I expected a lot from this movie, since it was a first work of Serbian movie industry that tried what English are doing for years: turning novels of 18th and 19th century into films. But I think that director Zdravko Sotra failed. It was his first "real" movie, since he only directed TV films before and the camera positioning and set is as seen in TV film. He cannot take the advantages of wide screen! He tried to give an atmosphere of 19th century Serbia but I believe he managed it only partially. Although he had quite a high budget, it gave an appearance of a TV series! He had a set of excellent Serbian actors but the script made them look silly! It was hard to sit in cinema for 2 hours and watch this movie. At home, you can watch it while you make lunch or read some magazine. Otherwise: not recommended!
Review of Zona Zamfirova
