The Days on Earth Are Flowing

The Days on Earth Are Flowing
Directed byGoran Paskaljević
Screenplay byGoran Paskaljević
StarringDimitrije Vujović
CinematographyMilan Spasić
Edited byOlga Skrigin
Music byZoran Simjanović
Release date
  • 1979 (1979)
LanguageSerbian

The Days on Earth Are Flowing (Serbo-Croatian: Zemaljski dani teku, Земаљски дани теку), also known as Earth Days Pass By, is a 1979 Yugoslav comedy-drama film written and directed by Goran Paskaljević.

Plot

Cast

  • Dimitrije Vujović as the captain
  • Obren Helcer as the flatmate
  • Šarlota Pešić as the old woman
  • Mila Keča as social worker

Production

The film was originally shot in 16 mm and later blown up to 35 mm.[1] The cast consists of non-professional actors.[1]

Release

The film premiered at the 1979 Pula Film Festival,[1] in which the film received 5 awards, including the Bronze Arena.[2] It was later screened at the 11th Moscow International Film Festival,[1] and was entered into the main program at the 36th Venice International Film Festival, in its last non-competitive edition.[3]

Reception

A contemporary Variety review described the film as 'arguably his [Paskaljević's] best film to date', 'memorable', and 'one of the best pix on the aged made'.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Holl. (5 September 1979). "Zemaljski Dani Teku". Variety Film Reviews, Vol. 15. Bowker. p. 343. ISBN 978-0-8352-2667-7.
  2. ^ "66. Pula Film Festival". PulaFilmFestival.hr. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  3. ^ Reggiani, Stefano (3 September 1979). "Meglio i vecchi o i giovani?". La Stampa. No. 231. p. 6.