In episodes of the television series "Titogradske Podgoricačanke přičaju" by the author Momir Matović, Every evening from February 16th to 20th in the "Dodest" hall of the Cultural and Information Center "Budo Tomović" at 19 pm, the audience has the opportunity to enjoy, evoke their own and hear other memories, but also learn something new about the life and times of Titograd - Podgorica...
The series consists of 10 half-hour episodes, and the screenwriter and director is Momir Matović, the cinematographer is Relja Eraković, producer Mirko Matovic, and the production is signed by MFILM Montenegro - Podgorica. Admission to the screenings is free.
Instead of watching on small screens, as is usually the case with similar content, the Podgorica audience will have the opportunity to witness authentic stories, memories and lives night after night.
"In the former Titograd, today's Podgorica, there was a unique way of life - a spirit and wit that everyone created, and which no one had to explain. That spirit still flickers today: in what is said and what is left unsaid, in gestures, glances and memories. Today's Titograd Podgorica women have rarely been given attention. With this author's project, and the careful selection of interviewees, they become what they have always been - a living, thinking being who feels, remembers and thinks," the event announcement states.
As the series title suggests, the focus of Matović's story this time is on women and their experiences of the former Titograd - segment by segment. Each of the ten episodes has a different "protagonist", from different generations and life paths, and depending on the theme, the episodes are also titled.
Milanka Šćepanović tells the story of Momišići - "once a distant periphery of pre-war Podgorica and the first post-war years of Titograd".
Coming up Jadranka Selhanović In the episode "Number 7" in which he recalls Slobode Street "then, as now, the main artery of the city", he talks about his family and life. Slavica Đukanović In the next episode, he tells his story about Miljana Vukova Street and everyday life and coexistence that is remembered for its details and smells.
Jovanka Kovacevic came to Titograd as a girl. Although at first she could not understand how a city could exist without the sea, she quickly adapted to her new surroundings and spoke in the old Podgorica dialect. She talks about this in the episode “Titograd once... home, friend, socializing, joy, freedom”.
An episode in which the audience will be able to get to know Jadranka Đerković It's called "I, I would like...", symbolically.
"What is very pleasant is that, when you walk through the streets of Stari Varoš, you feel as if you are walking through a room of your own where there are familiar faces and you have the impression that you are on your own. I would really like such a relationship to be maintained, so that the closeness that exists between the residents of Stari Varoš is not lost, whose families have known each other for many years and, wherever they find themselves, they know about each other," she says, among other things.
Fahrija Mučić The episode stands for itself - by name and surname.
"She lived to be 110 years old. The interview with her was recorded when she was 104. Speaking lively, with an authentic accent from old Podgorica, Fahrija opens a unique space of memory: a story about old Podgorica family life, about the upbringing that was taken for granted, about the respect that was lived, about interethnic harmony and human compactness that was once the foundation of everyday life," the announcement states.
Through the "Saga of Tečija" Mila Bulatovic tells the unusual and untold story of an ancient house that, despite the passage of time, still stands alone but steadfast, surrounded by multi-story buildings (at the beginning of Tečija, a famous part of the Old Town).
"Through the generational storytelling of an authentic descendant, the secrets of Kolj-Petronikov's house building are revealed, which remembers more than it shows and preserves layers of family and city history," the announcement states.
Matović is with Bahrija Bibezić talked to her when she was 94, and she lived for another 10. The series shows her confession, a calm, precise, and dignified life story.
"Through the personal fate of Bahrija Bibezić, the world of a famous old Podgorica, patriarchal Muslim family is revealed, with all its rules, silences, joys and temptations," reveals Matović.
"Memories are Coming to Me" is the title of the episode in which Sanija Senka Bulic tells the arduous journey of an urban Muslim family that survived, endured, and built its life together with the city. The series is rounded out by Nada Kovačević in the episode "Oh, merry merrymakers", bringing closer, through personal memories, the post-war beginnings of urban life in Titograd.
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