With only two films under her belt , by the end of 1960 , 17-year-old Lončar 's cinematic profile was raised beyond all expectations . She next got cast as the female lead in Aleksandar Petrović 's directorial debut — romantic drama '' Dvoje '' — alongside Miha Baloh and Miloš Žutić . Playing the role of mysteriously flirtatious Belgrade girl Jovana Zrnić , she once again got plenty of positive reaction in the press . The movie got released in late July 1961 , and the following year got selected for the competition programme at Cannes . Although it ended up not quite matching the success of '' Deveti krug '' on the festival circuit , '' Dvoje '' got very good reviews for its innovative approach as a breath of fresh air in the Yugoslav cinema that up to that point mostly made genre films of very specific and rigid structure and narrative . The movie also marked the first time Lončar was officially billed with her nickname Beba rather than her given first name , a practice that would be continued for the remainder of her career
Cannes
1962 Cannes Film Festival
Beba Lončar