For Ella
1997, Serbian. Directed by Želimir Žilnik.
"Fitzgerald" is Jovica's nickname among his friends. One day Jovica, a film projectionist from the childhood of Zilnik, an old jazz pianist and one of the actors from The Way Steel Was Tempered, hear of Ella Fitzgerald's unexpected death. Jovica is desperate; he plays the piano all night long and cries. His wife threatens him saying that she will throw him out of the house unless he gets rid of the piano.
- Runtime
- 0h 10m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Serbian
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- Released
- 1 January 1997
- Original title
- Za Ellu
- Country
- Yugoslavia
- Written by
- Želimir Žilnik
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For Ella runs 10 minutes (0h 10m).
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For Ella isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1997. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed For Ella?
For Ella (1997) was directed by Želimir Žilnik.