Yugoslavia

A hidden gem of Yugoslav and Croatian cinema. A masterpiece melodrama and a love story about two handicapped people, both victims of WWII. Directed by Branko Bauer.

Plot:
Shortly after the WWII, an one-legged chief engineer at the construction of hydroelectric power plant, and a war veteran, meets a blind girl in a mountain sanatorium of Ophthalmology, during winter. She’s waiting for a surgery that can restore her eyesight. Soon, the two fall in love with each other, but he feels unpleasant because of his handicap she’s not yet aware of…Read More »

Synopsis:
An unforeseen event during the war separates Andrej from his fiancée, and at the same time, his dog Kala is also requisitioned by a German officer. The reign of terror carried out by the German troops is becoming increasingly brutal, yet Andrej succeeds in escaping from the concentration camp where he was interned by the occupying forces. His dog, Kala, also succeeds in escaping her new owner and wanders through the war-torn countryside, where she finally joins a wolf pack. Upon liberation, Andrej returns home to his family’s farm, but Kala, who is now running with the wolves, becomes increasingly more wild. Will Kala find her true owner again, or will their reunion be prevented by a bullet? Is a litter of cubs all that Andrej will have to cheer him up?Read More »

Quote:
Two themes arise from the story, themes that are interlocked: the theme of love and of man’s eternal submission to traditional symbols. The director Zivko Nikolic continues his movie saga of human nature. Both themes develop the mythical idea of temptation. It is basic human relation: from the intimate to the families’ vying with each other.Read More »

Simon is a young man who has decided to make quick money by smuggling narcotics. At a meeting with his contact they are ambushed by the police. Simon runs away but loses his wallet and so supposes that his identity must now be known to the police. Kalpak, the unscrupulous man who organizes this group of smugglers insists that he and Simon to leave at once. Simon agrees to cross the border illegally. Simon’s girl-friend Lena and his brother Cvetko are involved in this operation by chance. They all leave together. Lena tries to persuade Simon to give himself up to the authorities, but the arguments of Kalpak, who uses the lost wallet as a threat, are stronger. In the attempt to cross the lake in a stolen boat they are chased by the police. Kalpak gets killed, Simon is wounded and the girl Lena drops the narcotics into the lake.Read More »

IMDB:
During a summer holiday, two boys discover an anti-gravity cannon in an old attic.
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popular Croatian film for childrenRead More »

Plot:
After Italian capitulation in WW2, German forces are rushing to take control of the Dalmatian coast, forcing thousands of people to take refuge. One partisan boat, filled with refugees, tries to reach a safe area, but because of a storm it must stop near a small island. While the crew tries to repair it, a German gunboat comes from nearby…Read More »

On a New Year’s Eve, an aged man who filed a lawsuit against himself gets an unexpected visit by his sexy neighbor, a half-naked lady that had to face the power-cut in the middle of her shower.Read More »

A Croatian thriller, a whodunit with elements of film noir

Imdb:
Birthday party for Radovan Orlak is interrupted when his friends hear the news of his suicide. Four of them start their own investigation and decide to punish all people that could have been responsible for his death.Read More »

Quote:
A three-part omnibus consisting of Kino Klub amateurs’ work: Zivojin Pavlovic’s dialogue-free “Live Waters” set in 1943, Marko Babac’s “Warriors” about psychological look at the two patients in a hospital room, as well as Kokan Rakonjac’s “Raindrops” about alcoholic’s decaying relationship with his girlfriend.Read More »