Underplayed Gems

The Fall of Rock and Roll (1989)

The Fall of Rock and Roll poster
Original title
Како је пропао рокенрол
Directed by
Goran Gajić
Genre
comedy film
Country
Yugoslavia
Runtime
1h 46m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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This is a Yugoslav anthology comedy from 1989 made up of three separate stories. Each story is written and directed by a different filmmaker and they all use satire and absurd humor to look at youth culture in Yugoslavia before the country split up.

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What happens

Kako je propao rokenrol (Serbo-Croatian: Kako je propao rokenrol, Како је пропао рокенрол; How Rock 'n' Roll Was Ruined) is a 1989 Serbian anthology comedy film. It consists of three stories, written and directed by three different screenwriters and directors. The score was also a joint effort, with lead musicians from the rock bands Idoli, Električni Orgazam, and Disciplina Kičme each composing the music for one segment. The three independent stories are situated within the context of popular and youth culture in Yugoslavia at the time just before the country broke up, and abound with satirical, farcical, and absurdist humour. The film was awarded a Golden Arena for Best Film Editing at the Pula Film Festival in 1989. It attained cult status in the following years. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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