In the Jaws of Life

There are certain films that one should not watch on an empty stomach. This is a sentiment I can personally attest to, having first encountered Rajko Grlić’s 1984 Yugoslav romantic comedy *In the Jaws of Life* under precisely such conditions. As a high school student , I was part of a group brought to a local cinema for what was meant to be a cultural excursion. The class had run late, and by the time we arrived at…