Have You Seen This Woman? () is a 2022 Serbian-Croatian fantasy drama film directed by Dušan Zorić and Matija Gluščević. It stars Ksenija Marinković as Draginja, a middle-aged woman trapped in the roles which patriarchal society tries to impose on her. The film is the directing duo's feature debut.
Have You Seen This Woman? premiered at the 37th International Critics' Week of the 79th Venice International Film Festival on September 8, 2022.
The film features the final performance of the late Vlasta Velisavljević.
Cast
Production During production, the film was known under the working title Metamorphoses () and it took over six years to complete. The project participated in the First Cut Lab consultancy programme, where it was mentored by Radu Jude, among others. It also took part in the First Cut + workshop at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and it won the image post-production award at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival Agora Works-in-progress 2019.
Reception 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", 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.
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".
Cineuropa underlined the film's surprising narrative, "one of the driving forces" of an "emotionally engaging film".
Accolades 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) Belgrade Auteur Film Festival Grand Prix Aleksandar Saša Petrović Have You Seen This Woman? World Film Festival of Bangkok Best director Dušan Zorić & Matija Gluščević (directors) Pula Film FestivalGolden Arena for Best Actress (Croatian Minority Productions)Ksenija MarinkovićGolden Arena for Best Cinematography (Croatian Minority Productions)Aleksa Radunović, Marko Kažić & Milica DrinićBilbao International Festival of Documentary and Short FilmsZINEBI First Film Award for Best FilmDušan Zorić & Matija Gluščević Euro-Balkan Film FestivalBest ActressKsenija Marinković
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