Cycle

From 02.11. To 09.12.2004.

Ciklus hrvatskih filmova

Program of Croatian films from the 1950s

Program of Croatian films from the 1950s

 

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.

b/w, 104'
PROJECTION:
Thursday 09.12.2004 AT 19:00
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