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Bravo Maestro Director: Rajko Grlic Producer: Sulejman Kapic Screenplay: Rajko Grlic, Alex Koenigsmark, Srdjan Karanovic Cinematographer: Zivko Zalar Cast: Rade Serbedzija, Mladen Budiscak, Bozidar Boban Jadran Film, Zagreb and Croatia Film, Zagreb 1981 35 mm / Croatian with English subtitles/color / 101 Min. Film was shown in competition at “Cannes International Film Festival ‘78” and at more than twenty festivals around the world. In USA at “FILMEX ‘78” in Los Angeles. The Greek critics selected the film for the Ten Best European Films in 1978. At “Pula Film Festival” Yugoslavia, the film won “Big Silver Arena”, “Golden Arenas” for actor and director of photography and a few other awards. At the Actors Film festival “Nis ‘78” two actors were awarded, and at the Script Film Festival “Vrnjacka Banja ‘78” the film got second prize. The film was distributed in 17 countries.

Critical Response: “..A courageous and magnificent film firmly mastered...” - IMAGE ET SON, France “Rajko Grlic’s film possesses all around values ...” - NICE-MATIN, France “...’Bravo Maestro’ is a daring, sharp, critical film which has nothing in common with those half kitschy products so often arriving from the East...” - RADIO TV LUXEMBOURG, Luxembourg “... Bravo Maestro shows modern director’s style, afast rhythmn, well thought and complete form without any signs of improvisation ...” - FILM A DOBA - Czech Republic. “...Rajko Grlic indubitably the most interesting of new wave of Yugoslav film directors. . .” - THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, USA “There is nothing derivative about Grlic’s film, which reveals both a formidable command of the cinema and a wickedly distinctive sense of humor ...” - THE NEW ORLEANS REVIEW, USA