The Enemy (1965) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

Workplace grievances and an unresolved clash over labor and recognition center on Antić's increasingly strained position at the printing firm.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

The Burden of Solidarity

Antić argues that coworkers should help finish an unfinished paper load, while they insist their shift has ended and they have obligations. The dispute establishes his combative expectations of solidarity.

Key Events

• The Unfinished Paper Load — Antić argues with coworkers who leave an unfinished load of paper after their shift. Characters: Slobodan Antić Location: Printing firm
• An Appeal for Solidarity — Antić invokes the war and the importance of the work to urge his coworkers to help. Characters: Slobodan Antić Location: Printing firm
• Coworkers Defend Their Time — The coworkers answer that their shift is over and they have families and obligations. Characters: Slobodan Antić Location: Printing firm

Workplace Grievances

Antić challenges management over spending, staffing, and employee housing. At a meeting, his skill is recognized, but his opposition to the paid course contributes to his being passed over for a stipend.

Key Events

• Management Priorities Challenged — Antić criticizes spending and staffing priorities, including the choice of a limousine over a truck. Characters: Slobodan Antić Location: Printing firm
• Housing Needs Raised — Antić faults management for neglecting employees' housing needs. Characters: Slobodan Antić Location: Printing firm
• Stipend Deliberation — Coworkers debate who should receive a stipend and acknowledge Antić's linotype skill. Characters: Slobodan Antić Location: Meeting
• Antić Is Passed Over — Antić is not selected for the stipend; his opposition to the paid course counts against him. Characters: Slobodan Antić Location: Meeting

Leave and Self-Confrontation

Antić takes sick leave amid personal and workplace tensions. Questions about Marina and Antić's speech about an enemy in his reflection precede a public celebration of the director.

Key Events

• Sick Leave — Antić takes sick leave amid mounting personal and workplace tensions. Characters: Slobodan Antić Location: Unspecified
• Questions About Marina — A woman's glasses are bought, and someone asks after Marina as her father is due to be celebrated. Characters: Marina Location: Unspecified
• The Enemy in the Mirror — Apparently drinking while on leave, Antić speaks of an enemy that is his own reflection. Characters: Slobodan Antić Location: Unspecified
• The Director Is Praised — A public celebration praises the director for building the firm into a major enterprise. Location: Public celebration

The Lookalike's Assignment

A man resembling Antić seeks typesetting work and links his troubles to Marina. After Drug Zec redirects him, he finds no work at the other site; back at the firm, he gets typesetting work while Antić is assigned scraps, and the conflict remains unresolved.

Key Events

• A Lookalike Seeks Work — A man resembling Antić asks for typesetting work and connects his job troubles to Marina. Characters: Marina Location: Printing firm
• Zec Redirects the Applicant — Drug Zec tells the lookalike to report to another worksite instead of returning to typesetting. Characters: Drug Zec Location: Printing firm
• No Work at the Other Site — The lookalike finds the letters have already been sent and has no work for the day. Location: Another worksite
• Typesetting Conflict Unresolved — The lookalike is given typesetting work while Antić is assigned scraps and reacts angrily. Characters: Slobodan Antić Location: Printing firm

Story Breakdown

• Paper Load Dispute — Antić demands help finishing the work, while coworkers defend their right to leave after their shift.
  • Unfinished Paper — Antić argues over the load of paper left to be completed.
  • Appeal to Solidarity — He invokes the war and the importance of the work.
• Management Grievances — Antić challenges the firm's spending and its support for workers.
  • Spending Priorities — He objects to language courses and a limousine taking priority over worker needs and a truck.
  • Housing Concerns — He criticizes management for neglecting employees' housing needs.
• Stipend Decision — Coworkers weigh candidates for a stipend, considering both Antić's ability and his opposition to the paid course.
  • Linotype Skill — Several acknowledge Antić as the firm's best linotypist.
  • Passed Over — Antić is not selected for the stipend.
• Leave and Reflection — Antić's leave and self-directed speech appear amid personal and workplace tensions.
  • Sick Leave — Antić takes leave as tensions grow.
  • Reflected Enemy — Apparently drinking, he speaks of an enemy that is his own reflection.
• Marina and Celebration — Marina is mentioned in connection with her father, before a public celebration praises the director.
  • Marina Asked After — Someone asks after Marina as her father is due to be celebrated.
  • Director Praised — The celebration credits the director with building the firm into a major enterprise.
• Lookalike Seeks Work — A man resembling Antić asks for typesetting work and connects his troubles to Marina.
  • Typesetting Request — The lookalike says he has been thrown out of his job and asks for work.
  • Marina Connection — He links his troubles to a relationship with Marina.
• Conflicting Assignments — Drug Zec redirects the lookalike, whose work situation later contrasts with Antić's assignment.
  • Redirected to Worksite — Drug Zec tells the lookalike to report elsewhere rather than return to typesetting.
  • No Work Available — At the other worksite, the letters have already been sent and there is no work for the day.
• Unresolved Workplace Clash — The lookalike receives typesetting work while Antić is assigned scraps, ending the available account with Antić's angry reaction.
  • Different Assignments — The lookalike is placed in a typesetting role while Antić is told to work on scraps.
  • Angry Reaction — Antić reacts angrily, and the conflict between the men remains unresolved.

Directed by

Živojin Pavlović

Key Cast

• Velimir 'Bata' Živojinović — Slobodan Antić
• Snežana Lukić — Marina
• Maks Furijan
• Milivoje 'Mića' Tomić — Drug Zec
• Dušan Janićijević