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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 began acting in his youth and from the late 1950s he appeared in many films, becoming one of the most recognisable faces of Croatian and former Yugoslav cinema. He never became a star, but he built a reputation as one of the greatest character actors with memorable roles in many classic films and popular television series. Matija Gubec, whom he played in 1975 film ''Seljačka buna'', is one of his rare starring roles. In 1979 he played the role of a Dervish in ''Meetings with Remarkable Men (film), Meetings with Remarkable Men'', directed by Peter Brook. Šovagović was also active in theatre and those experiences led him to begin writing plays of his own. The best known of them all is ''Sokol ga nije volio'' ("Sokol Did Not Love Him"), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ladimirevci
Ladimirevci is a village administratively located in the Valpovo, Town of Valpovo on the right bank of the Karašica (Drava), Karašica river. One of the only two SOS children villages in Croatia is located here. Etymology According to legend, the name Ladimirevci comes from the headstone at the entrance to the village, which has: "LAD I MIR EVICI" (shade and peace to Evica) written on it. But experts think that the Ladimirevci is named after the old name Ladimir because many villages in the area have names that end with "vci" suffix. Famous people Fabijan Šovagović - famous theater and film actor Literature Darko Grgić's "Ladimirevci: Drevno slavonsko selo" (1994). External links Ladimirevci.infoFabijan Šovagović References {{Reflist[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Have Two Mothers And Two Fathers
''I Have Two Mothers and Two Fathers'' () is a 1968 Yugoslav/ Croatian comedy drama film directed by Krešo Golik. The film won the Golden Arena for Best Actress (Mia Oremović) and Golden Arena for Best Cinematography (Ivica Rajković) at the 1968 Pula Film Festival, the Yugoslav national film awards. In 1999, a poll of Croatian film critics found it to be one of the best Croatian films ever made. References External links * 1968 films 1968 drama films Jadran Film films Films directed by Krešo Golik Yugoslav drama films Films set in Yugoslavia Films set in Croatia {{Yugoslavia-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowstorm (film)
''Snowstorm'' (''Mećava'') is a 1977 Yugoslavian Croatian-language film directed by Antun Vrdoljak. It is based on a play of the same name by . The film stars Ivo Gregurević in the role of Ivan. It is one of the many adaptations of literary works directed by Vrdoljak. References External links * 1977 films 1970s Croatian-language films Croatian films based on plays Croatian drama films Films based on works by Croatian writers 1977 drama films Yugoslav drama films Jadran Film films {{Croatia-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Shot
''A Shot'' (''Pucanj'') is a 1977 Croatian film directed by Krešo Golik, starring Božidar Orešković and Marko Nikolić. References External links * * 1977 films 1970s Croatian-language films Films directed by Krešo Golik Croatian drama films 1977 drama films Yugoslav drama films {{Croatia-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rat Savior
''The Rat Saviour'' () or ''The Redeemer'' is a 1976 Croatian fantasy horror film directed by Krsto Papić. It was awarded as the best film at the 1977 International Science Fiction Film Festival in Trieste, the 1980 Paris International Festival of Fantastic and Science-Fiction Film and 1982 Fantasporto. The film was selected as the Yugoslav entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 49th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. In 1999, a poll of Croatian film critics found it to be one of the best Croatian films ever made. In 2003, Papić directed sequel or/and remake, titled ''Infection'' ('' Infekcija''). Plot A man uncovers a race of intelligent rats who can appear as human. He is captured and taken to the rat people's leader (the "savior" of the movie's title). He escapes, but then wonders who among his fellow humans is a rat person in disguise. Cast * Ivica Vidović – Ivan Gajski * Mirjana Majurec – Sonja Bošković *Fabijan Šovagović Fabija ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anno Domini 1573
''Anno Domini 1573'' (, ) is a 1975 Yugoslav/ Croatian feature film directed by Vatroslav Mimica. The film was selected for Directors' Fortnight section at Cannes Film Festival in 1976. It is a historical drama film depicting events surrounding the 1573 Croatian-Slovenian peasant revolt, with Fabijan Šovagović starring as Matija Gubec, the legendary peasant leader. Plot In 1573, in Hrvatsko Zagorje, Petar and his father are out in Baron Franjo Tahy's forest searching food for their family, but are caught by Tahy's men. Petar's father is forced to strip naked, and then is chased down and killed by Tahy's dogs. Petar returns to his village, where Tahy is taking food from the peasants for his own supplies; even virgin girls are taken away to his castle. Rumours are beginning to swell about the "Oathed Brotherhood," a group of peasant leaders who intend to rise up against the nobility. A comedian troupe (including Regica) arrives in Petar's village, putting on a show to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House (1975 Film)
