April

38 | / Prvi film koji su snimili zajedno bio je Koriolan The first film thay have made together was Coriolanus Na premijeri „Bele vrane“ održalistevrlodirljivgovorzahvalnosti ocu. –Film Belavrana (obekstvuRudolfa Nurejeva iz SSSR) za mene je jednimdelombiovrloličan, pošto je imoj otac bio disident i žrtvovao je mnogo toga. Odmalena sam gledala koliko mu je bilo teško, kako se nosio sa krivicom što je napustio svojumajku. Veoma samosetljivana tu temu i ovaj filmme je podsetio na oca. Kada ste shvatli da je film vaš poziv? – Još od detinjstva volimfilmove. Deka po majci je bio producent, u 22. godini je postao jedan od šefova produkcijeustudijuUniverzal.Mojamajka je bila pravo dete Holivuda, ali nisamnikadashvatalazdravozagotovo da je to ono čime ću se i ja baviti. Studirala samfilozofiju i književnost i gotovo da sam stigla do magistarskog rada iz filozofije, ali sam onda shvatila da želim da radim. Jedan od prvih poslova mi je bio na filmu koji je režirala supruga Bernarda Bertolučija. Bila sam asistentkinja scenografa. Pošto sam se lako snalazila po Evropi, mnogim Amerikancima sam bila lična asistentkinja. Od sredine osamdesetihsam15godina živelauParizu. Počemuserazlikujesnimanjeu Evropi i SAD? – Sve je totalno drugačije. Ja sam tu da apsolutno podržimsvog autora. Holivudski studijski sistem je čudan. Ne znam da li bih ikad mogla da budemdeotoga.Verujemuviziju,upripovedanje, i tu samda pomognemda se priča ispriča, a ne da namećemnešto. Kadasteodlučilidasnimatefilmove u Srbiji? – Radila samna nekimfilmovima u Jugoslaviji koje je otac producirao, poput Tajnemanastirske rakije Slobodana Šijana, u Zagrebu sam pre toga radila na jednoj američkoj mini-seriji, prvi put sam bila u Kanu sa 16 godina, kada jeutakmičarskomprogramu bio Posebantretman, aMilenaDravić dobila nagradu, potom sam Goranu Paskaljeviću pomagala da snimi TuđuAmeriku. Emotivnosamvezanaza oveprostore, ali samuvekverovalaida ovde mogu da nastanu dobri filmovi. Međutim, Rejf Fajns je osoba koja me je Koriolanom vratila u Srbiju. Nistevidovelinjega,većonvas? –Baštako.Biojetovrločudansplet okolnosti.Upravosmozavršilisnimanje Vojvotkinje. Rejf se spremaoda snima Koriolana i na jednoj večeri samnomi mojim bivšim suprugom pričao je da Dobrivoje Tanasijević, better known as DanTana, is the only other father, alongwith Francis FordCoppola, whosedaughter is also a member of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He is a lmproducer, former professional footballer, actor and owner of one of Hollywood’smost famous restaurants, andhis daughter isGabrielleTana, asuccessful producer in her own right. She’s worked on lms including The Duchess, Philomena, The InvisibleWoman, Stan &Ollie and Coriolanus, who were nominated for a total of six Oscars and won one, while she was alsonominated for theAwardof theAssociationof AmericanProducers for thedocumentary Dancer, about Sergei Polunin. She was recently a guest of Belgrade for the premiere of the lm The White Crow, directed by Ralph Fiennes, while she’s also working on the lm Minamata, which Johnny Depp has been shooting in Belgrade, and preparing to embark on a new endeavourwiththe lmTheDig,withRalph Fiennes and Nicole Kidman. Wecaughtupwiththisextremelypleasant lady,whohas thepowerandwillof steel, at theYugoslavFilmArchivesCinematheque duringher short stay inBelgrade,wherewe discussed the secrets of a good lm, the complexityof aproducer’s job, Fiennes and Depp, but also her father. What does life with Dan Tana look likefromhisdaughter’sperspective? - He is a fascinating, inspirational person,“larger than life”,with inexhaustibleenergy. It was a privilege to grow up beside him. We were never bored. It was exciting, and sometimes scary, because he included us in everything. We went with him to lm shoots and grew up in the restaurant. We later moved to England. He said it was because of school, but I’m convinced that it was because of football [laughs]. When my sister and I were little, he would tell us about his childhood and howhe arrived in America. That planted in us a strong work ethic and good values. He is a man of bygone times, European ethics. Mymother is an American, a painter. They were married until I was 22. She is also a person with a very colourful personality. I had two very unusual parentswhoarestrongcharacters.

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