Miki Manojlovic
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Predrag "Miki" Manojlović (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг "Мики" Манојловић, born April 5, 1950, Belgrade) is a Serbia
n actor
, famous for his starring roles in some of the most important films of former Yugoslav cinema. Since the early 1990s, he successfully branched out into movies made outside the Balkans, meaning that he's currently active in productions all over Europe
. At February 2009 the Serbian Government
established him as a president of the Serbian Film Center.
where he memorably played Miki Rubiroza, achieved cult status.
He is arguably best known for the role of the father in Emir Kusturica
's 1985 film When Father Was Away on Business
and as a tragic opportunist in 1995's Underground (also by Kusturica). He is known for his versatility which helped him make a strong impression both in starring and character roles, as well as dramas and comedies, with his small role in the 1992 hit comedy Mi nismo anđeli being an example of the latter. He played the role of Agostino Tassi
in the 1997 film Artemisia
and that of Miki in Irina Palm
.
During the NATO bombardments in 1999, Miki said: "Westerners must understand that no one can constraint anybody, that the Balkans
need to live their own life with their own multiplicity of cultures, religions, languages. They must understand that they should not worsen the situation with their own frustrations and their ideas which do not function, that the more bombs will fall in Yugoslavia
, the less safety will there be in Europe
."
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, famous for his starring roles in some of the most important films of former Yugoslav cinema. Since the early 1990s, he successfully branched out into movies made outside the Balkans, meaning that he's currently active in productions all over Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. At February 2009 the Serbian Government
Government of Serbia
Officially the Government of the Republic of Serbia is the executive branch of government in Serbia.-Current government:The current government was elected on 7 July 2008 by the majority vote in the National Assembly of Serbia and restructured on 14 March 2011...
established him as a president of the Serbian Film Center.
Biography
He grew up in a family of stage actors - father Ivan Manojlović and mother Zorka Doknić. After his screen debut in 1970, young Predrag continued to appear in numerous films and TV dramas made in SFR Yugoslavia, some of which, like the 1975 TV series Grlom u jagodeGrlom u jagode
Grlom u jagode is a 1975 Serbian TV series directed by Srđan Karanović and co-written by Karanović and Rajko Grlić. Depicting the life and times of a young man nicknamed Bane Bumbar, the series achieved huge popularity throughout SFR Yugoslavia....
where he memorably played Miki Rubiroza, achieved cult status.
He is arguably best known for the role of the father in Emir Kusturica
Emir Kusturica
Emir Nemanja Kusturica , is a Serbian filmmaker, actor and musician, recognized for several internationally acclaimed feature films...
's 1985 film When Father Was Away on Business
When Father Was Away on Business
When Father Was Away on Business is a 1985 Yugoslav film by Serbian director Emir Kusturica. The screenplay was written by the Bosnian dramatist Abdulah Sidran...
and as a tragic opportunist in 1995's Underground (also by Kusturica). He is known for his versatility which helped him make a strong impression both in starring and character roles, as well as dramas and comedies, with his small role in the 1992 hit comedy Mi nismo anđeli being an example of the latter. He played the role of Agostino Tassi
Agostino Tassi
Agostino Tassi was an Italian painter, mostly of landscapes and seascapes, who is now best known as the rapist of Artemisia Gentileschi....
in the 1997 film Artemisia
Artemisia (film)
Artemisia is a 1997 French/Italian/German biographical film about Artemisia Gentileschi, the female Italian Baroque painter. The film was directed by Agnès Merlet, and stars Valentina Cervi and Michel Serrault.-Cast:...
and that of Miki in Irina Palm
Irina Palm
Irina Palm is a tragicomedy film starring Marianne Faithfull and Miki Manojlović. It is a co-production of five countries . The film premiered, to great acclaim, at the 2007 Berlin International Film Festival...
.
During the NATO bombardments in 1999, Miki said: "Westerners must understand that no one can constraint anybody, that the Balkans
Balkans
The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
need to live their own life with their own multiplicity of cultures, religions, languages. They must understand that they should not worsen the situation with their own frustrations and their ideas which do not function, that the more bombs will fall in Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
, the less safety will there be in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
."
Personal
Manojlović is married to actress Tamara Vučković with whom he has a son Ivan. He has a daughter Čarna Manojlović from a previous marriage.Filmography
- OtpisaniOtpisaniOtpisani is a notorious Serbian TV series, that was very popular in former Yugoslavia, originally airing in 1974. Due to its popularity, Radio Television of Serbia has shown reruns of the series nine times, the last rerun starting in 2011...
(TV series) (1974) - Košava (1974)
- Priča o vojniku (1976)
- Hajka (1977)
- Posljednji podvig diverzanta Oblaka (1978)
- Sok od šljiva (1981)
- Piknik u Topoli (1981)
- Samo jednom se ljubiThe Melody Haunts My MemoryThe Melody Haunts My Memory is a 1981 Yugoslavian drama film directed by Rajko Grlić. It competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Miki Manojlović - Tomislav...
(1981) - Sezona mira u Parizu (1981)
- 13. jul (1982)
- Nešto izmeđuNesto izmedjuNešto između is a 1983 Yugoslavian drama film directed by Srdjan Karanovic. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Caris Corfman - Eva* Miki Manojlović - Janko...
