"A Srdjan Karanovic film" "Dedicated to Rene Clair" "Belgrade, 1995" "The city is full of refugees from all over the former Yugoslavia" "Hello!" "Is this the lonely-hearts club, or whatever it's called?" "Ma'am, may I ask you something..." "Sweetie, what are you waiting for?" "I can't, I feel like an idiot." "If they can't find me no one can." "I hope they can." "Maybe you've given up on me." "Who left first?" "Hurry up." "Find me and come to me." "I'm happy to be in Belgrade in Yugoslavia and to help other people." "Like all people," "I don't want to be lonely." "I want to meet someone who will understand me." "Next!" "Go ahead!" "I just wanted to say that we, the individual refugees are like other people." "We want to meet someone, get close to them and live some sort of normal life." "Since we can't live in our own homes." "All right, all right, move on." "Tell us your likes and dislikes." "Well, I like football," "I play the guitar a bit." "I had a dog named Vucko." "I wonder where he is now..." "Do you work with America?" "NAME:" "LABUD PRODANOVIÆ BORN IN croatia 1974." "NATIONALITY:" "SERB" "So how did you end up in Sarajevo?" "I studied philosophy until the war started." "And then?" "Then I went back home to" "Serbian Krajina, now in Croatia." "There's nowhere better..." "I quit smoking." "Can you find my fiance in America?" "I asked the Red Cross," "United Nations and different organisations." "No one could help." "Excuse me." "We are a professional agency that facilitates partnerships between people of the opposite sex." "We are a member of the International Council of Marriage and Friendship Agencies." "We therefore have contacts with sister agencies" "all over the world." "Great." "So, can you help me or not?" "What kind of passport do you have?" "I thought it might be Bosnian." "Our collaboration with US partners works only in one direction." "I don't understand." "Americans can ask us for candidates, we can't ask them." "Due to the sanctions." "But..." "No buts..." "We have rich local resources, someone to suit every client's taste." "We hold balls, organize excursions." "And for Yugoslav citizens we can contact similar agencies" "in Iraq, Libya, North Korea," "Belarus, Cuba..." "Forget it." "Why not?" "They have intelligent, refined girls too." "AFFIRMATIVE!" "I personally taught my "Froggy" to talk!" "Great." "Hey, is that a 486, 6 megahertz" "8 MB RAM, voice recorder?" "It's great!" "Call if you change your mind, or just show up." "Help yourself." "Thanks." "Here." "No, it's for later." "Come on, move it along, here you are..." "Any bread?" "In two hours." "Come on, move it along, faster..." "Tuck your shirt in." "You look like a godforsaken creature." "I am a godforsaken creature, Ma." "Please wash your hair." "How many times do I have to tell you?" "Please, give me a break." "Son, you've got everything." "You're young and healthy." "You may have lost your mother and your family may be scattered all over the world..." "But some are a lot worse off." "I asked you to give me a break." "Excuse me, do you have a can opener?" "Thank you." "Good evening." "Hi!" "Don't let them press-gang you to fight in Bosnia." "I wasn't born yesterday." "We'll find each other sooner or later." "It would help if you'd give me your address." "How can I?" "I'm just a figment of your imagination, you silly boy." "Why did you leave?" "They opened fire on our house from the hill." "It wasn't me." "Who'd have thought there'd be war in Sarajevo." "When I heard you were in America" "I thought you'd come back." "I thought you'd come and join me." "I wanted to, but it was too late." "Then I returned home, which is now in Croatia..." "And now I can't leave Belgrade." "You've got that look in your eyes." "So have you." "Female dog, five letters." "Bitch!" "Right." "If you want to prove you're mad, go to America and look for her." "Were you in the Muslim..., sorry," "Bosnian, or Serbian army at home?" "If I'd been in any army I wouldn't be here." "I don't like war." "It makes no difference." "You are not entitled to a US immigration visa." "I have a fiance and friends in Chicago." "I will do anything." "Why not get married to your fiance through the consulate?" "You'd get a visa rather easily then." "I don't know her address." "She knows yours?" "She doesn't." "I'm sorry." "Don't forget your passport." "If only you were here, Professor!" "Prof!" "Listen to my latest poem." ""Woman is a flower, woman is a rock, woman is dawn, woman is darkness." "Oh, woman, there is no life without you."" "What do you say?" "Bravo, Prof!" "You were always..." ""She is there, you're here, she longs, you long," "longing, longing, longing." "Oh, life, full of longing."" "You have to find a girl here." "Your hairdresser doesn't have to know." "That's a nice thing to teach him." "Because you were her first