Jelenin svet
{{Infobox film
| name = Jelenin svet
| image = JJ-Filmposter.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical poster
| director = Tanja Brzaković
| producer = Tanja Brzaković
Nebojsa Miljkovic
| writer = Tanja Brzaković
| starring = Jelena Janković
Snežana Janković
Ricardo Sánchez
| music = Janja Lončar
| cinematography = Miona Bogovic
Kathleen Herbst
| editing = Tatjana Brzakovic
Branka Pavlovic
| studio = Talas film
| distributor = Serbian theatrical:
Art Vista
Worldwide:
WTA Tour
| released = {{Film date|2008|11|12|Belgrade, Serbia}}
| runtime = 80 minutes
| country = Serbia
Germany
| language = Serbian
Subtitle:
English
Russian
| budget = $40,000
| gross =
}}
Jelenin svet (Jelena's World) is a 2008 independent documentary film written and directed by Tanja Brzaković, about former World No. 1 female tennis player, Jelena Janković.
Background
The film follows Jelena Janković over a 14-month period, and includes tennis tournaments in Madrid and Berlin, as well as her visits to her home in Belgrade.{{cite news|last=Pearce|first=Linda|title=Point to prove|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/sport/tennis/point-to-prove/2009/01/15/1231608889388.html|accessdate=January 2, 2012|newspaper=The Age|date=January 17, 2009}}
At the beginning of the documentary, Janković was ranked as third best tennis player in the world. The film follows her regime as she prepares for various meets, deals with maintaining her diet, trains, meets with fans, and begins her matches.
Cast
- Jelena Janković as herself
- Snežana Janković as herself (Jelena's mother)
- Ricardo Sánchez as himself (Jelena's coach)
:In tennis matches:
Reception
When the film premiered in Belgrade on November 12, 2008,{{cite news|last=Staff|title=Culture and Sports|url=http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/roundup/2008/11/19/roundup-cl-03|accessdate=January 2, 2012|newspaper=Southeast European Times|date=November 10, 2008}} it outsold the James Bond film Quantum of Solace which opened there that same weekend,{{cite news|last=Robson|first=Douglas|title=Top-ranked Jankovic, fitter than ever, aims high in 2009|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/2009-01-04-wtatour-jankovic_N.htm|accessdate=January 2, 2012|newspaper=USA Today|date=January 4, 2009}} bumping the Bond film to second place in the Serbian box office.{{cite news|last=Staff|title=Jankovic takes quantum leap|url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/sport/tennis/jankovic-takes-quantum-leap/2009/01/09/1231004288657.html|accessdate=January 2, 2012|newspaper=Brisbane Times|date=January 10, 2009}}{{cite news|last=Hodgkinson|first=Mark|title=Licence to thrill|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/sport/tennis/licence-to-thrill/2009/01/06/1231004020150.html|accessdate=January 2, 2012|newspaper=The Age|date=January 7, 2009}}
In speaking about the film, Politika made note that full-length theatrically released documentary films about Serbian athletes are rare. They appreciated that Jelenin svet celebrated the efforts of one of the best among the best in the world, and that the film was able to document Jelena Janković's rise from third-best to world's best. They wrote that the film is dynamic, witty and cheerful in its portrait of Janković, and that it allows viewers to better understand the subject of the film.{{cite news|last=Lakic|first=Dubravka|script-title=sr:Ведрина на трону|url=http://www.politika.rs/rubrike/Kritika/filmska-kritika/Vedrina-na-tronu.sr.html|accessdate=January 2, 2012|newspaper=Politika|date=November 14, 2008|language=Serbian}}
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://ww1.jelenajankovic-film.com}}
- {{IMDb title|1344403}}
- [http://www.politika.rs/rubrike/Kritika/filmska-kritika/Vedrina-na-tronu.sr.html „Јеленин свет” - Ведрина на трону, Politika, November 14, 2008]
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Category:German documentary films
Category:Serbian documentary films
Category:2000s Serbian-language films
Category:Films set in Belgrade
Category:Documentary films about sportspeople
Category:Documentary films about tennis
Category:2008 documentary films
Category:Cultural depictions of Serbian people
Category:Cultural depictions of Jelena Janković
Category:Cultural depictions of Ana Ivanovic
Category:Films shot in Belgrade