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Montenegro
“A sultry, erotic comedy.”
6.2 / 10• 1981• 1h 36m•NR• Swedish
ComedyDramaRomance
Storyline
Marilyn Jordan, an American, lives in Stockholm with her Swedish husband and family. Her behavior is bizarre, perhaps mad: she poisons the dog's milk and advises the dog not to drink it; she sets the sheets afire as her husband sleeps; she crawls under the dining table to sing. While detained at airport customs for carrying pruning shears, she meets a young Yugoslav woman and goes with her to a Gypsy enclave where she's fought over, takes a lover, helps with the sordid entertainment at a bar, and returns home more dangerous than before. The film also tells parallel stories of Marilyn's daughter becoming a junior homemaker as the young immigrant practices her striptease.
Cast & Crew
Susan Anspach
Marilyn Jordan
Lead
Erland Josephson
Martin Jordan
MJ
Marianna Jacobi
Cookie Jordan
Jamie Marsh
Jimmy Jordan
JZ
John Zacharias
Grandpa Bill
Per Oscarsson
Dr. Aram Pazardjian
ML
Marina Lindahl
Secretary
Borivoje Todorović
Alex Rossignol
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Dušan Makavejev's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Montenegro is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