lover." "He seduced me then left me." "That's not the whole story." "And who introduced you two?" "Back in Sarajevo, on the excursion." "So what?" "He said he'd be faithful forever." "That's not so important for men." "You weren't too bothered either when we were at it last Easter." "How could you!" "Easily!" "When I was expelled from Croatia I was saved by women, both in Belgrade and here in Prague." "Stop it!" "Shame on you!" "This guy's all over the place." "No girl wanted you until you met me." "And none will now." "We'll see." "How could you, with Professor at Easter?" "Forget it..." "I could put highlights in your hair." "God knows who else you've been with?" "Don't be silly." "That's it." "You're not letting yourself go." "Here, freshen up a bit." "Hi there." "I'm Labud Prodanovic from Sarajevo, or rather Croatia." "I don't know anyone here and..." "He should have said he's Serbian?" "He must have forgotten." "That's why she ran away." "Why are you alone?" "I am too." "I thought we might talk..." "I see you're not alone." "That's really nice." "It's nice to have someone." "You'll always have me in your dreams." "Yeah, right." "Why don't you look for me?" "If I'm not in Hungary or Macedonia then I'm here." "I don't know if you're alive, how can I look for you?" "Or maybe you don't care about him." "Don't listen to that old bullshitter." "Whatever you do, you should sow your wild oats." "Leave the girl alone." "Finish your studies..." "No more." "Good, Mum." "Imagine someone over there" "is holding her hand, whispering to her," "caressing her." "Come here, kid!" "Get to work!" "Shame on you!" "This is work, Mum." "You're right!" "Just so you're alive and well." "God knows who you're fooling around with over there!" "What was that?" "Nothing, nonsense." "Sorry." "What's this!" "I can just see them wrapped around your little finger." "Someone punctured my tire!" "There's all kinds of trash about these days." "Get to work, kid!" "Here you are." "Please abstain from communication until proper processing is complete." "I am a teacher and Albanian, so he'd have to be refined," "and similar to me." "I've experienced true love 12 times, nine times with my late husband." "I don't mean the first and ninth, but ever since he died" "I've been looking..." "They're all older and foreign." "It's experience, not age, that counts." ""Shine, shine, in your eyes shine..."" "Look at me." "You don't have that look in your eyes anymore." "...He has to like music and speak English, that's it." "I came to Belgrade to look for a good, honest man," "Russian and Serbian friendship is eternal..." "Bastard!" "He has to like dogs and be a real man." "Is that clear?" "The one who likes dogs." "No description, just the number." "BC 4732." "Yes." "AVAILABLE." "COMPATIBILITY 4" "ON A SCALE OF 1 -5." "Try anyway." "Sometimes "Froggy's" criteria are too high." "Don't forget, the recognition sign has to correspond to her affinities." "Thank you, "Froggy"." "Aren't you a bit ashamed?" "Not a bit." "Like you were, when you were with the Professor at Easter." "What?" "And all those Americans." "Who do you trust?" "Only myself." "You're just imagining it." "That's more than enough." "You fool." "Came over here!" "Sorry." "This time there shouldn't be any problem." "Unfortunately, pirated program." "You messed up all my contacts." "NO MISTAKES." "Why are you doing this to me?" "Don't say a word, silence is golden." "You're dead to me forever." "Maybe, am I here in Belgrade, looking for you." "Too late." "Get lost, both of you." "I didn't..." "Did you...?" "It's a mistake." "Doesn't matter." "I'm Romana." "Labud." "What?" "My name is Labud (Swan)." "Great name, like a bird." "And you're like a girl from Rome." "Can I walk you home if you're not going to wait for your original date?" "Let's go." "I'm from Belgrade." "Ultra." "My old man scored a villa in the fancy district, on Sholina Street." "Got a Jacuzzi." "Awesome." "Know where it is?" "You don't." "Doesn't matter." "It's a wicked street full of powerful old men, OK artists," "but the commute is a bitch, buses like tin cans, and the smell!" "So I take cabs and chill." "What's your game?" "You're quiet because you don't understand my Belgrade slang." "Where are you from?" "Say you're a Serb." "They don't like refugees here, so..." "Who asked you!" "Go away!" "What's wrong with you?" "Nothing, why?" "Do you ever feel you aren't quite alone?" "That they are still around you." "Loved ones who have died or are far away." "Do you think I am crazy?" "Romana, wait for me!" "Don't tell Happy Millennium about our contact," "I won't either." "Didn't you overdo it, sister?" "I don't know, Agnes, maybe." "Are you going on the "Romantic Train" excursion?" "Miss your boyfriend, honey?" "We broke up ages ago." "You were my love flop." "I know, but grab my manhood... the