Breakdown

– A journalist lives his smooth citizen life, married to a woman from respected family. But, conflicts..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 31 Minutes
Release Year:
1978
Original Name:
Kvar
Breakdown (1978) - Also known as Kvar

A journalist lives his smooth citizen life, married to a woman from respected family. But, conflicts with manager at work are becoming more often, his marriage is unstable and the outer manifestation of all this is a strange skin disease. Doctors recommend resting in nature and self-examination. In the mountains, in a lonely house near the lake, he meets a woman, also unadjusted and lonely. The consequences of this encounter are beneficial. Capable to love again, he gets his moral strength, and disease retreats. He breaks off his contacts with his wife's family and with "petit bourgeois" of his former life, confronts his boss and wins, realizing that this is only a first victory which has straightened him up.

Producing Country:
Genre:

Breakdown (1978) - Trailer

Release Date:

16 Dec 1978

Language:

Serbo-Croatian

Director:

Milos 'Misa' Radivojevic

Writer:

Milos 'Misa' Radivojevic, Svetozar Vlajkovic

Main Actors:

Aleksandar Bercek, Neda Arneric, Milena Dravic, Dusan Janicijevic

Plot:

A journalist lives his smooth citizen life, married to a woman from respected family. But, conflicts with manager at work are becoming more often, his marriage is unstable and the outer manifestation of all this is a strange skin disease. Doctors recommend resting in nature and self-examination. In the mountains, in a lonely house near the lake, he meets a woman, also unadjusted and lonely. The consequences of this encounter are beneficial. Capable to love again, he gets his moral strength, and disease retreats. He breaks off his contacts with his wife's family and with "petit bourgeois" of his former life, confronts his boss and wins, realizing that this is only a first victory which has straightened him up.

Awards:

1 win.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.3/10