Ivana cea Groaznica
Ivana the Terrible
„Some sort of Balkan family gone wild“, nennt die in Serbien aufgewachsene, in Rumänien lebende Ivana Mladenović ihre psychotherapeutische Komödie. Autobiografischer Ausgangspunkt: eine Frau am Rande des Nervenzusammenbruchs. Darsteller: die semifiktionale Familie und Freund*innen der Künstlerin. Genesen soll die gestresste Schauspielerin in ihrem Heimat-Touristenort Kladovo an der Donau, dessen „Bridge of Friendship“ Serbien mit Rumänien verbindet. Doch anstatt das Gesicht des lokalen Volksmusikfestivals zu werden oder zu heiraten, hat sie eine Affäre mit einem 13 Jahre jüngeren Serben – schreckliche Ivana! (Roman Scheiber)
„Ivana the Terrible“ oscillates between a low-key satire about small-scale fame and a dramedy about social stereotypes and their undermining. Besides the autobiography being molded into fictional storytelling approach, Mladenović is empowering her character, challenging antiquated conventions fostered in the sleepy hamlet of Kladovo. She proceeds to subvert the conventions revolving around how women should and should not behave from the position of somebody superior over others, without any trace of a condescending tone, but as equally quirky and flawed personality. (Martin Kudlac, ScreenAnarchy)
Director's Biography
Ivana Mladenović: Ivana Mladenović was born in Serbia in 1984. After studying law in Belgrade, she moved to Romania, where in 2010 she graduated in film directing from the National School of Film and Theatre (UNATC). Her first documentary feature, “Turn off the Lights”, received The Heart of Sarajevo for Best Documentary. Her fiction feature debut “Soldiers. A Story from Ferentari” premiered in Toronto in 2017.
Film Selection: Soldaţii. Poveste din Ferentari (Soldiers. A Story from Ferentari, 2017, CE'18) - If 6 was 9 (2013, doc short) - Lumea in patratele (Turn off the Lights, 2012, doc) - Skin (2011, short) - Afterparty (2009, short) - Pizza Love (2008, short) - Milky Way (2007, doc short)
Film Selection: Soldaţii. Poveste din Ferentari (Soldiers. A Story from Ferentari, 2017, CE'18) - If 6 was 9 (2013, doc short) - Lumea in patratele (Turn off the Lights, 2012, doc) - Skin (2011, short) - Afterparty (2009, short) - Pizza Love (2008, short) - Milky Way (2007, doc short)
Crossing Europe Extracts 2020
Ivana Mladenović
Rumänien / Serbien 2019
color
89 Minuten
Rumänisch / Serbisch OmeU
Drehbuch Ivana Mladenović, Adrian Schiop
Kamera Carmen Tofeni
Schnitt Patricia Chelaru, Cătălin Cristuțiu
Ton/Sounddesign Alexandru Dumitru
Mit Ivana Mladenović, Gordana Mladenović, Luka Gramic, Miodrag Mladenović, Kosta Mladenović, Zivka Sorejević, Andrei Dinescu, Anca Pop
Produzent*innen Ada Solomon, Ivana Mladenović
Produktion
microFILM, Dunav 84
Weltvertrieb
Syndicado
Österreichpremiere
Weltpremiere
Locarno Festival 2019
Weltpremiere Locarno Festival 2019
