| Producer: | Čarna Vučinić |
| Editing: | Olga Košarić |
| Music: | Stipe Škokić - DJ Jock |
| Language: | Serbian |
| Native Name: | Da li ste videli ovu ženu? |
| Runtime: | 79 minutes[1] |
Have You Seen This Woman? (Serbian: Да ли сте видели ову жену?|Da li ste videli ovu ženu?) is a 2022 Serbian-Croatian fantasy drama film directed by Dušan Zorić and Matija Gluščević.[2] It stars Ksenija Marinković[3] as Draginja, a middle-aged woman trapped in the roles which patriarchal society tries to impose on her.[4] The film is the directing duo's feature debut.[5]
Have You Seen This Woman? premiered at the 37th International Critics' Week of the 79th Venice International Film Festival[6] [7] on September 8, 2022.
The film features the final performance of the late Vlasta Velisavljević.[8] [9]
In the heat of a summer day, Draginja discovers a dead body that resembles her. In the heat of a summer day, Draginja hires a fake husband to show off in front of her friends. In the cold of a winter night, Draginja roams the streets hoping to recover her lost memory. Through three different life possibilities, a middle-aged woman tries to get out of her skin.
During production, the film was known under the working title Metamorphoses (Serbian: Метаморфозе|Metamorfoze) and it took over six years to complete.[10] The project participated in the First Cut Lab consultancy programme, where it was mentored by Radu Jude, among others.[11] It also took part in the First Cut + workshop at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival[12] [13] and it won the image post-production award at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival Agora Works-in-progress 2019.[14] [15]
Have You Seen This Woman?, described by the delegate general of the Venice International Film Critics' Week Beatrice Fiorentino as "the most incredibly unsettling film in the selection",[16] opened in Venice to positive reviews.
Screen Daily described the film as "intriguing and often disconcerting" and pointed at Ksenija Marinković's "committed, sensitive and big-hearted" performance.[17]
Italian newspaper Il manifesto said that the three Draginja's in the film played by the "excellent Ksenija Marinković" are "three symbols of an unstoppable decline, of a radical loneliness" and called the film "a remarkable debut".[18]
Cineuropa underlined the film's surprising narrative, "one of the driving forces" of an "emotionally engaging film".[19]
| Event | Category | Recipients | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venice International Film Festival | Lion of the Future - Luigi de Laurentiis Venice Award for a Debut Film | Have You Seen This Woman? | ||
| Grand Prize Settimana Internazionale della Critica | Have You Seen This Woman? | |||
| Authors Under 40 - Special Mention | Olga Košarić (editor) | [20] | ||
| Belgrade Auteur Film Festival | Grand Prix Aleksandar Saša Petrović | Have You Seen This Woman? | [21] | |
| World Film Festival of Bangkok | Best director | Dušan Zorić & Matija Gluščević (directors) | [22] | |
| Pula Film Festival | Golden Arena for Best Actress (Croatian Minority Productions) | Ksenija Marinković | ||
| Golden Arena for Best Cinematography (Croatian Minority Productions) | Aleksa Radunović, Marko Kažić & Milica Drinić | |||
| Bilbao International Festival of Documentary and Short Films | ZINEBI First Film Award for Best Film | Dušan Zorić & Matija Gluščević | ||
| Euro-Balkan Film Festival | Best Actress | Ksenija Marinković | [23] |