Balkan way!" "You pig!" "Don't come to me ever again!" "Hey, Vida, wait!" "Did you see a tall girl in blue get on?" "I didn't see a thing, boss, all I do is work!" "Is this seat free?" "Yes." "I'm looking for Labud Prodanovic, a student from Sarajevo." "I asked about him on Wednesday." "I'm looking for Vida Martic again, a hairdresser, she was in Chicago." "Did she come here?" "We've got A to F here," "Ps are on the upper floor." "There's never anyone there." "They're on their break, be patient." "You're not the only one." "Next, please!" "She's not on our lists." "I must have imagined her." "It happens." "Be patient, it will all work out." "Ladies and gentlemen, dear clients of Happy Millennium," "welcome to our special excursion." "I'm sure you'll agree, that loneliness is the greatest problem of our time." "We should not enter the new millennium, without someone we truly love." "I hope this excursion will be a turning point in your lives." "Please take the seats determined for you by the computer." "BC 3178 go to seat 32, and you sir, go to seat 9." "Dimitrovsky, don't be a smart-alec." "Go to seat 26." "Excuse me." "BC 4732." "Present!" "Go to seat 19." "It was my pleasure." "Hi tiger!" "What's your favourite team?" "Don't forget your membership card will give you two soft drinks or one with alcohol." "Are you here on duty?" "No, personal matter." "BACKACHE BAND" "I kicked him between the legs, grabbed him by the neck, slapped him and said to the bastard," ""See what a babe I am, a babe who wants to screw"." "He couldn't believe it..." "Hi, what's up?" "Nothing, just chilling." "What's your number?" "BC 3247." "I'm BC 4732, you dyslexic slut." "You grabbed my candidate." "Me?" "Management!" "Just to let you know, I'll kick her ass." "Who, why, take it easy..." "I've waited three weeks and that bitch is going to snatch him." "This is ridiculous." "No, it isn't." "Don't you have a candidate?" "They put me with a Greek." "He wasn't that great." "Right now I'm alone." "Me too." "Who knows how many she's had." "Those are best for sowing your wild oats." "I'm studying Slavic languages, thinking of leaving and" "joining my sister in Sydney." "They are not great with Slavic languages." "Right." "I know, I don't feel like going to America either." "I could go and... get a job, finish college, but..." "Nope." "Babe will not screw him." "Dad, who is this young man?" "I'm Romana's first, a Slovene, erotic fugitive." "In the east, in Zagreb, I saw that chicks dig orgasms," "so I stayed." "Do you dig orgasms?" "You end product of peristalsis..." "Sir, the Serbs say theirs are this big" "but technique is most important." "Don't be afraid, if you're dead." "Come here, you cow, if you've got the balls..." "Loving glances with romances" "Letters never sent, eyes that still pretend." "Loving glances, lots of chances." "The story of our love like stars that shine above." "Good night!" "Just go ahead, sometimes we prefer spontaneity." "And the camouflage girl?" ""Froggy" will find her someone..." "If anyone wants to volunteer tomorrow, call the Agency." "Thanks, I don't smoke." "Take one and go after her." "I won't take them anymore or my name isn't Labud Prodanovic." "What's your name?" "Labud Prodanovic, why?" "Just asking." "We're not..." "It would be a bummer..." "What's wrong with spending some more time together." "Does it bother you, that I'm a refugee?" "On the contrary." "Let's not bore each other anymore." "I have to go to a bash at the Hyatt Hotel." "I'm already late." "Bye." "Open the door!" "What Hyatt!" "You see she's lying." "Are you in or out?" "Where have you been, big Tom?" "I'm not studying anything." "I do odd jobs 'til I leave for Sydney." "I'm from Zagreb, Croatia." "I wanted to pretend," "I am from Belgrade." "I wanted to fit in." "When they..." "Now you know." "You can go." "I'm not for you." "Yes, you are." "We are the same" "and now I like you even more." "Only if I'm right for you." "You're not, but..." "Heaven forbid, a Catholic!" ""Man does not know, does not know," "what life has in store for him." "He does not know if life gives or takes." "Man does not know, does not know."" "Good evening." "Hi." "Excuse me, is your daughter Catholic?" "Is she baptized?" "It won't work." "That's enough." "But..." "No buts..." "I have to wash this stuff." "OK." "Bye." "Bye." "She's not as crazy as I was, to give herself all at once." "COOKING OIL ON ORDER" "If you had left with me, my Michael would have found you a job." "And an ethnically pure guy in an ecologically clean country." "Uncontaminated." "Of course, honey pie." "Left or right?" "Left." "Then right." "You're a sweetheart." "Easy woman, five letters." "Whore." "That must be her since she's a liar." "Mum, how can you say that?" "Who else should I worry about?" "You don't have to." "What if you decide to marry." "You're