''Rhythm of a Crime'' () is a 1981
Yugoslav fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures.
The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...
crime film directed by
Zoran Tadić, made in Serbian-Croatian co-production. It is based on "Dobri duh Zagreba", a short story by
Pavao Pavličić. It was awarded for best screenplay and best actor at the 1983
Fantasporto
Fantasporto International Film Festival (Portuguese: Festival Internacional de Cinema do Porto) is an international genre film festival, annually organized since 1981 in Porto, Portugal.
Screening and awarding fantasy, sci-fi and horror orient ...
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In 1999, a poll of Croatian film critics found it to be one of the best Croatian films ever made.
Plot
Old houses in Zagreb are destroyed in order to build new, bigger blocks. A teacher who lives in one of these houses allows a stranger to share his home with him. The stranger has a fascination with statistics, and claims he can predict crimes based on statistical analyses. When a predicted murder did not occur, the stranger is adamant that the whole town will suffer unless a balance is achieved - and he leaves.
Cast
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Ivica Vidović - Ivica
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Fabijan Šovagović
Fabijan Šovagović (4 January 1932 – 1 January 2001) was a Croatian film, television and theatre actor, and writer.
Biography
Šovagović was born in the village of Ladimirevci, in the Slavonia region of Croatia, then Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He ...
- Fabijan
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Božidarka Frajt - Zdenka
References
Further reading
Ritam zločina
Ritam zločina
External links
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Entry in Balkan Film Database
1981 films
1980s Croatian-language films
Yugoslav crime drama films
Films based on works by Croatian writers
Films set in Zagreb
Croatian crime drama films
Croatian black-and-white films
Yugoslav black-and-white films
1981 directorial debut films
Croatian horror films
1981 crime drama films
Films directed by Zoran Tadić
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