
Directing
Živko Nikolić
Born — Died
1941-11-20 — 2001-08-17
Place of birth
Ozrinići, Montenegro
Known for
Directing
Credits
36 titles
Živko Nikolić was a Yugoslav and Montenegrin film director. He is known for The Beauty of Vice (1986), Beasts (1977) and Unseen Wonder (1984) which won the Silver Prize at the 14th Moscow International Film Festival.
Known for
6.8In the mountains of Montenegro people have lived by strict and Draconian laws for centuries, almost untouched by modern civilization. However, a young couple are going to seek their fortune on the more liberal coast and there they find jobs in the nudist colony. Hundreds of naked bodies and atmosphere of joie d'vivre make the husband and wife question their rigid way of life.
The Beauty of Vice
1986
9.0A comedy about a man living in a remote village who is not feeling well. His wife and his sister must take him to see a doctor. The movie inspired the hit series 'Djekna jos nije umrla a kad ce ne znamo' released the following year.
When That Grabs You, Just Won't Let Go
1987
5.5Traveling salesman in a small town before WW2 makes a solemn promise to kill himself. Later he finds that the local people took him very seriously.
The Death of Mr Goluza
1982
6.0The last unfinished film by Živko Nikolić. This is "a movie about a movie" which Živko could not finish because of the lack of funds.
Živko Nikolić - Unfulfilled Dream
2023
5.0A pretty girl arrives on a small island on a dark and stormy night. She becomes an excuse for the turbulence and evil that occurs when one man forgets his dignity and becomes a beast.
Beasts
1977
6.5The peace of a small fishing village is shattered by the coming of a young, and stunningly beautiful, wife of a local guest-worker. She intends to live in her father's house, which in the mean-time became a pub. From that moment her revenge begins, toying with to people, their passions and interests.
Unseen Wonder
1984
Film credits
Behind the camera
6.8In the mountains of Montenegro people have lived by strict and Draconian laws for centuries, almost untouched by modern civilization. However, a young couple are going to seek their fortune on the more liberal coast and there they find jobs in the nudist colony. Hundreds of naked bodies and atmosphere of joie d'vivre make the husband and wife question their rigid way of life.
The Beauty of Vice
1986
6.8In the mountains of Montenegro people have lived by strict and Draconian laws for centuries, almost untouched by modern civilization. However, a young couple are going to seek their fortune on the more liberal coast and there they find jobs in the nudist colony. Hundreds of naked bodies and atmosphere of joie d'vivre make the husband and wife question their rigid way of life.
The Beauty of Vice
1986
9.0A comedy about a man living in a remote village who is not feeling well. His wife and his sister must take him to see a doctor. The movie inspired the hit series 'Djekna jos nije umrla a kad ce ne znamo' released the following year.
When That Grabs You, Just Won't Let Go
1987
5.5Traveling salesman in a small town before WW2 makes a solemn promise to kill himself. Later he finds that the local people took him very seriously.
The Death of Mr Goluza
1982
5.0A pretty girl arrives on a small island on a dark and stormy night. She becomes an excuse for the turbulence and evil that occurs when one man forgets his dignity and becomes a beast.
Beasts
1977
5.0A pretty girl arrives on a small island on a dark and stormy night. She becomes an excuse for the turbulence and evil that occurs when one man forgets his dignity and becomes a beast.
Beasts
1977
6.5The peace of a small fishing village is shattered by the coming of a young, and stunningly beautiful, wife of a local guest-worker. She intends to live in her father's house, which in the mean-time became a pub. From that moment her revenge begins, toying with to people, their passions and interests.
Unseen Wonder
1984
6.5The peace of a small fishing village is shattered by the coming of a young, and stunningly beautiful, wife of a local guest-worker. She intends to live in her father's house, which in the mean-time became a pub. From that moment her revenge begins, toying with to people, their passions and interests.
Unseen Wonder
1984
9.0Documentary where the protagonist takes a melancholic walk in the city before coming back home to his family.
Others
1978
9.0Documentary where the protagonist takes a melancholic walk in the city before coming back home to his family.
Others
1978
4.9Two themes arise from the story, themes that are interlocked: the theme of love and of man's eternal submission to traditional symbols. The director Živko Nikolić continues his movie saga of human nature. Both themes develop the mythical idea of temptation. It is basic human relation: from the intimate to the families' vying with each other.
