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Hey, Babu Riba ReviewFour Yugoslavian men living in different places, Popovic, Glenn, Sacha, and Kicha, are stunned when they hear that a woman whom all four loved died. They meet at her funeral in Belgrade. However, we then learn that her surviving daughter was fathered by one of the four. The question is, who was it?The movie then takes us back to a coastal town of Yugoslavia in July 1953, when all four were teenagers on a rowing quartet and the girl, the beautiful blonde Miriana, hung around them as just a good friend and being their coxswain. In fact, the four styled themselves "The Foursome", and they called Miriana "Esther" after Esther Williams, whose music from Bathing Beauty became a theme tune for them. For them, it's also a tune "that brought us a taste of freedom."
They also had trouble in the form of Ristic (pronounced Reestich), a man they nickname Joe, not only because that's the name he uses in his English lessons from Sacha's grandmother, but he has a tattoo of Joseph Stalin on his left hand. On his right, there's one of Lenin. Ristic, who bears a strong resemblance to a young Nicolae Ceausescu, dictator of Romania, is their nemesis because he is about 15 years their senior, plus he is on a rival rowing team. Physical fights between them are avoided only due to Esther's intervention, which mollifies Ristic. He too, shows up at Esther's funeral.
Rada, a lusty red-haired woman who is the local black marketeer, also plays a role in their lives, as they get the latest Western merchandise from her. She has blue jeans, nylon stockings, Glenn Miller records, and American cigarettes. She also sexually initiates all but one of the boys. An amusing note that emerges is that each boy comes out with a pair of jeans and cigarettes from Rada.
All though, have troubles of their own. Popov's father is a doctor banned from private practice due to the Communist regime's rules. Esther's mother has failing health and her father's in exile in Italy. Kicha, whose father is away, has an insufferable lodger, a woman who gives favours with top bureaucrats in her room.
The title Hey Babu Riba seems to come from Lionel Hampton's "Hey Ba Ba Re-Bop", and given that the teens are all jazz fans, the title makes sense. Western jazz with its liveliness symbolized the Foursome's taste of freedom. The scenes of childhood have that bittersweet taste of nostalgia, when the Foursome remember their beautiful friend, who loved them as she would a friend, but not exclusively to one in a sexual way.
The perception of Titoist Yugoslavia is more that of repression, as there are political prisoners and exiles of the regime, which is interesting considering how Tito was considered the "good Communist" by the West. Here, he's perceived as a ruthless dictator. Also, the line from an official, "rulers don't last but countries do" is ironic, considering this was made in 1987. That year, Slobodan Milosevic was making his political start over the Kosovo debacle. Three years later, Slovenia would declare independence, followed by Croatia and Bosnia.
This is the first time I've seen a Yugoslavian film, and given the results, I feel I've dipped into another flavour of European cinema.Hey, Babu Riba Overview
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