''The House'' () is a 1975 Yugoslav film directed by Bogdan Žižić. Plot Branko (Fabijan Šovagović), a 50-year-old director of an export-import company accidentally meets Seka (Jagoda Kaloper), a much younger woman. She mentions a large house that belonged to her parents which was unjustly confiscated by the government after World War II. Branko, who has fallen in love with Seka and proposed to her, spares no effort so that the house can be returned to her. Due to his good connections, he succeeds. However, the house needs renovation, and his salary is not sufficient, so in order to please his young wife, he resorts to illegal activities... at hrfilm.hr Reception and legacy ''The House'' won a Big Golden Ar ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Performance Of Hamlet In The Village Of Mrdusa Donja
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, and others worldwide. Its name in English is '' a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version is often written in one of two forms: the double-storey and single-storey . The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English, '' a'' is the indefinite article, with the alternative form ''an''. Name In English, the name of the letter is the ''long A'' sound, pronounced . Its name in most other languages matches the letter's pronunciation in open syllables. History The earliest known ancestor of A is ''aleph''—the first letter of the Phoenician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scalawag (film)
''Scalawag'' is a 1973 film directed by Kirk Douglas, his first of two films directed, the other being '' Posse''. The film is a western re-telling of '' Treasure Island'' by Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for works such as ''Treasure Island'', ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll .... Plot Cast Production The film was based on an original story by Albert Maltz. It was announced in 1966 and was going to be a co production between Kirk Douglas' Joel Production and Malcolm Stuart's Coldwater Productions. Douglas would star. It would be the first time Maltz would receive screen credit in 19 years. Filming was delayed. Douglas raised the money. He hired his wife as producer, his son as stills photographer and another son as office boy. "So if this film stinks we've got the whole Douglas family to blame," said Dou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Live On Love
''To Live on Love'' (''Živjeti od ljubavi'') is a 1973 Yugoslav Croatian film directed by Krešo Golik, starring , Rade Šerbedžija and Boris Dvornik. The film was selected for preservation by the Croatian State Archives. References External links * 1973 films 1970s Croatian-language films Films directed by Krešo Golik Croatian drama films 1973 drama films Yugoslav drama films {{Yugoslavia-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prvi Splitski Odred
''Prvi splitski odred'' is a Croatian film directed by Vojdrag Berčić. It was released in 1972. It is based on true events from the very beginning of the Second World War in Dalmatia Dalmatia (; ; ) is a historical region located in modern-day Croatia and Montenegro, on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea. Through time it formed part of several historical states, most notably the Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Croatia (925 .... References External links * 1972 films 1970s Croatian-language films Croatian war films 1972 war films Films set in Yugoslavia during World War II Croatian World War II films Yugoslav World War II films {{Croatia-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Night Of Glass Dolls
''Short Night of Glass Dolls'' ( Italian: ''La corta notte delle bambole di vetro'') is a 1971 giallo film directed by Aldo Lado in his directorial debut, and starring Ingrid Thulin, Jean Sorel, and Barbara Bach. Its plot follows an American journalist in Prague who is found apparently dead in a park, and charts the disappearance of his girlfriend and his search for her in the days prior. Plot In a park in Cold War-era Prague, the corpse of American journalist Gregory Moore is discovered and brought to the local morgue. Gregory is apparently dead, though a mortician observes that his body is unusually warm. Gregory is in fact alive, and in his mind, recounts a series of events from the previous several days, while hospital technicians at the morgue contemplate whether or not to perform an autopsy on him in the surgical theater. Days prior, Gregory reunited with his girlfriend, Mira Svoboda, who escaped to Prague from the Soviet Union. The two attend a party among other j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
