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Agonija
''Agonija'' is a 1998 Croatian film directed by Jakov Sedlar. The film is based on ''U agoniji'', a play by Miroslav Krleža. Cast * Ena Begović as Laura Lenbach * Sven Medvešek as Krizovec * Božidar Alić as Barun Lenbach * Nives Ivanković Nives Ivanković (born 1 June 1967) is a Croatian actress. Biography Ivanković was born on 1 June 1967 in Duvno. She attended elementary and secondary school in Split and graduated in acting from the Academy of Performing Arts at the Universit ... as Izabela Georgijevna * Zoja Odak as Izabelina ljubavnica * Tarik Filipović as Inspektor References External links * 1998 films 1990s Croatian-language films Films directed by Jakov Sedlar Croatian films based on plays Films based on works by Croatian writers Croatian drama films 1998 drama films {{Croatia-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nives Ivanković
Nives Ivanković (born 1 June 1967) is a Croatian actress. Biography Ivanković was born on 1 June 1967 in Duvno. She attended elementary and secondary school in Split and graduated in acting from the Academy of Performing Arts at the University of Sarajevo. She is a permanent member of the drama theatre in Split, for 19 years. Ivanković is a television, film and theatre actress award winning (awards ''Marul'' for role in ''Mare Libre'', the ''Golden Smile'' on ''Dani satire'' etc.), and for the general public she is known for her roles on the TV series: '' Nad lipom 35'', ''Lud, zbunjen, normalan'', '' Balkan Inc.'', ', ''Bibin svijet'' etc. Personal life Nives Ivanković lives and works in Split. Filmography }) , Maca , , - , 2015 , ''The High Sun ''The High Sun'' ( hr, Zvizdan) is a 2015 Croatian drama film directed by Dalibor Matanić. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival winning the Jury Prize. It is the first Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Božidar Alić
Božidar Alić (24 December 1954 – 3 March 2020) was a Croatian actor. Biography Alić was born on 24 December 1954 in Zagreb. He graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts of the University of Zagreb. His acting career was damaged by his right-wing political stances. He was ostracized by the Croatian association of dramatic artists for his statement in which he portrayed political opponents of Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović as Chetniks and Serb lovers. After this incident he left the Association. Personal life Božidar Alić married his wife Sanda in 2007. She gave birth to their son, Ratimir, in 2010. Alić was known for his conservative political views. He supported Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović at the 2014–15 Croatian presidential election Presidential elections were held in Croatia on 28 December 2014 and 11 January 2015, the sixth such elections since independence in 1991. Only four candidates contested the elections, the lowest number since 1997. Incumbent President ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarik Filipović
Tarik Filipović (born 11 March 1972) is a Bosnian-Croatian television presenter and actor. He has appeared in over 800 theatre plays since his debut in 1985. He has also been in many films and TV dramas produced throughout the areas of former Yugoslavia. He presents quiz shows ''Tko želi biti milijunaš?'' (Croatia's ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'') on Croatian Radiotelevision, and ''Potjera'' (Croatia's '' The Chase'') on HRT1. In 2001, Filipović starred in '' Behind Enemy Lines'' as a Serbian soldier. Personal life Filipović is married to Lejla Šehović with whom he has one son, Arman. He is stepfather to her son Dino Majoli form her previous marriage to Dado Majoli. He is also a supporter of NK Čelik Zenica. Apart from Čelik, he is a supporter of GNK Dinamo Zagreb Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb ( en, Dinamo Zagreb Citizens' Football Club, link=yes, italics=yes), commonly referred to as GNK Dinamo Zagreb or simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian profess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ena Begović
Ena Begović (8 July 1960 – 15 August 2000) was a prominent Yugoslav film actress. She is regarded as one of the best and most beautiful actresses in former Yugoslavia. Early life and career Begović was born in Trpanj to Terezija and Nikola Begović. Three years later, in January 1963, her sister Mia, who is also an actress, was born. Her father was originally from the municipality of Trpanj, on the Pelješac peninsula. Begović began acting early, making her first screen appearance at the age of 18 through a small part in ''Occupation in 26 Pictures'', a 1978 film directed by Lordan Zafranović. She made her breakthrough role in Zafranović's next film, ''The Fall of Italy'' (1981), where she played Veronika, the daughter of a wealthy local from the Dalmatian coast who sided with the occupying Italian Fascists. This debut established Begović as one of the sex symbols of 1980s Yugoslav cinema, a status that she later successfully maintained despite appearing in relatively f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jakov Sedlar
Jakov Sedlar (born 6 November 1952) is a Croatian film director and producer. A former cultural attaché during the 1990s in the Franjo Tuđman government, his documentaries promote Croatian nationalist views through propaganda. His 2016 documentary '' Jasenovac – The Truth'' sparked controversy and condemnation for downplaying and denying the crimes committed at the Jasenovac concentration camp by the Ustaše during World War II, instead focusing on crimes supposedly committed against Croats by communist Partisans at the camp following the war, while using alleged misinformation and forgeries to present its case, in addition to naming former and current Croatian officials, intellectuals, historians and journalists it dubs as " Yugoslav nationalists concealing the truth". Biography Sedlar was born in Split, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia in 1952. In 1972, he moved to Zagreb, where he studied South Slavic languages, Western literature and philosophy at the University of Zagreb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatian Encyclopedia