Tempting the Devil
1989
4.9Two themes arise from the story, themes that are interlocked: the theme of love and of man's eternal submission to traditional symbols. The director Živko Nikolić continues his movie saga of human nature. Both themes develop the mythical idea of temptation. It is basic human relation: from the intimate to the families' vying with each other.
Tempting the Devil
1989
5.4In an industrial town one business firm stands out with good management. Thanks to the agile director Todor, his successful policy of "World breakthrough" the whole town look forward to progress and incredibly quick prosperity in 1966. The director's driver Milutin is the center of absurdly dramatic relations in which base manipulation dominates. His lonely, consequent, and reasonable admiration for Todor, his honesty and goodwill bring him into situations to which he can't and won't adapt to, nor will he quit...
In the Name of the People
1987
5.4In an industrial town one business firm stands out with good management. Thanks to the agile director Todor, his successful policy of "World breakthrough" the whole town look forward to progress and incredibly quick prosperity in 1966. The director's driver Milutin is the center of absurdly dramatic relations in which base manipulation dominates. His lonely, consequent, and reasonable admiration for Todor, his honesty and goodwill bring him into situations to which he can't and won't adapt to, nor will he quit...
In the Name of the People
1987
6.0A young married couple live alone in the Montenegrian mountains and work hard to make ends meet. Their ordinary life is interrupted by various different characters who pass by their home, and serve as a temptation, both carnal and spiritual, which threatens to corrupt the woman's innocent soul. Each new visitor is a threat of sorts and gradually she becomes suspicious towards the world and the unknown.
Luka's Jovana
1979
6.0A young married couple live alone in the Montenegrian mountains and work hard to make ends meet. Their ordinary life is interrupted by various different characters who pass by their home, and serve as a temptation, both carnal and spiritual, which threatens to corrupt the woman's innocent soul. Each new visitor is a threat of sorts and gradually she becomes suspicious towards the world and the unknown.
Luka's Jovana
1979
5.5Psychological documentary portrait of a village woman who's about to have an abortion. The story is conveyed in an expressionistic manner with ritualistic undertones.
The Boogeyman
1974
5.5Psychological documentary portrait of a village woman who's about to have an abortion. The story is conveyed in an expressionistic manner with ritualistic undertones.
The Boogeyman
1974
8.0About a woman waiting for her sailor husband, and when he returns, "she continues to wait". It's a story of transience, and the deeper meaning of happiness. It's about all that's beautiful in this transient world.
Ann, a Seaman's Wife
1980
8.0About a woman waiting for her sailor husband, and when he returns, "she continues to wait". It's a story of transience, and the deeper meaning of happiness. It's about all that's beautiful in this transient world.
Ann, a Seaman's Wife
1980
9.0Documentary about poor people making ends meet in a slum on the town's outskirts.
The Constructor
1980
9.0Documentary about poor people making ends meet in a slum on the town's outskirts.
The Constructor
1980
9.0A simple metaphor for life - a donkey toiling away at a mill.
Vamp
1977
9.0A simple metaphor for life - a donkey toiling away at a mill.
Vamp
1977
8.7Claustrophobic portrait of a docile rural wife's daily routine.
Window
1976
8.7Claustrophobic portrait of a docile rural wife's daily routine.
Window
1976
7.0A powerful ironic work of the society in which a hydro-central is erected in an area where there is no water.
A Stamp
1981
7.0A powerful ironic work of the society in which a hydro-central is erected in an area where there is no water.
A Stamp
1981
8.5Zivko Nikolic portrays a Montenegrin village in the post-epic period, while at the same time presenting the sad reality in the form of poor, unfortunate and mentally handicapped people, whom the epics circumvents.
The Gorge
1972
8.5Zivko Nikolic portrays a Montenegrin village in the post-epic period, while at the same time presenting the sad reality in the form of poor, unfortunate and mentally handicapped people, whom the epics circumvents.
The Gorge
1972
7.0A rural community in the mountains. A story about death.
The Attendant
1973
7.0A rural community in the mountains. A story about death.
The Attendant
1973
9.0A man with a missing eye witnesses, or imagines, others entering and/or leaving the rocky rubble he inhibits.
Marko Perov
1975
9.0A man with a missing eye witnesses, or imagines, others entering and/or leaving the rocky rubble he inhibits.
Marko Perov
1975
