Bosnian cinemas offer refuge to World Cup wives
(AFP)
Updated: 2006-06-16 15:41 Bosnian cinemas are offering
refuge to the wives and children of the country's football-mad men during the
World Cup with a series of "soft" films.
A number of cinemas in the
northwestern city of Banja Luka said they were putting on a special selection of
romantic flicks and cartoons to accommodate the World Cup "refugees".
Although Bosnia failed to qualify for the tournament being staged in Germany,
most men in Banja Luka, the administrative centre of Bosnia's Serb entity, are
ardent supporters of Serbia and Montenegro.
Among the movies on offer for the women abandoned during the World Cup are
"Casanova," a saga of the world's best known lover, a big-screen version Jane
Austin's novel "Pride and Predjudice" and "Memoirs of a Geisha".
A series of cartoons were also being provided for children in the city,
including "Ice Age 2".
"We've organised this so that husbands would be able to watch football games
at home or in cafe bars without being interrupted," a cinema employee told AFP.
Due to strong demand, Banja Luka's many cafe bars have been forced to bring
in extra television sets for the World Cup, which began on Friday last week and
continues until July 9.
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