play the Croatian woman. If you are now confused - welcome to the party, a brief historical reading on Yugoslavia is highly recommended before renting the film.

It is a good film that is bound to touch you if your main interest in films is not space travel and explosions, but the human beings.

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Thanks, I'll gladly watch pretty much anything that fine actress is in. Some actors, without - tinear 07:49:23 10/25/10 (3)
saying much or seemingly doing much, can convey emotions in a powerful, believable manner. She is one of the very few. She just dominates her scenes with her magnetism, her human dignity. It may sound trite, but there it is. And I don't mean "star presence," per se, but something close to charisma.
- She also plays a secondary role in the Underground, but I don't remember her there - Victor Khomenko 09:24:21 10/25/10 (2)
  BTW, I was looking at info for the lead actress in that film, Mirjana Jokovic, and found that interesting bit of trivia:
  
  "She's been raped in almost every movie she was filmed in Yugoslav cinematography."
  
  Mmmm... I wonder what is wrong there?
  - I wasn't impressed by that particular film; as far as her film selection...... hmmmmm. - tinear 12:46:50 10/25/10 (1)
    What would Freud think?
    - Not enough spanking? - Victor Khomenko 13:18:42 10/25/10 (0)
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RE:brief historical reading on Yugoslavia is highly recommended. Why? - Gandra1 22:03:23 10/24/10 (0)
All Serbs = bad. That's what CNN tells us.
Btw, Added to the instant queue.

Edits: 10/24/10

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