The Parting

This film, in revealing some of the life and the ritual of death in this village in the Montenegro area of Yugoslavia, promotes examination of our own customs, of our own beliefs, and of those fears and hopes which the recognition of death awakens in each of us.

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Credits

director

Zivko Nikolic

production company

Dunav Film

Duration

00:16:00:00

Production places

Yugoslavia

Production dates

1973

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

322503

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Yugoslavia

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Yugoslavia - Social life and customs

Documentary

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Death - Psychological aspects

Places → Yugoslavia

Short films

Short films → Short films - Yugoslavia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Yugoslavia, 1973

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