Bravo maestro

Bravo maestro
Bravo maestro
Directed by	Rajko Grlić
Written by	Rajko Grlić; Srdjan Karanović
Produced by	Sulejman Kapic
Starring	Rade Šerbedžija
Cinematography	Živko Zalar
Edited by	Zivka Toplak
Release date	8 February 1978;
Running time	99 minutes
Country	Yugoslavia
Language	Serbo-Croatian

Bravo maestro is a 1978 Yugoslavian drama film directed by Rajko Grlić. It was entered into the 1978 Cannes Film Festival.^[1]

Plot

Vitomir Bezjak graduated from the Academy of Music in Zagreb near the top of his class. After graduation, he lives a bohemian lifestyle, working on his compositions while unsuccessfully looking for a source of income. After his girlfriend leaves him, he reluctantly takes up a job as a piano teacher. He falls in love and marries a rich widow whose son he has been teaching. After her father introduces him to a number of influential people, Bezjak's life dramatically changes: he becomes a household name and starts to appear in various meetings and events, gradually gaining political influence. As he drifts away from the musical world, it becomes apparent he is no longer the talented young man he used to be. When his long-awaited major orchestral work is performed for the first time, he gets accused of plagiarism, and a scandal erupts.^[2]^[3]