April 5, 1941, somewhere in Serbia. Two men, gypsies, sing about people who wait for the sun to rise. They want to go to Belgrade for different reasons. There is a budding singer who has - as he says - an important audition. A consumptive man also needs to make the trip. Another man, later we learn that he is a Germanophile, is according to a very informative article in the English Wikipedia, modeled after a former Yugoslav prime minister. A veteran from World War I reminds us of the pending war. There are many stones on the way to Belgrade, a farmer ploughing the road, a funeral service, an extended lunch break. The closer we come to the capital, the clearer becomes the fact that the country soon will be at war. The singers already said from the beginning that the trip won't end well.
Who's Singing Over There is after 38 years still very watchable. The comic effects are well-dosed. As in most good comedies the characters seem to be close to tragedy.
9/10
Who's Singing Over There is after 38 years still very watchable. The comic effects are well-dosed. As in most good comedies the characters seem to be close to tragedy.
9/10
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