Lovers & Gentlemen (1985): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1985, Lovers & Gentlemen is a drama and liebesfilm film directed by Jovan Aćin, running about 112 minutes.

What it’s about. In 1985, four middle-aged Yugoslav emigres return to Belgrade for the funeral of Mariana, their beautiful compatriot. They called her Esther, for Esther Williams, she was the coxswain for their four-man rowing team, and they each loved her. They'd last seen her in 1953, when they rowed her across the Adriatic, pregnant, to join her exiled father in Italy. In flashbacks we learn the story of their youthful baptism into sex, smoking, rock and roll (Hey Ba-ba-re-bop), Hollywood and Swedish films, blue jeans on the black market, and their rivalry with Ristic, the Communist Party youth leader for whom they had instant antipathy.

Who’s in it. Lovers & Gentlemen stars Gala Videnović as Ester, Nebojša Bakočević as Glen, Dragan Bjelogrlić as Saša and Srđan Todorović as Kića, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.6/10, Lovers & Gentlemen has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Lovers & Gentlemen page.

If you liked it. Fans of Lovers & Gentlemen tend to enjoy Die Verurteilten, Der Pate, Schindlers Liste and Der Pate - Teil II.