Sveto mesto (A Holy Place, 1990) is based on a literary classic, Nikolai Gogol's 1835 short story, 'Viy'. However, Kadijevic uses it only as a starting point for his own explorations into the dark side of eroticism. Gogol's story deals with Toma, a reluctant theology student who is forced to read the Psalms over an (un)dead girl for three nights in a row. All the while supernatural forces are trying to grab him from the Holy Circle drawn on the church floor. Kadijevic adapts and enriches 'Viy' by inventing a new backstory for the witch-girl and her father. The dead girl, Catherine (unwittingly killed in the prologue, while in the shape of a hag), is referred to as a 'saint' and her father is a harsh and unpleasant man. Kadijevic departs further from the original story, and introduces an excess of perversity and horror more reminiscent of the Anglo-American gothic than the milder Slavic attempts in a similar mode. Incest is the name of the game here.
Les amants
1958
2010
Conte de printemps
1990
زن زیبا
1990
1990
1990
2020
望夫成龍
1990
2020
2015
1990
شبح
1990
Une colonie
2018
Anjos do Sol
2006
Strákarnir okkar
2005
2012
1990
پرویز
2012
1990
Benzinho
2018
1990
Ку! Кин-дза-дза
2013
1947
Les diables
2002
Viajo Porque Preciso, Volto Porque Te Amo
2009
1990
2014
2017
1990
2005
1990
1990
Chiedimi se sono felice
2000
1965
Il sole anche di notte
1990
2020
O Céu de Suely
2006
1990
Štěstí
2005
ප්රවේගය
2015
Les amants
1958
2010
Conte de printemps
1990
زن زیبا
1990
1990
1990
2020
望夫成龍
1990
2020
2015
1990
شبح
1990
Une colonie
2018
Anjos do Sol
2006
Strákarnir okkar
2005
2012
1990
پرویز
2012
1990
Benzinho
2018
1990
Ку! Кин-дза-дза
2013
1947
Les diables
2002
Viajo Porque Preciso, Volto Porque Te Amo
2009
1990
2014
2017
1990
2005
1990
1990
Chiedimi se sono felice
2000
1965
Il sole anche di notte
1990
2020
O Céu de Suely
2006
1990
Štěstí
2005
ප්රවේගය
2015