Orthodox and she's Catholic." "So what, if we are in love." "Love doesn't last." "Only your religion and nationality do." "Particularly in our country." "What can I do for you Miss, or is it Mrs?" "I'm engaged." "You have lovely apples." "Good luck." "When's the wedding?" "As soon as we meet." "Everyone here is from somewhere and wants to go somewhere else." "Like in "Casablanca" but for real." "This visa, that passport, etc." "That's how it is." "You and I are like that too." "Unfortunately." "And Happy Millennium?" "That girl in camouflage, that music." "If it hadn't been for them..." "Maybe it would be better." "We never would have met..." "Aren't we fine?" "Yes, but..." "But what?" "Instead of settling down, he's fooling around with women." "First that one and now this one." "Kids are the same in Prague." "You don't know how lucky you are to be dead." "I'm afraid you're wrong." "Death is so boring." "Hello." "Hi." "We hope for the best and fear the worst." "I don't understand anything." "Glance... a little kiss..." "A glance... a kiss..." "It won't work this way." "She'll never sing for him in the morning like she did for me." "Loving glances with romances..." "Don't drink!" "What will they think of us?" "It is... it is coming!" "Loving glances with romances" "Letters never sent" "eyes that still pretend." "I was Mehmed Ibrahimoviæ, pastry maker." "Heaven forbid, a Muslim!" "So your daughter is half Catholic, half Muslim?" "Half Serb, half Muslim." "What brought her here?" "When our father died she had nowhere to go." "Mum died long ago and our family brought and left her here," "then they went to Goteborg." "Nice, eh?" ""When it's no good, it's no good." "When it can not, it can not..."" "The sex was lousy." "Guaranteed." "There won't be a problem." "CHECK YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE 1 GERMAN MARK" "180 over 110." "You'll have to see the doctor." "I would have paid more if the reading was lower." "You shouldn't mix ethnically:" "a) if you're from the Balkans b) if you're not for each other, and c) when you're with a mental case like your Serb." "What's his name anyway?" "Pigeon?" "Labud (Swan), sister." "Whatever." "He's probably an infiltrator, their secret police all had code names like that." ""Falcon calling Eagle, over"." "How can he live with a Muslim?" "If she was Catholic it might work." "She's a Serb too." "It's not enough." "Stop it!" "Muslims don't eat pork." "I love her, understand?" "What about that hairdresser from Chicago?" "I'll do it myself." "Hairdressers wash, they smell nice." "The Balkans are full of bad teeth, ulcers, haemorrhoids, diarrhoea," "in short, a mess." "Who knows what will come up after all these wars?" "Come to Sydney, your papers are ready." "Remember, always have a condom in your bag." "Just think about gonorrhoea, syphilis, crabs, herpes, AIDS." "Suleiman the Magnificent, strawberry flavoured." "Condoms, every time, everywhere!" "We ancestors wouldn't have come if your mother hadn't called." "I beg you, leave the poor girl alone and listen to your Serbs." "Labud Prodanovic, booth three." "They're calling you." "Go ahead." "Congratulations!" "You have won a US immigration visa in the lottery organized by our Immigration Department." "Bring your passport and a plane ticket and you'll have the right to live and work in the USA." "Did you find my fiance?" "No." "Now, you can look for her yourself and get married." "I'll forgive you if you say we" "Serbian girls are the best in bed." "Let's see who has the most to forgive." "What is that talk?" "First make up..." "As soon as you get there go to the police." "I'll give you only sons." "Serbian sons!" "That means 100% guaranteed." "Real nice." "Help yourselves, kids." "Why are you so quiet?" "Say something." "What?" "You say something." "What?" "I don't know, anything." "I don't know either." "Want to go somewhere?" "Sure." "Where?" "I don't know, you say." "Me?" "It's all the same to me." "Me too." "Listen..." "I really like you, but I have" "a fiance in Chicago." "We talked about getting married." "And Happy Millennium?" "I was lonely." "It's hard to explain." "I wanted company, to sow my wild..." "I'm being honest with you." "Moron." "Little moron." "Male chauvinist pig clone." "You're all the same." "Calm down." "Did you think I'd fall for someone like you?" "Look at yourself." "I'll go to Sydney and find a proper man." "Understand?" "This was really a wrong connection." "Maybe." "Are you happy now?" "I'm interested in the first candidate." "The Greek student." "He wanted me to meet his parents." "What about BC 1821 ?" "Nothing." "Too bad." "It would've been a great success for my agency." "Do you see him at all?" "We have this letter for him." "No." "He's out of my life." "Your Greek student was supposed to go home on vacation." "I'll see." "I'll