Jugoslovenska kinoteka

 EFG1914 project
  Požar u Solunu  
  Fire in Thessaloniki  
     
  id # JK-EFG109  
   Filmska sekcije srpske vojske:  Snimatelj Mika Mihajlović-Afrika  
  Jugoslovenska kinoteka ,   35mm,   B&W    10:05“  
     
  Nepažnjom francuskog vojnika, 18. avgusta 1917 godine u Solunu je izbio veliki požar, koji je trajao nekoliko dana, uništio veliki deo grada uz ljudske žrtve i veliku materijalnu. Nepunih godinu dana ranije osnovana je Filmska sekcija srpske vojske i u požaru je stradala njena tek iz Italije nabavljena laboratorija za razvijanje filmova. Zauzvrat, snimatelj sekcije poručnik Mika Mihajlović Afrika je zabeležio sve detalje događaja – vojnike i civile na plaži, panoramski snimak grada bez naznake drame koja se dešava, postepeni ulazak u grad pokriven crnim dimom, da bi se tek snimkom iz čamca ukazale prave razmere katastrofe. Snimateljsko umeće Mike Afrike najviše je došlo do izražaja u prikazu fatalističke mirnoće sa kojom su građani Soluna prihvatili događaj – jednoličan, uporan iako beznadežan rad vatrogasaca na gašenju, lagano, kao da su u šetnji, kretanje molom građana sa spašenim zavežljajima..

Due to one French soldier lack of attention, on the 18th August 1917 there was a great fire in Thessaloniki, which lasted several days, destroyed a large part of the town and brought out many human victims and enormous material damage. Almost a year before this incident, the Film department of the Serbian army was founded and in this fire the newly acquired laboratory for film development from Italy was destroyed. In return, the cinematographer of the department, Colonel Mika Mihajlović Afrika, recorded all details of this event – soldiers and civilians on the beach, panoramic shot of the town without any indication of the ongoing drama, gradual spreading of the black smoke that covered the town, only to show the real scales of disaster by the shot made from a boat. Cinematography skills of Mika Afrika were revealed mostly in the display of fatalistic serenity with which the citizens of Thessaloniki accepted this catastrophe – monotonous and persistent, albeit hopeless work of the fire-fighters on putting out the fire; slow moving of the citizens on pier, as if going for a stroll, carrying rescued bundles.
 
     
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