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with his unique wide smile, embraced the little boy, who happily put his head on his shoulder. BOUND BY REFINEMENT Mile today remembers Gaga’s beginnings and one of his first interviews for Ilustrovana politika, the first cover page at the time of making When I’m Dead and Gone, hanging out in Ada Ciganlija, fishing in Rose, riding in Gaga’s speedboat on the Sava, long and inspiring get-togethers: “At the time of making When I’m Dead and Gone, we went to the Roma settlement in Karaburma. A collective hysteria started upon our arrival. Never in my life have I seen such adoration. As if the king of Roma came with Christmas gifts. A scene for Fellini! They ran to hug him, pulled him into their shacks. Children were screaming with joy, dogs jumping on him, licking his feet... He behaved as if he was born there, spontaneous, he raised and threw the boys into the air, caressed them, joked that he was one of them. And he really did love them.” Mile Jelesijević, war reporter, photo reporter, writer, adventurer, passionate lover of Belgrade kafanas, although at the end of his seventh decade, still continues creating in his studio, bringing his turbulent and rich life on canvas, upgraded with his artistic imagination. I was lucky to sit a few more times with Dragan Nikolić in “Potkovica”. He radiated the elegance of Alain Delon, attitude of Robert de Niro, informality of Pavle Vujisić. Still, he was also himself, special, in style, physically, mentally and spiritually, elegant. That morning, when Gaga was already in some heavenly tavern, drinking his first morning coffee with two people he unselfishly loved, his brother Miroslav and Bora Todorović, the famous Belgrade attorney Branislav Tapušković entered empty “Potkovica”. “Gaga was really a great gentleman. Cavalier, modest and unpretentious. Great friend. An outstanding person in every aspect”, clearly shaken, humble and kindhearted Tale remembers his friend, while we sip a drop of grape brandy for the soul of the man who loved people, ran away from glamour and glory, and suffered not only because the famous Belgrade kafanas, in which he grew up, were being forgotten and disappearing, but also because people were closing their hearts. Such alienation drove him away from Paris, where he had already become a film and theater star. He played with Maria Schneider, Erland Josephson, Alida Valli, Catherine Deneuve... In her interview to Nedeljnik, which dedicated the entire edition to this great man, Milena Dravić remembers that one morning, without any warning, Gaga just decided: “Let’s go back, it’s enough... And that ‘enough’ was not related to a missed role, disappointment, conflict with a director or crew... He missed his Belgrade friends. Crveni Krst. ‘Atelje 212’. So we returned...” A little known detail, testifying about Gaga’s love for his city and homeland, is the offer of American producers to Milena Dravić to play in Hollywood. The amount offered was high, conditions fantastic, almost unreal for our circumstances. Milena, upon the suggestion of her husband, ignored the offer. In the next round, a green card for a permanent residence in America came with a higher offered amount. Milena was hesitating, but Gaga refused with such easiness, as if asking “three and one” late at night. Of course, Milena followed him. A MAN IS NOT A STAR In the last years, the favorite destination of Dragan Nikolić was Vrnjačka Banja. Four years ago, he became cover face of the “Merkur” Special Hospital in Vrnjačka Banja. The executive director of the institute, Dejan Stanojević, remembers the friendship and cooperation with the celebrated actor: “If we had to state a synonym for a gentleman and professional, it would certainly be the name of Dragan Nikolić. He not only captivated with his charm and Principles During the shooting in “Merkur”, whose “face” he has been in recent years An example of Dragan Nikolić’s patriotism is his refusing an offered role in an anti-Serbian high-budget movie, where he was supposed to play a cruel villain. Despite attractive conditions, despite negotiations in Skopje and Vienna and the flexibility of producers to win him for an “affirmative” screening of Balkan Indians, Dragan Nikolić remained faithful to himself and his postulates. SERBIA • N O <strong>54</strong> • 2016 69
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