The ''Croatian Encyclopedia'' ( hr, Hrvatska enciklopedija) is a Croatian national encyclopedia published by the Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography. Overview The project began in 1999, and it represents a fifth iteration of the encyclopedic tradition that was established by Mate Ujević Mate Ujević (13 July 1901 – 6 January 1967) was a Croatian poet and encyclopedist. Life Ujević was born in Krivodol (part of Podbablje near Imotski) in the Kingdom of Dalmatia (present-day Croatia). He received his secondary education ...'s '' Croatian Encyclopedia'', and continued in the '' Encyclopedia of the Lexicographical Institute'', as well as the two editions of the ''General Encyclopedia''. Eleven volumes were published in the period 1999-2009, with a new volume appearing every year. Since 2010, the Internet edition of the encyclopedia was prepared, updated and enriched with new multimedia content. The free Internet edition of the ''Croatian Encyclopedia'' has bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miroslav Krleža Institute Of Lexicography
The Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography ( hr, Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža or LZMK) is Croatia's national lexicographical institution. Based in Zagreb, it was originally established in 1950 as the national lexicographical institute of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It was renamed after its founder, the Croatian writer Miroslav Krleža, in 1983. History The institute was founded in 1950 as the Lexicographical Institute of the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia (''Leksikografski zavod FNRJ'') and was renamed the Yugoslav Lexicographical Institute (''Jugoslavenski leksikografski zavod'', ''JLZ'') in 1964. Its founder and longtime director was writer Miroslav Krleža, with Mate Ujević as the chief editor. It was based in Zagreb, with branches in Ljubljana and Belgrade. After Krleža's death in 1981, the institute was renamed as the Yugoslav Lexicographical Institute "Miroslav Krleža" (''Jugoslavenski leksikografski zavod "Miroslav Krleža"'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miroslav Krleža
Miroslav Krleža (; 7 July 1893 – 29 December 1981) was a Yugoslav and Croatian writer who is widely considered to be the greatest Croatian writer of the 20th century. He wrote notable works in all the literary genres, including poetry (''Ballads of Petrica Kerempuh'', 1936), theater ('' Messrs. Glembay'', 1929), short stories (''Croatian God Mars'', 1922), novels (''The Return of Philip Latinowicz'', 1932; ''On the Edge of Reason'', 1938), and an intimate diary. His works often include themes of bourgeois hypocrisy and conformism in Austria-Hungary and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Krleža wrote numerous essays on problems of art, history, politics, literature, philosophy, and military strategy, and was known as one of the great polemicists of the century. His style combines visionary poetic language and sarcasm. Krleža dominated the cultural life of Croatia and Yugoslavia for half a century. A "Communist of his own making", he was severely criticized in Communist circles in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatia
, image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Zagreb , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , official_languages = Croatian , languages_type = Writing system , languages = Latin , ethnic_groups = , ethnic_groups_year = 2021 , religion = , religion_year = 2021 , demonym = , government_type = Unitary parliamentary republic , leader_title1 = President , leader_name1 = Zoran Milanović , leader_title2 = Prime Minister , leader_name2 = Andrej Plenković , leader_title3 = Speaker of Parliament , leader_name3 = Gordan Jandroković , legislature = Sabor , sovereignty_type ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sven Medvešek
Sven Medvešek (born 1965) is a Croatian actor and director. Establishing himself as both a leading man and character actor, Medvešek's best-known film roles include Lukas in ''Slow Surrender'' (2001), Rafael in ''Winter in Rio'' (2002), Marin Držić in ''Libertas'' (2006) and Filip in ''The Show Must Go On'' (2010). For his role as the troubled killer in '' Mondo Bobo'' (1997), Medvešek won critical praise and the Golden Arena for Best Actor''. Since 2008, he has worked as an actor in the drama ensemble of the Gavella Drama Theatre in Zagreb, where he amassed over thirty roles. He has also prominently performed in other theatre, most notably the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb and the Ulysses Theatre. Career A native of Zagreb, he graduated from the Zagreb Academy of Drama Arts. Since 2008, Medvešek is an active drama champion in the Gavella Drama Theatre ensemble. Making his debut in a 1987 production of Slobodan Šnajder's ''Dumanske tišine'', Medvešek amassed ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Films
The year 1998 in film involved many significant films, including '' Shakespeare in Love'' (which won the Academy Award for Best Picture), '' Saving Private Ryan'','' Armageddon'' (which was the top grossing film of the year in the United States), '' American History X'', '' The Truman Show'', ''Primary Colors'', '' ''Rushmore'''', ''Rush Hour'', '' There's Something About Mary'', '' The Big Lebowski'', and Terrence Malick's directorial return in '' The Thin Red Line''. DreamWorks SKG released its first two animated films: '' Antz'' and ''The Prince of Egypt''. The ''Pokémon'' theatrical film series started with '' Pokémon: The First Movie''. Warner Bros. Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary. The year saw two dueling science-fiction disaster films about asteroids, '' Armageddon'' and ''Deep Impact'', becoming box office success, with ''Armageddon'' becoming the more popular of the two. It was also the highest grossing film of 1998 worldwide. Highest-grossing films The t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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