Yugoslavia

Rare and little known drama, partly set in times of WW II, produced by Jadran film, Zagreb.

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The story about piano that changes many owners through the decades, now in the possession of girl who tries to master the instrument.Read More »

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Lionhearted Leo doesn’t know what to do. He simply can not decide between the fragile Michelle and the fatal Daisy. How can he decide between his two loves and at the same time remain a reliable blood donor and an accurate architect? The problem is solved by the two ladies without even consulting Leo.Read More »

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When Dane returns from the army, Vera awaits him at the station, ready to live together with him. Yet beneath the veil of enthusiasm lies anxiety for their future. The couple sets off for the mountain village where Vera’s parents live, but find life in the harsh alpine conditions too difficult. They decide to move down into the valley, where they meet a discontented couple whose marriage has been marred by an affair. Vera and Dane also encounter difficulties in their relationship, but the tragic example of the other couple helps them realise that their home lies in the place of their birth – beneath the free skies in the mountains.Read More »

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This story about two maternal half-brothers, a Croat and a Serb. Although they never met, and both lose their loved ones in ethnic clashes, there is a bond between them. Filmed in 1988, “Braca po materi” prophetically forsees the war that would engulf former Yugoslavia three years later.Read More »

A reform school teacher tries to carry his class to the right path by teaching them diving.Read More »

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In the village Mrduša Donja in Dalmatian Zagora, the position of the president of the working community was grabbed by Mate, who also stole some money and put the blame on a war veteran. But Joco, the veteran’s son, wants to find out the truth. In order to celebrate the anniversary of his election, Mate orders the villagers to organize the play ‘Hamlet’ with himself playing the king. The professor simplifies the text for the villagers, while the role of Hamlet goes to Joco…Read More »

Imagine if Troma Films had been hired to make a Sid & Marty Krofft Saturday morning kids’ show, and you have some idea of the unspeakable strangeness of VISITORS FROM THE ARKANA GALAXY, a truly gonzo Croatian sci-fi / fantasy / comedy about a struggling writer, Robert (Zarko Potocnjak), who dreams up a story of gold-skinned alien androids named Andra, Targo and Ulu from a distant planet. Incredibly, his fictional alien creations become reality, causing chaos in his relationship with his girlfriend Biba (Lucie Zulová) and threatening his small seaside village. The alluring lead robot Andra (Ksenia Prohaska) looks like H.R. Giger re-designed the Maschinenmensch from Fritz Lang’s METROPOLIS; watch for the scene where she pours hot coffee and cream out of her fingertips. But for sheer jawdropping insanity, nothing rivals the Mumu Monster — created for the film by legendary Czech animator Jan Švankmajer –, a rubber-suited, multi-tentacled creation that destroys a wedding party, ripping off heads and spouting plumes of toxic green smoke while a blind accordion player blithely plays his squeezebox.Read More »

Fabris, a center-forward and the key player of the harbor town’s football team, is a selfish individualist who is believed that he’s irreplaceable in the first squad. He’s also a womanizer who tries to seduce pretty Nena, a member of the working’s committee and successful swimmer. However, she’s emotionally close to Zdravko, who is, same like Fabris, a worthy center-forward himself.Read More »

Young social worker falls in love with a delinquent girl on the run.Read More »