check it." "Men today have to know how to fix things around the house." "All she has to do is give him a blow job." "Don't look at me, "Froggy" won't allow it." "I like kids and the family." "I want to help..." "It just slipped, honest." "Please stir the soup so it doesn't burn." "Soap dries you skin, shampoo attacks your hair." "I hate poofs." "This is what I'd give her every evening for her enjoyment." "I'd tell her jokes, like this one." "Two friends meet in the street and one says to the other..." "The Greek hasn't left yet and wants to see you right away." "The poor thing's dead." "This is driving me crazy." "She wants to go to Sydney to get married, the bitch." "Hi there, boy." "Where were you when she made a fool of me." "I'll have enough for a ticket." "You'll get by." "You'll find a mate." "Loving glances with romances" "Letters never sent, eyes that still pretend." "All alone, does anybody care" "Wandering lost from here to there" "Like the stars fallen from grace" "The moon up in its place." "I can't." "She'll stay a baby forever." "What now?" "We'll go to Thessaloniki to the sun and sea." "I don't understand anything." "I gave you away," "I won't give her away too." "Trains travel, people travel." "What about us?" "If only we could." "Poetic word for the sky, six letters." "Serbia." "It fits." "That's the only place for me." "If only my boy would come to his senses, and settles in America." "When our group went to" "Athens to the Folklore" "Without Borders Festival, the Greeks welcomed our kolo dance from Uzice." "Watch!" "I can't take you with me." "They won't let me." "Particularly since you're from the Balkans and you don't have a dog's passport." "Understand?" "They say this is all you can take on a plane." "That's in the past." "All gone." "Listen, I really love her." "What can I do?" "I know what I'll do." "HOME vs. VISITORS" "Due to technical difficulties we'll forget the agency rules and let you be spontaneous." "Ladies' choice!" "Ladies choice!" "Come on, don't be shy!" "Hey tiger!" "Let's forget what happened." "How about a slow dance?" "Your candidate's got a screw loose!" "Where can I get changed?" "Do you guys ever separate?" "Are you afraid of a threesome, babe?" "On the contrary." "Want to dance?" "Let's go then." "Are they going to be together or not?" "I need "Froggy's" advice." "And now... for the broom..." ""All alone, does anybody care" "Wandering lost from here to there" "Like the stars fallen from grace" "The moon up in its place." "Loving glances with romances" "Letters never sent, eyes that still pretend..." "It will be." "Nothing will be." "There are more of them." "Yes." "But our enemies have always outnumbered us." "Sister, close your eyes and say:" ""I'm a Muslim", and forget all those sparrows, falcons and gulls." "Muslim?" "Your grandmother was a Jew." "How does he know?" "What would I have said if I was alive." "You couldn't live anyway." "Your heart was bad." "You know, if I can't screw, then whoever can should." "Good luck." "Igor, you're OK." "What would my Serbian ancestors say?" "You said your great-grandfather was Austrian, and grandmother from Italy." "Help me, God, I beg you." "Who are you?" "I'm your father." "He's his father." "A Greek?" "Don't you remember" "Folklore Without Borders?" "He's ours!" "And she is ours!" "Everyone attack!" "We're the best!" "I'm an erotic refugee too!" "Sorry." "The Balkans are the Balkans." "Dear guests, clients and friends." "It's time for the event of the night and the greatest international success of my agency." "Please take your seats." ""Dear Labud," "I tried so hard to find you," "I looked everywhere for you, even here in Belgrade."" "Vida Martic, born in Sarajevo, contacted us from Chicago." "Through our computer we matched her with a wonderful young man who is now our son-in-law, mr." "Fransois Godard, a UNHCR consultant from France." "Applause, please!" "Never be lonely, and never leave your homes unless you're forced." "I love Vida and I love you." "Vive La France and Long Live Yugoslavia!" "All alone, does anybody care" "Wandering lost from here to there..." ""Thank God, Tito and my mother that I can write." "I hope you're alive." "I'll never forget you." "Life wouldn't let us be together, but things could have been a lot worse considering where we were born and what others have suffered." "I didn't hear from you for long time and couldn't wait." "I took the best path I could, using the latest technological assistance." "I hope you aren't waiting for me and found a girl to love you." "I want you to have everything you need to be happy."" "Don't be afraid," "I'll always be with you." "Are we together for real?" "Nope, we're just dreaming." "What now?" "I have no idea." "Where are we going?" "I don't know." "Don't ask." "I just know we're going somewhere together." "That's right."