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Tomislav Pinter
Tomislav Pinter (16 June 1926 – 15 August 2008) was a Croatian cinematographer, regarded as the most significant cinematographer in Croatian cinema due to the artistic quality of his work and his prolific career spanning almost five decades. After finishing high school Pinter enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts Zagreb in 1946 to study painting, but he soon dropped out and devoted himself entirely to cinematography. He began working at the Jadran Film studio in 1945, at first assisting more experienced cinematographers, and in 1948 he started working independently.http://www.hfs.hr/doc/ljetopis/hfl55-web.pdf He started shooting documentary shorts in the early 1950s and his first feature was the 1960 film '' Point 905'' (''Kota 905'', directed by Mate Relja). Throughout the 1960s and onwards Pinter became the most prolific Croatian cinematographer, filming some 90 feature films, around 100 short films and some 10 television series. Some of his critically praised works include: * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zagreb
Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Slovenia at an elevation of approximately above mean sea level, above sea level. At the 2021 census, the city had a population of 767,131. The population of the Zagreb urban agglomeration is 1,071,150, approximately a quarter of the total population of Croatia. Zagreb is a city with a rich history dating from Roman Empire, Roman times. The oldest settlement in the vicinity of the city was the Roman Andautonia, in today's Ščitarjevo. The historical record of the name "Zagreb" dates from 1134, in reference to the foundation of the settlement at Kaptol, Zagreb, Kaptol in 1094. Zagreb became a free royal city in 1242. In 1851 Janko Kamauf became Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Nazor Award
The Vladimir Nazor Award ( hr, Nagrada Vladimir Nazor) is a Croatian prize for arts and culture established in 1959 and awarded every year by the Ministry of Culture. Named after the writer Vladimir Nazor (1876–1949), the prize is awarded to Croatian artists for achievements in six different fields of art and culture, and in each category every year two separate prizes are awarded - one for life achievement (for overall contributions to their respective field), and another one, commonly referred to as the "annual award", for a single piece of outstanding work in the field created over the previous 12 months. The winners for the preceding year are usually announced around 19 June, the anniversary of Nazor's death, with prizes handed to recipients in an official ceremony usually held in July. List of Life Achievement Award winners Awards marked with † denote shared wins. Source: Architecture and urbanism * 1965 – Mladen Kauzlarić * 1966 – Juraj Denzler * 1967 – St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private Vices, Public Pleasures
''Private Vices, Public Pleasures'' ( it, Vizi privati, pubbliche virtù) is a 1976 Italian-Yugoslavian drama film directed by Miklós Jancsó. It was entered into the 1976 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Lajos Balázsovits as Crown Prince Rudolf * Pamela Villoresi as Sofia * Franco Branciaroli as Duke * Teresa Ann Savoy as Mary Vetsera * Laura Betti as Therese * Ivica Pajer as General * Zvonimir Crnko * Umberto Silva * Demeter Bitenc * Susanna Javicoli * Anikó Sáfár * Ilona Staller as woman in orgy * Gloria Piedimonte Gloria Piedimonte (27 May 1955 – 6 January 2022), also known as La Guapa, was an Italian singer, actress, dancer, and television personality. Life and career Piedimonte was born in Mantua on 27 May 1955. After some minor film roles Piedimon ... References External links * 1976 films Yugoslav drama films 1970s Italian-language films 1976 drama films Italian erotic drama films Films directed by Miklós Jancsó Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Battle Of Sutjeska (film)
''Battle of Sutjeska'' (also known as ''The Fifth Offensive'') is a 1973 Yugoslav partisan film directed by Stipe Delić. It tells the story of the famous Battle of Sutjeska, the greatest engagement of the Yugoslav Partisan War. The film is one of the most expensive ever made in Yugoslavia. It was selected as the Yugoslav entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 46th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences It was also entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Special Prize. Plot German-occupied Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1943; under the faithful leadership of Marshal Tito, the Yugoslav Partisans have, for a number of years, put up a staunch fight against the occupying Axis powers. Despite being out-gunned, outmaneuvered and vastly outnumbered, they managed to recuperate in a harsh mountainous region called Durmitor in northern Montenegro. However, their respite is shor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timon (film)
''Timon'' is a 1973 Yugoslavian film directed by Tomislav Radić. It is based on William Shakespeare's tragedy ''Timon of Athens''. Plot A theater premiere of ''Timon of Athens ''Timon of Athens'' (''The Life of Tymon of Athens'') is a play written by William Shakespeare and probably also Thomas Middleton in about 1606. It was published in the '' First Folio'' in 1623. Timon lavishes his wealth on parasitic companio ...'' ends with a rapturous applause from the audience, and Boris, the lead actor ( Boris Buzančić), is congratulated for having played the role of his lifetime. Encouraged by the sense of his own worth, he starts a romantic affair with a prompter, spurring gossip in the theater. The ensemble embarks on a tour, but as their performances achieve more success, Boris is becoming less liked among his colleagues, and he begins to experience the fate of the character he is playing... References External links * 1973 films 1970s Croatian-language films F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Way To Paradise (film)
