When Father Was Away On Business [NON-USA FORMAT, PAL REGION 2, IMPORT]

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Format Disclaimer: PAL format is used outside of North America and is not compatible with standard DVD players used in the US and Canada. Pal compatible or multi-system DVD player is necessary for proper playback. Synopsis: It's an open secret that father has been sent away to the mines for fooling around with the voluptuous object of desire of a communist party official. That's the way things were in 1950's Yugoslavia. Six-year-old Malik, however, thinks Papa is away on business. As seen through his eyes, this film magnifies the emotions of his new experiences, punctuated by trips to visit his Papa.

When Father Was Away On Business [NON-USA FORMAT, PAL REGION 2, IMPORT] Review

With a good sense of humor and compassion for the common people, Emir Kusturica captures the seriousness of the times and the fears associated with living under Communism in Yugoslavia in the early 1950s. The story is told from the viewpoint of Malik a boy who is 6 years of age. It was during a family gathering to celebrate Malik's recovery from a very personal surgical procedure that his father Mesha is escorted to a waiting car and taken away ... Malik's mother knew of her husband's serious predicament but neither she nor her husband were told the exact reason he was sent to prison. Mesha was given a vague explanation that he was somehow disloyal to the Communist party by his brother-in-law who was the high ranking Communist official that had arranged for Mesha's deportation to a labor camp. Malik is told by his mother that his father is "away on business" which at the time sounded plausible because his father used to take overnight business trips that lasted from one to several days. It was only after his mother started sewing to bring in extra money to meet everyday living expenses and the fact that his father did not return or communicate with the family that Malik suspected things were not as he was told. Through the grapevine, his mother learned that her brother's lover had something to do with Mesha's prison sentence. She visited this sexy siren who was the gym instructor at the local school. The students there get an unexpected impromptu lesson in hand-to-hand combat between two women.

Sometime later, after Mesha serves his sentence and returns to the family, he learns it was an off-the-cuff remark he made to his lover about a political cartoon in the local newspaper which got him imprisoned. At the beginning of the film, Mesha's lover confronted him, demanding he divorce his wife and marry her. He promised nothing because he liked the spontaneous arrangements just as they were. Not long after this affair, Mesha's complex problems with the Communist official who also was his brother-in-law began. Two questions arise in the mind of the viewer, did she report Mesha's remarks to the high ranking official as revenge because Misha would not leave his wife? Did Mesha's brother-in-law provide this extreme form of punishment for a seemingly casual remark which was obviously a joke because he wanted this sexy young woman all to himself? My suggestion is to view the film and discover the answer for yourself ...

This most excellent film begins with people working out in the fields, while an elderly man is singing a Mexican song. Two young boys are climbing trees and having a good time as they join him in the refrain. Later, the singer is asked why he sings Spanish lyrics to which he replies that in this day and age it is much safer to sing in Spanish than one's native language. Throughout this highly endearing film there are many enjoyable, memorable scenes which often depict an understated dark humor that helps balance the serious aspects of the film. Emir Kusturica creates numerous light moments, along with heart-warming, poignant scenes as well as events and interactions that are deeply thought-provoking. The director/producer works wonderful ethnically accurate celebrations into the film which were the norm in Sarajevo during that era. Kusturica provides the viewer many points to ponder as the film explores the interwoven lives of the various characters which intersect like the beautiful hand embroidered cross-stitch patterns for which the region is known! Erika Borsos [pepper flower]

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