Dancing in the Rain

Peter is the dark brooding type. Leading a vacuous, shapeless life, he longs for the ideal woman, while at the same time, half heartedly continuing with his habitual girlfriend, Marusa , who is considerably older, a fact that Peter is quick to point out. As an aging actress, struggling for parts in her local theatre, she oozes insecurity and breathes uncertainty. Together, they spend their time in the local restaurant, smoking, drinking and trading verbal blows. "I bet you'll just end up a drunk," she tells Peter each time. Peter just grins and tells her how old she looks. Compounded by a thankless director who soon shows her the door, Marusa finds her identity being squeezed harder and harder against the wall. To escape, Peter and Marusa dream...

• Release date
• March 26, 1961
• Runtime
• 100 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Boštjan Hladnik

Cast

Duša Počkaj Maruša Miha Baloh Peter

R

Rado Nakrst Anton Ali Raner Šepetalec Jože Zupan Magda Arnold Tovornik Voznik

J

Janez Jerman Direktor gledališča Janez Albreht Natakar