''The Way to Paradise'' () is a 1970 Croatian film directed by Mario Fanelli and written by Miroslav Krleža, starring Boris Buzančić and Ljuba Tadić. Krleža based the script on his own novellas ''The Cricket under a Waterfall'' and ''The Finale''. It was the first film adaptation of his literary work, and the only one he was personally involved with. Plot A man dies and goes to heaven, escaping the predicament of the modern civilisation. However, once there, he encounters similar people and situations. Cast * Boris Buzančić as Professor Bernardo Leander * Ljuba Tadić as the doctor * Zvonko Strmac as chief physician * Mato Grković as priest from the sarcophagus * Snežana Nikšić as Miss Amalija * Svjetlana Knežević as Marijana * Zvonko Lepetić as Ensign Bandera * Jovan Ličina as chief physician's patient * Branko Supek as Cadet Rizling * Relja Bašić as Kristian Pendrekovski * Viktor Starčić as Baron Silvester * Dragan Milivojević as first councillor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Neretva (film)
''Battle of Neretva'' ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Bitka na Neretvi, Битка на Неретви) is a 1969 SFR Yugoslavia, Yugoslavian Epic film, epic partisan film. Written by Stevan Bulajić and Veljko Bulajić, and directed by Veljko Bulajić, it is based on the true events of World War II. The Battle of the Neretva was due to a strategic plan for a combined Axis powers attack in 1943 against the Yugoslav Partisans. The plan was also known as the Fourth Enemy Offensive and occurred in the area of the Neretva, Neretva river in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ''Battle of Neretva'' is the most expensive motion picture made in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, SFR Yugoslavia. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, the year after Sergei Bondarchuk (playing the role of Martin in ''Neretva'') won the honour for ''War and Peace (film series), War and Peace''. The score for the English-speaking versions was composed by Bernard Herrmann. Its soundtrack was rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
''I Even Met Happy Gypsies'' is a 1967 Yugoslav film by Serbian director Aleksandar Petrović. Its original Serbian title is ''Skupljači perja'', which means ''The Feather Gatherers''. The film is centered on Romani people's life in a village in northern Vojvodina, but it also deals with subtler themes such as love, ethnic and social relationships. Beside Bekim Fehmiu, Olivera Vučo, Bata Živojinović and Mija Aleksić, film features a cast of Romani actors speaking the Romani language. ''I Even Met Happy Gypsies'' is considered one of the best films of the Black Wave in Yugoslav cinema. Plot The protagonist, Beli Bora Perjar ( Bekim Fehmiu), is a charming but mean-spirited gypsy, while his former affair, the '' kafana'' singer Lenče ( Olivera Vučo), is submissive. Bora is in love with the younger Tisa ( Gordana Jovanović), who is being offered in marriage by her step-father. The two get themselves in trouble and eventually have to flee. Tisa rejects her husband and sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monday Or Tuesday (film)
''Monday or Tuesday'' ( sh, Ponedjeljak ili utorak) is a 1966 Yugoslav drama film directed by Vatroslav Mimica starring Slobodan Dimitrijević. Plot The film follows a day in the life of a divorced Zagreb journalist Marko Požgaj (played by Dimitrijević), an average modern intellectual who goes about his daily business. Mundane scenes of Požgaj's day are shown interspersed with flashbacks and fantastic imagery reflecting his inner life. These include his recollections of childhood, his feelings about the present and past, including memories of his first marriage, his current girlfriend Rajka (Jagoda Kaloper) and his father killed in World War II (Pavle Vuisić), as well as his fantasies and hopes about the future. Themes The film's title is a famous quote from Virginia Woolf's 1919 work ''Modern Fiction'' (and the title of her 1921 short story collection) in which she described her approach to writing: "Examine for a moment an ordinary mind on an ordinary day. The mind recei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three (1965 Film)
''Three'' ( sh-Latn, Tri) is a 1965 Yugoslav film directed by Aleksandar Petrović. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 39th Academy Awards. Cast * Bata Živojinović as Miloš Bojanić * Nikola-Kole Angelovski * Stole Aranđelović * Dragomir Bojanić * Milan Jelić * Branislav Jerinić as Komandir * Laza Jovanović * Mirjana Kodžić * Vesna Krajina as Vera * Voja Mirić as Partizan * Slobodan Perović as Nevino optuženi * Ali Raner as Mladić Themes The theme of the film is the death, in three forms: as witness of it, as a victim of it, and as an executor. Three was the first Yugoslav movie released in the United States (in 1966). Aleksandar Petrović's films Three and I Even Met Happy Gypsies provided the world an introduction to Yugoslav cinema. Unlike ‘Three’ it was very well received and translated in over 100 languages. Reception A review from the New York Times from 1967 when it was nominated for Best Foreign Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Circle (film)
''Double Circle'' () is a 1964 Yugoslav film directed by Nikola Tanhofer Nikola Tanhofer (; 25 December 1926 – 24 November 1998) was a Croatian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. His first film as director, '' It Was Not in Vain'' was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival.> .... Plot Set in Yugoslavia during World War II, underground fighters fight the Third Reich and their own neighbors, who have become collaborators. References External links * 1963 films Croatian action drama films Croatian World War II films 1960s Croatian-language films Yugoslav action drama films Yugoslav World War II films Films set in 1941 Films directed by Nikola Tanhofer Jadran Film films 1960s action drama films {{Croatia-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphabet Of Fear
''Alphabet of Fear'' ( hr, Abeceda straha) is a 1961 Croatian language, Croatian film directed by Fadil Hadžić. References External links * 1961 films 1960s Croatian-language films Films directed by Fadil Hadžić Jadran Film films Croatian thriller films Croatian war drama films Films set in Zagreb Films set in 1943 1960s thriller films Yugoslav war drama films 1961 directorial debut films 1961 drama films War films set in Partisan Yugoslavia 1960s war drama films Yugoslav World War II films Croatian World War II films Films scored by Bojan Adamič {{Croatia-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
