Mirjana Karanović on the World Premiere of ‘Mother Mara’ and Her Roles as Director, Actor and Woman
variety.comAlissa Simon Film Critic On the eve of the world premiere of “Mother Mara,” her second feature as a director, multi-hyphenate Mirjana Karanović, the Balkan region’s most famous star, visited the Variety Lounge presented by the Sarajevo Film Festival and BH Telecom.
Just as with her first feature, “The Good Wife,” Karanović stars and takes co-writing credits in “Mother Mara.” She discusses how her roles as director, actor and woman sometimes came in conflict on her second feature, while her first was very easy.
Karanović notes that “Mother Mara”, about a grieving woman, who rediscovers her life force through a relationship with a friend of her late son, shows a successful woman defying convention, doing something that might be considered inappropriate for her age.
Although she defines herself primarily as an actress, she says, “Directing and making movies give me so much pleasure. It’s so exciting.
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