Nikola Tanhofer (; 25 December 1926 – 24 November 1998) was a Croatian
film director
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,
screenwriter
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...
and
cinematographer
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. His first film as director, ''
It Was Not in Vain
''It Was Not in Vain'' ( hr, Nije bilo uzalud) is a 1957 Yugoslavian drama film directed by Nikola Tanhofer. It was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival.
Cast
* Boris Buzančić
* Mira Nikolić
* Mia Oremović
* Zlata Pe ...
'' was entered into the
7th Berlin International Film Festival
The 7th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 21 June to 2 July 1957. The International Federation of Film Critics awarded FIPRESCI Award for the first time this year. The Golden Bear was awarded to the American film '' 12 Angr ...
.
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His most accomplished film, ''
H-8'' (1958), won him a Golden Arena award at the
Pula Film Festival
Pula Film Festival ( hr, Pulski filmski festival) is an annual Croatian film festival, established in 1954. It is held in a Roman amphitheater known as the Pula Arena. Pula Film Festival is the oldest Croatian film festival and is usually held in ...
. After two less successful films, the psychological war drama ''Osma vrata'' (1959) and ''Sreća dolazi u 9'' (1961), the first Yugoslavian feature film with fantastical elements, he directed two somewhat more successful ones, ''Dvostruki obruč'' (1963) and ''Svanuće'' (1964). After directing ''Bablje ljeto'' (1970), he devoted himself to teaching at the Department for Film and Television Cinematography, which he founded in 1969 at the former Academy For Theater, Film And Television in Zagreb. He wrote ''Filmska fotografija'' (''Film Photography'') in 1981.
Filmography
* ''
Plavi 9
''The Blue 9'' (''Plavi 9'') is a 1950 Croatian football comedy film. The film was directed by Krešo Golik.
That film is a bizarre mixture of the Soviet-style industrial epic, romantic comedy and football film. It is famous for superbly directe ...
'' (1950)
* ''
It Was Not in Vain
''It Was Not in Vain'' ( hr, Nije bilo uzalud) is a 1957 Yugoslavian drama film directed by Nikola Tanhofer. It was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival.
Cast
* Boris Buzančić
* Mira Nikolić
* Mia Oremović
* Zlata Pe ...
'' (1957)
* ''
H-8'' (1958)
* ''Klempo'' (1958)
* ''Osma vrata'' (1959)
* ''
Sreća dolazi u 9'' (1961)
* ''
Dvostruki obruč'' (1963)
* ''
Svanuće
''Svanuće'' is a 1964 Croatian film directed by Nikola Tanhofer, starring Miha Baloh
Miha Baloh (21 May 1928 – 6 December 2022) was a Slovene actor. He started participating in local theatre productions after the Second World War and eve ...
'' (1964)
* ''
Bablje ljeto'' (1970)
Notes
* Yugoslavian Film Encyclopedia, Yugoslavian Lexicographic Institute "Miroslav Krleža", 1986–1990
References
Further reading
A Superior Film Decathlete
External links
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1926 births
1998 deaths
Croatian film directors
Croatian cinematographers
Croatian screenwriters
Vladimir Nazor Award winners
Golden Arena for Best Director winners
Film people from Zagreb
Yugoslav film directors
Burials at Mirogoj Cemetery
20th-century screenwriters
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