Question 1

What unusual prank during filming was kept in the final cut of The Marathon Family?

Accepted Answer

In the bath scene, actor Milivoje 'Mica' Tomic pulled actress Melita Bihali into the tub as an unscripted prank, which director Slobodan Sijan left in the film.

Question 2

How did two unplanned incidents involving actor Bora Todorovic end up in the film?

Accepted Answer

When Bora Todorovic's character Djenka arrives, a stray dog chased him and door glass collapsed unexpectedly; his natural reactions were kept in the film.

Question 3

What dark historical allusion is made when characters discuss crematoria as 'the future'?

Accepted Answer

The crematoria discussion alludes to early Nazi concentration camps and Serbia's historical tendency to look to Germany's new trends.

Question 4

Why was the story moved from 1972 to the 1930s for the film adaptation?

Accepted Answer

Writer Dusan Kovacevic moved the story to the 1930s to achieve a darker, gangster atmosphere more suitable for the dark comedy.

Question 5

What are the exact ages of the Topalović family members according to the original play?

Accepted Answer

Pantelija is 150, Maksimilijan is 126, Aksentije is 102, Milutin is 79, Laki is 44, and Mirko is 24.

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