Borislav Šajtinac

Borislav Šajtinac

Melenci, Serbia

Born in Yugoslavia 1943. Studies at the School of Decorative Arts in Novi Sad, at the Academy of Art in Belgrade and stopover at the Ecole Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. 1989 received French nationality. Lives and works in Paris.

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Not Everything That Flies Is a Bird 1970 (4.727)

The film describes the suffering of a character who is renovating his house while being confronted with a monstrous bird which is terrorising and oppressing him. It should be read as a parable of the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. The film was subject to severe criticism at the 1970 Oberhausen film festival in Germany in 1970, in particular from directors from South American communist countries.
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The Bride 1971 (5.8)

The story of a young woman courted by numerous suitors which she turned down, to eventually choose an unexpected fiancé
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The Killer of Montmartre 2007 (5)

François, a failed painter dedicated his time between to a ferocious hatred for his tyrannical mother, the search for inspiration and a pointless job. His only companion is a large knifer. His mother will be its first victim, the first murder in his career as a serial killer. While out walking, he has a strange encounter with Death. In several face-to-face exchanges with this unlikely correspondent, he discovers a unique character. But following a game, Death suffers a fatal fall. François returns to his life but are things back to normal? This animation movie has won many awards in Festivals throughout Europe.