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. ''Ples v dežju'' is Hladnik's first feature film after he returned from

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, where he worked with Claude Chabrol,

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. It is considered the first Slovenian film noir. On the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of Slovene film in 2005, Slovene film critics of various generations chose ''Ples v dežju'' as the best Slovene film. The Film Fund of the Republic of Slovenia thus funded its

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release to in honour this anniversary. It was the first Slovene film to have its image and sound digitally corrected. A discussion with Boštjan Hladnik was filmed especially for this edition. The director also participated in the choice of other materials included on the DVD: film trailers, excerpts from ''Enfant Terrible'' (1993) - the documentary portrait of Boštjan Hladnik directed by Damjan Kozole, excerpts from the television show ''Povečava'' (''"Magnification"'', 1991) directed by Franci Slak, and excerpts from the documentary portrait of the actor

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(1998) directed by Slavko Hren. Apart from Slovene, it has subtitles in six languages: English, German, French, Italian, Serbian (Cyrillic) and Croatian.

Plot summary

A love drama of Maruša, an actress and Peter, a painter. He lives in a dark tiny rented room and she lives in a small flat. They both spend most of their time in a pub where they meet. Their relationship is full of uncertainties and contrasts. Peter dreams of perfect beauty and Maruša yearns for lost youth. A bright window to the future shown throughout the film seems to be moving further and further away.

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* Yugoslav drama films Slovenian drama films 1961 films Slovene-language films Films based on Slovenian novels Film noir Films directed by Bostjan Hladnik {{Yugoslavia-film-stub