Ivan "Ivo" Brešan (27 May 1936 – 3 January 2017)
was a Croatian and Yugoslav playwright, novelist and screenwriter, known for
political satire
Political satire is satire that specializes in gaining entertainment from politics; it has also been used with subversive intent where political speech and dissent are forbidden by a regime, as a method of advancing political arguments where su ...
. His work included screenplays written with his son
Vinko
Vinko is a masculine name related to Vincent, and may refer to:
Given name
*Frane Vinko Golem (1938–2007), Croatian diplomat and politician
*Vinko Begović (born 1948), Croatian football coach
*Vinko Bogataj (born 1950), former ski jumper from ...
.
Personal life
Born in
Vodice 1936, Brešan attended
Antun Vrančić High School
Antun Vrančić High School( Croatian: ''Gimnazija Antuna Vrančića'') is a public 4-year general-education high school in Šibenik, Croatia. It currently offers programs focusing on mathematics and natural sciences, classics, linguistics, as we ...
in Šibenik. He was married Croatian writer Jelena Godlar, a
Jew
Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""T ...
of Slavonia native. In February 1964, she gave to birth their son
Vinko
Vinko is a masculine name related to Vincent, and may refer to:
Given name
*Frane Vinko Golem (1938–2007), Croatian diplomat and politician
*Vinko Begović (born 1948), Croatian football coach
*Vinko Bogataj (born 1950), former ski jumper from ...
, today a film director. Ivo's wife Jelena died on 20 September 2016. He died after long and severe illness, on 3 January 2017 in Zagreb, aged 80.
Screenplays
* 1973 – ''
Predstava Hamleta u selu Mrduša Donja''
* 1976 – ''
Izbavitelj
''The Rat Saviour'' ( hr, Izbavitelj) is a 1976 Croatian fantasy horror film directed by Krsto Papić. It was released in 1976, but won Best Film at the 1980 Paris Festival and 1982 Fantasporto. The film was selected as the Yugoslav entry for the ...
''
* 1980 – ''
The Secret of Nikola Tesla
''The Secret of Nikola Tesla'' ( sh, Tajna Nikole Tesle), is a 1980 Yugoslav biographical film which dramatizes events in the life of the Serbian-American engineer and inventor Nikola Tesla. This somewhat fictionalized portrayal of Tesla's life h ...
''
* 1986 – ''
Obećana zemlja''
* 1989 – ''
Donator''
* 1996 – ''
How the War Started on My Island
''How the War Started on My Island'' ( hr, Kako je počeo rat na mom otoku) is a 1996 Croatian black comedy film directed by Vinko Brešan and starring Vlatko Dulić, Ljubomir Kerekeš, Ivan Brkić, Predrag Vušović, Ivica Vidović, Boži ...
''
* 2000 – ''
Marshal Tito's Spirit''
* 2004 – ''
Libertas
Libertas (Latin for 'liberty' or 'freedom', ) is the Roman goddess and personification of liberty. She became a politicised figure in the Late Republic, featured on coins supporting the populares faction, and later those of the assassins of ...
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References
External links
*
Ivo Brešanat film.hr
1936 births
2017 deaths
Croatian novelists
Croatian male writers
Croatian dramatists and playwrights
Croatian screenwriters
Croatian satirists
Golden Arena winners
Male novelists
Vladimir Nazor Award winners
People from Šibenik-Knin County
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