''Heaven Without Love'' ( hr, Pukotina raja, "a crack in heaven") is a

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directed by

Vladimir Pogačić Vladimir Pogačić (23 September 1919 – 13 September 1999) was a Yugoslav film director. Education Before World War II, Pogačić studied art history at the University of Zagreb Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. In the late 1940s he e ...

, adapted from a novel by Milan Tuturov. It was released in 1959. Archived by Yugopapir.com. The film was poorly received.

Plot

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, Marija, a pharmacy student ( Ljubica Jović) marries a medicine student, Slobodan Marković (

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), in order to solve her existential issues. They grow older and their relationship changes. Slobodan abuses and ignores her, convinces her to have an abortion as she gets pregnant, and cheats on her with a nurse, so she starts a tragic love affair with Pavle Borovac (

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), a young journalist whom she meets at a beach.

Cast

* Ljubica Jović as Marija Marković *

as Slobodan Marković * Tatjana Beljakova as Branka *

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as Inspector Naumović *

as Pavle Borovac * Branko Tatić as Obrad Kratić * Zoran Longinović as Police Department Chief

Reception

The film was poorly received upon its release and was criticised for its perceived advocacy of

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's philosophy. Utilising

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, the film was part of a trend of decreasing emphasis on ideology and regime compliance in Communist cinema towards the late 1950s. Tomislav Šakić of Kino Tuškanac likens the film to

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' ''

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'' in its form as it tells the story from the point of view of a police investigation, and considers it an early feminist film for its portrayal of abortion.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id =0180066 1959 films 1950s Croatian-language films Films directed by Vladimir Pogačić Jadran Film films Croatian romantic drama films Films set in Belgrade 1959 drama films Yugoslav romantic drama films Films scored by Bojan Adamič