In the Jaws of Life

Apr 4, 1984

1h 35m

★ 5.5

Overview

Two parallel tales about two modern women. One is Štefica Cvek, average and lonely girl who desperately tries to find the man of her dreams. The other story is about a woman director who is making the movie about Štefica and has the same problem.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Jadran Film

Croatia Film

Art film 80

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Cast

Dunja

Gorica Popović

Štefica Cvek

Vitomira Lončar

Pipo

Bogdan Diklić

Sale

Miodrag Krivokapić

Marijana

Mira Furlan

Tetka

Semka Sokolović-Bertok

Vozač

Miki Manojlović

Trokrilni

Velimir Živojinović

Intelektualac

Rade Šerbedžija

Nena

Koraljka Hrš

Sonja

Branka Cvitković

Mik

Vladimir Rupčić

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