Love Affair (aka The Case of the Missing Switchboard Operator) by Serbian director Dusan Makavejev is a murder mystery and also a tragic love story set in Belgrade amidst totalitarian rule. Although short at 69 minutes, a lot of drama and social criticism is fit in mixing live action with footage of Yugoslavia's history. Woody Allen definitely saw this film but hardly references it as an influence.

Links: Bright Lights Film Journal Article, The Country of Movies: An Interview with Dusan Makavejev at Senses of Cinema, and Strictly Film School profile.

Coming Soon: WR: Mysteries of the Organism & Sweet Movie also by Makavejev

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