Independence Celebration 2008 in Paris under the sign of culture

« The Night of Documentary Films of Montenegro »
Retrospective Momir Matović
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Friday May 23, 2008 at 8:00pm
• upon invitation •
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Theater of the Fondation de l’Alliance Française
Maison des Cultures du Monde
101 boulevard Raspail in Paris 6th 

On the occasion of the second anniversary of the National Independence, Madam Ambassador of Montenegro in France, H.E. Prof. Dr. Milica Pejanović-Đurišić, and the Agency for International Scientific, Educational, Cultural and Technical Co-operation (ZAMTES) [1], headed by M. Derviš Selhanović, will organise on Friday May 23, 2008 8:00pm at the Theater of the Fondation de l’Alliance Française, 101 boulevard Raspail in Paris (6th), France, an evening homage to the filmographic work of the best-known Montenegrin filmmaker and true master of the short documentary, M. Momir Matović.

Born in 1951 in Podgorica, Montenegro, Momir Matović graduated with a degree in cinematography from the Faculty of Drama Arts, University of Arts in Belgrade. He debuted as director in 1987 with “Obala života” (The bank of life); since, his documentary and fiction short-films have made the tour of international festivals around the world, from Canada and the USA, while passing by Europe, up to Australia and New Zealand. He is notably well-known for “Kao i sjutra” (Same as tomorrow, 1988), “Crvena linija kuće Ujkić” (Red line home Ujkić, 1989), “Posljednja bioskopska predstava” (The last cinema show, 1991), “Noć duga 68 godina” (A 68-year long night, 1992) [2], “Ja znam kako” (I know how, 1993), “Metri života” (Meters of life, 1994) [3], “Žica života” (String of life, 1995) [4], , “(Po)rađanje jedne nacije” (Delivery of a nation, 1997) et “Prva i posljednji” (The first and the last, 1999).

Momir Matović’s cinematographic universe is based on an obsessive love for film, and a deep respect for life in its rudimentary and almost biblical expression.

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