Cycle
From 02.11. To 09.12.2004.
Ciklus hrvatskih filmova
Program of Croatian films from the 1950s
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Films in cycle
Plavi devet
(Yugoslavia, 1950)
Directed by: Krešo Golik
PHOTOGRAPHY: Nikola Tanhofer, Slavko Zalar
Synopsis:
Fabris is a soccer team’s center-forward in a harbor town. He is a selfish individualist convinced of his irreplaceability on the team. In addition, he is a ladies man and tries to seduce the young Nena, a diligent member of the working collective and a successful swimmer. Nena is close to the devoted worker Zdravko, who happens to be a talented soccer player and a center-forward himself… Production: Jadran film
b/w, digital restauracija, 93'
PROJECTION:
Tuesday 02.11.2004 AT 19:00
Master of His Own Body
(Croatia, Yugoslavia, Jadran film, 1957)
Directed by: Fedor Hanžeković
PHOTOGRAPHY: Oktavijan Miletić
Synopsis:
This is a comedy with tragic elements based on a short story by Slavko Kolar, or rather on its theatre adaptation by Branko Gavella. It talks about a generation clash, about young victims of their parents’ faulty calculations - Roža who loves her appointed husband, Ivo, who wants to continue to be his “body’s master”… This film was very popular among audiences as well as critics.
b/w, 35mm, 99'
PROJECTION:
Saturday 04.12.2004 AT 19:00
Bakonja fra Brne
(Yugoslavia, 1951)
Directed by: Fedor Hanžeković
PHOTOGRAPHY: Oktavijan Miletić
Synopsis:
The film tells the story of a young man from a village who becomes a priest in order to help his father financially. As a director, Hanžeković devoted special attention to the genesis of his main character, Bakonja i.e. Ivo, who goes from being a naïve, inexperienced and honest boy to a cynical, cunning and sly guardian, equipped with experiences from life both in and outside of the monastery. Hanžeković succeeded well in creating a farcical portrayal of the monastic life, relationships between...
b/w, 35 mm, 103'
PROJECTION:
Tuesday 07.12.2004 AT 19:00
Heaven Without Love
(Jadran film, Zagreb, 1959)
Directed by: Vladimir Pogačić
PHOTOGRAPHY: Milorad Marković, Slobodan Marković
Synopsis:
This is a melodrama about a married man whose life is governed solely by his egocentric needs and illusions. It shows how the consequences of his flaws affect his marriage, his wife and himself.