Cinema Komunisto Page #2

In the Army is also like that.

I was not afraid.

The first time I came I was.

Not from Tito but from the work.

The first time I came.

All the cabinet was there.

What kind of meeting that was- I don't know.

He looked at me.

"When did you arrive here?"

- "Today", I responded.

From where?

- From guard.

He pat me on the shoulder.

"Good", he said.

No one else said hello.

They were passing by.

Every day Tito and me watched films.

He watched.

I stood here.

And when he goes somewhere.

I set-up the film.

Even if it was late in the night.

He watched the film.

President Tito was

a great admirer of the film.

From what I know

and others know better.

He went to cinema every night.

He saw all our films.

He loved western-film.

He loved Kirk Douglas and

John Wayne.

I forgot their names. I don't work for 27 years.

Once I started the projection

at 3 a. m.

President asked me:

"Why you did not go home?"

I said. That I have a great film.

"What kind of film?"

- "War film. "

He sat and watched it till the end.

Around 5:
30 the film ended.

His limousine came and he left.

I wondered, when does this man sleep.

On 20th of October

the Liberation Day of Belgrade.

President of the republic

Josip Broz Tito.

Opened a permanent exhibition

of Yugoslav war history.

War museum

Belgrade, Serbia.

On the opening ceremony was

Jovanka Broz, Tito's spouse

and Yugoslav top executives.

"This museum will be the historical monument. "

Tito said.

"My wish is that we do not fill this Museum

with some future battles. "

Show the order

to all fighters.

"The window must fall tonight. "

Today is hard to speak about the wars

that happened to us.

We made films about the people's liberation battle.

We didn't have criteria

of how this must be done.

Many of you are asking who we are.

We are Partisans.

We don't recognize the occupation.

We struggle for freedom.

Fellow proletarians!

Death to Fascism!

- Freedom to the people!

Death to Fascism!

- Freedom to the people!

Fellow aviators, Death to Fascism!

- Freedom to the people.

These films were very authentic.

But in some places it was exaggerated.

613,613,

Mayday.

Cousin arrived. Cousin arrived.

No trace of the bandit.

Do not underestimate them.

Grandpa, what is that roar?

Soldiers are killing enemies.

Frees Kozara.

There were films,

that were telling the truth.

That were critical.

Films that we do not have today.

Army goes!

Proletarians go!

These are not scenes from the documentary film.

Neither authentic war footage.

It is one of the shooting day of the

"The Partisans",

from the director Stole Jankovic.

These are soldiers,

that are on military service with camera and actors:

domestic and foreign.

I am from Kragujevac.

- With whom you befriended from the actors?

With Mr. Bata.

- Where are you from? Slovenia.

I was determined to go to German group,

but I ran to the partisans

without anybody noticing.

So I'm a Partisan now.

- Who are you?

Dead Italiian.

- And, when you're alive?

Salih Krasnic from Bosnia.

I'm serving the military service.

Comrade Commander of the Battalion.

Would you like to tell us,

are the soldiers losing time

compared to the classic military service?

I would not agree with that.

Because, this is how

we remember and encourage

the way of Partisan fighting.

Let them closer and without excitement!

Fire!

Attack!

Partisan war films were funded

and loved.

Bata Zivojinovic, myself

and other actors were visiting factories

and talked about how good this film will be.

That is how we collected money.

They understood the role of film.

It was interesting to

to see actors in uniform.

When we said that we need money

to complete the film,

they gave without asking

how much.

The whole of Europe was brought to its knees.

But here on Balkans,

Yugoslav Partisans are outsmarting us.

Fire Comrade! -I don't know.

How you don't know to shoot? Fire!

That is how many of the partisan films incurred.

That were terrific.

There are films, from the beginning

till the end I kill Germans.

Retreat!

Hitler before death said:

"Kill Bata Zivojinovic"

They attacked us here,

here and here.

Tito was very eager

to shoot films

about War and Partisans.

Attention, Division Brandenburg.

Josip Broz, known as Tito.

The film crew, soldiers and commanders

involved in the shooting of the film

sent a welcome telegram to Comrade Tito,

at the beginning of the shooting.

Highly respected Comrade President.

This morning will be received

the first copy of the film, from the laboratory. Stop.

Thus ending a long-term work,

in which we invested

our knowledge and skills.

In order to fulfill our duty

to the revolution. Stop.

We will be honoured

to show you the results of our work.

Copy of the film will be

available from tomorrow. Stop.

I'm talking how much Tito was

familiar with creating films.

Especially films about him.

He was not a layman who would

say what you've done-you've done.

He was very analytical and

to the detail.

For us and the environment

we were proud of what he said.

Here is the example of what

he wrote on screenplays.

"Arrange that I can watch the film at home. "

"This does not correspond to reality. "

"I will read the scenario and give my opinion,

I should not be directly shown. "

Here are the authentic German tanks,

from the war.

I keep all these photos.

I can enlarge this photograph,

and put it into any office

from that time.

Scenographer does that.

Where is Tito?

Tito especially liked,

that his car in the film has

the correct numbers on a car-plate.

This is Tito's car.

He was thrilled that they knew

the exact car number,

that the Germans captured.

Tito is there.

Tito must be there.

Gather all the men and attack.

I have often asked myself,

Mr. Captain,

what makes these unarmed, barefoot people

oppose us and get killed?

What is that strange force that guides them?

...Partisan is on the guard...

They believe.

They are convinced

that the world thanks to their efforts

will be different and better.

That is how they infecteded the masses.

I think that is the secret of

their eternal and impossible endurance.

Tito's residency

Uzicka, Belgrade

I have not been here since 1980.

I still keep the key from

the forest house.

I want to give it to someone who runs it.

Here you go.

- Thank you. Welcome.

I have another one but I

will keep it.

NATO bombed this residency

in 1999.

The film screen was there.

My equipment was there.

I set it up every night.

Chairs were there.

Comrade Jovanka and Comrade President

were sitting there.

At 6 in the evening I came here

and set it all up.

Comrade president asked me:

"Which movie is on?"

I respond, sometimes I give him the scenario.

And then watched the movie.

When they are alone, they have quick dinner.

In 15 minutes.

But when the guests are there

it's not known when they will end.

Then, I sit and wait. That was

the hardest part - when I sit and wait.

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