(1983) - U raljama života (1984)
- Tajvanska kanasta (1985)
- Jagode u grlu (1985)
- Otac na službenom putu (1985)
- Za sreću je potrebno troje (1985)
- Race for the BombRace for the BombDramatized documentary about the Manhattan Project, starting from the initial stages of scientific discovery that led to the creation of the atomic bomb, and ending with the beginning of the arms race....
(TV miniseries) (1987) - Vuk KaradžićVuk Karadžic (TV series)Vuk Karadžić , is а Serbian and Slovenian historical drama television series which depicts the life and work of Vuk Stefanović Karadžić , a Serbian linguist and major reformer of the Serbian language.-Cast:*Miki Manojlović as Vuk Karadžić*Aleksandar Berček as Miloš Obrenović*Branimir...
(TV series) (1987) - Vreme čuda (1989)
- SeobeMigrations (film)Migrations is a 1988 French – Yugoslavian drama film directed by Aleksandar Petrović and starring Isabelle Huppert.-Cast:* Avtandil Makharadze – Vuk Isaković* Isabelle Huppert – Dafina Isaković* Richard Berry – Aranđel Isaković* Bernard Blier...
(1989) - Un week-end sur deux (1990)
- Mi nismo anđeli (1992)
- Tito i ja (1992)
- Tango Argentino (1992)
- La Piste du télégraphe (1994)
- Underground (1995)
- Someone Else's America (1995)
- Portraits chinois (1996)
- Gypsy Magic (1997)
- ArtemisiaArtemisia (film)Artemisia is a 1997 French/Italian/German biographical film about Artemisia Gentileschi, the female Italian Baroque painter. The film was directed by Agnès Merlet, and stars Valentina Cervi and Michel Serrault.-Cast:...
(1997) - Il Macellaio (1998)
- Rane (1998)
- Bure baruta (1998)
- Crna mačka, beli mačor (1998)
- Emporte-moiEmporte-moiEmporte-Moi is a 1999 French-Canadian film by director Léa Pool and starring Karine Vanasse. It tells the story of Hanna, a girl struggling with her sexuality and the depression of both her parents as she goes through puberty in Quebec in 1963...
(1999) - Rien à dire (1999)
- Les Amants criminelsCriminal LoversCriminal Lovers is a 1999 psychological thriller film by French director François Ozon.-Synopsis:...
(1999) - Voci (2000)
- Épouse-moi (2000)
- Sans plomb (2000)
- Mortel transfertMortel TransfertMortel Transfert is a Franco-German thriller, directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix, adapted from the novel of the same name by Jean-Pierre Gattégno. The music was provided by the composer of Roselyne et les lions, Reinhardt Wagner. Some of the paintings in the film were produced by Pierre Peyrolle,...
(2001) - Jeu de cons (2001)
- Kako loš son (2002)
- Les Marins perdusLes Marins perdusLes Marins perdus is a 2003 French film based on a novel by Jean-Claude Izzo. It was written and directed by Claire Devers and stars Bernard Giraudeau, Miki Manojlovic, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Marie Trintignant, Ivan Franek, and Audrey Tautou....
(2003) - Mali svet (2003)
- Tor zum Himmel (2003)
- Mathilde (2004)
- Hurensohn (2004)
- Ne fais pas ça (2004)
- 100 minuta slave (2004)
- Mi nismo anđeli 2 (2005)
- Ze film (2005)
- L'Enfer (2005)
- La Fine del mare (2007)
- KlopkaKlopkaKlopka is a 2007 psychological thriller directed by Srdan Golubović, based on the novel of the same name, written by Nenad Teofilović....
(2007) - Irina PalmIrina PalmIrina Palm is a tragicomedy film starring Marianne Faithfull and Miki Manojlović. It is a co-production of five countries . The film premiered, to great acclaim, at the 2007 Berlin International Film Festival...
(2007) - Hadersfild (2007)
- Zavet (2007)
- Svetat e golyam i spasenie debne otvsyakadeThe World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the CornerThe World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner is a 2008 Bulgarian drama film, co-produced with Slovenia, Germany and Hungary. Its original Bulgarian title is Светът е голям и спасение дебне отвсякъде , literally meaning The World is Big and Salvation Prowls on All Sides.The film is...
(2008) - Largo WinchLargo Winch (film)Largo Winch is a 2008 French film based on the Belgian comic Largo Winch. It was released on 17 December 2008. A sequel was released in Belgium February 16, 2011 as Largo Winch ; its international title being The Burma Conspiracy.-Cast:...
(2008) - BesaSolemn PromiseSolemn Promise is a 2009 Serbian drama film directed by Srđan Karanović. The film was selected as the Serbian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards but it did not make the final shortlist.-Plot:...
(2009) - Neka ostane među nama (2010)
- Cirkus ColumbiaCirkus ColumbiaCirkus Columbia is a 2010 drama film starring Miki Manojlović, Mira Furlan, Boris Ler and Jelena Stupljanin. The film is set in the Herzegovina part of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the early 1990s, after the dissolution of Yugoslavia, and slightly before the Yugoslav Wars...
(2010) - The Burma Conspiracy (2011)