Montenegro

Overview

Marilyn Jordan, an American, lives in Stockholm with her Swedish husband and family. Her behavior is bizarre, perhaps mad: she poisons the dog's milk and advises the dog not to drink it; she sets the sheets afire as her husband sleeps; she crawls under the dining table to sing. While detained at airport customs for carrying pruning shears, she meets a young Yugoslav woman and goes with her to a Gypsy enclave where she's fought over, takes a lover, helps with the sordid entertainment at a bar, and returns home more dangerous than before. The film also tells parallel stories of Marilyn's daughter becoming a junior homemaker as the young immigrant practices her striptease.

Details

Cast

Susan Anspach

Marilyn Jordan

Erland Josephson

Martin Jordan

Marianna Jacobi

Cookie Jordan

Jamie Marsh

Jimmy Jordan

John Zacharias

Grandpa Bill

Per Oscarsson

Dr. Aram Pazardjian

Marina Lindahl

Secretary

Borivoje Todorović

Alex Rossignol

Lisbeth Zachrisson

Rita Rossignol

Svetozar Cvetković

Montenegro

Patricia Gélin

Tirke

Dragan Ilić

Hassan

Nikola Janić

Mustapha

Mile Petrović

Zanzi Bar Customer

John Parkinson

Piano Player

Jan Nygren

Police Officer

Lasse Åberg

Customs Inspector

Kaarina Harvistola

1st Policewoman

Eva Gislén

2nd Policewoman

Elsie Hohn

Tap-dancing Lady