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Also known as Dusan Makavejev

Serbian film director (1932-2019)

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Dušan Makavejev (1932–2019) was a Serbian film director, screenwriter, and university teacher. Born in Belgrade, he worked in the field of film starting in 1953. He was educated at the University of Belgrade and Jovan Jovanović Zmaj Gymnasium in Novi Sad. Makavejev held citizenship in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro, and Serbia. He received a Guggenheim Fellowship and was employed by Harvard University.

Makavejev spoke English and Serbian. He died in Belgrade on January 25, 2019. His native name was Душан Макавејев. He is associated with the category of films directed by him.

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Film & TV

Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia

Dušan Makavejev was a Serbian film director and screenwriter, famous for his groundbreaking films of Yugoslav cinema in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Known for

  • The Makavejev Case or Trial in a Movie Theater — Himself (archive footage)2018
  • Balkan Spirit — Self - Director2013
  • Censored without Censorship — Himself2007
  • Hole in the Soul — Self1994
  • Deserter — Zatvorenik (uncredited)1992
  • The Soldier's Tale — Ilya Grigorivich Vertov, The Soldier (voice)1984
  • Dušan Makavejev — Interviewee1974
  • Il vento del cinema

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Key facts

Born
( 1932-10-13 ) 13 October 1932, Belgrade , Yugoslavia
Died
25 January 2019 (2019-01-25) (aged 86), Belgrade, Serbia
Education
University of Belgrade
Alma mater
Faculty of Dramatic Arts, University of Arts in Belgrade
Occupations
Film director, screenwriter
Years active
1965–1996
Spouse
Bojana Marijan ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1964 ) ​

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Dušan
Gender
male
Place of birth
Belgrade
Place of death
Belgrade
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
film
Image
Dusan Makavejev, TVNS 1989 (cropped 01).jpg
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date of birth
1932-10-13
date of death
2019-01-25
start of work period
1953-00-00
Commons category
Dušan Makavejev
name in native language
Душан Макавејев
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Encyclopedic overview

Dušan Makavejev (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Макавејев, pronounced [dǔʃan makaʋějeʋ]; 13 October 1932 – 25 January 2019) was a Serbian film director and screenwriter. He is known for his groundbreaking films of Yugoslav cinema in the late 1960s and early 1970s—many of which belong to the Black Wave. Makavejev's most internationally successful film was the 1971 political satire W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism, which he both directed and wrote.

Career

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