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Frane Milčinski
Frane Milčinski (pen name Ježek; 14 December 1914 – 27 February 1988) was a Slovene poet, satirist, humorist and comedian, actor, children's writer, and director. He is considered one of Slovenia's foremost 20th-century satirists and entertainers. Life Milčinski was born in Ljubljana in 1914 as the third child of the writer and judge Fran Milčinski. During World War II he was interned at the Gonars concentration camp. He was married to the writer and journalist Jana Milčinski. Work He worked in the theatre and radio from an early age. Awards Throughout his career, Milčinski won numerous awards. The 1951 film ''Kekec'', for which he co-wrote the screenplay and theme song "Dobra volja je najbolja," won the first international award for a Slovene feature film when it won a Golden Lion in the children's film category at the Venice Film Festival in 1952. Milčinski also won the Levstik Award in 1959 for his story '' Zvezdica Zaspanka'' (The Sleepy Little Star). In 1975 h ...
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Ljubljana
Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center. During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the area. Ljubljana itself was first mentioned in the first half of the 12th century. Situated at the middle of a trade route between the northern Adriatic Sea and the Danube The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , ... region, it was the historical capital of Carniola, one of the Slovenes, Slovene-inhabited parts of the Habsburg monarchy. It was under House of Habsburg, Habsburg rule from the Middle Ages until the dissolution of the Austria-Hungary, Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918. After World War II, Ljubljana became the capital of the So ...
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Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival held in Venice, Italy. It is the world's oldest film festival and one of the "Big Six" International film festivals worldwide, which include the Big Three European Film Festivals, alongside the Toronto Film Festival in Canada the Sundance Film Festival in the United States and the Melbourne International Film Festival in Australia. The Festivals are internationally acclaimed for giving creators the artistic freedom to express themselves through film. In 1951, FIAPF formally accredited the festival. Founded by the National Fascist Party in Venice in August 1932, the festival is part of the Venice Biennale, one of the world's oldest exhibitions of art, created by the Venice City Council on 19 April 1893. The range of work at the Venice Bi ...
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Slovenian Radio Personalities
Slovene or Slovenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Slovenia, a country in Central Europe * Slovene language, a South Slavic language mainly spoken in Slovenia * Slovenes, an ethno-linguistic group mainly living in Slovenia * Slavic peoples, an Indo-European ethno-linguistic group * Ilmen Slavs The Novgorod Slavs, Ilmen Slavs (russian: Ильменские слове́не, ''Il'menskiye slovene''), or Slovenes (not to be confused with the Slovenian Slovenes) were the northernmost tribe of the Early Slavs, and inhabited the shores of La ..., the northernmost tribe of the Early East Slavs {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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Slovenian Male Poets
Slovene or Slovenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Slovenia, a country in Central Europe * Slovene language, a South Slavic language mainly spoken in Slovenia * Slovenes, an ethno-linguistic group mainly living in Slovenia * Slavic peoples, an Indo-European ethno-linguistic group * Ilmen Slavs The Novgorod Slavs, Ilmen Slavs (russian: Ильменские слове́не, ''Il'menskiye slovene''), or Slovenes (not to be confused with the Slovenian Slovenes) were the northernmost tribe of the Early Slavs, and inhabited the shores of L ..., the northernmost tribe of the Early East Slavs {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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Slovene or Slovenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Slovenia, a country in Central Europe * Slovene language, a South Slavic language mainly spoken in Slovenia * Slovenes, an ethno-linguistic group mainly living in Slovenia * Slavic peoples, an Indo-European ethno-linguistic group * Ilmen Slavs The Novgorod Slavs, Ilmen Slavs (russian: Ильменские слове́не, ''Il'menskiye slovene''), or Slovenes (not to be confused with the Slovenian Slovenes) were the northernmost tribe of the Early Slavs, and inhabited the shores of La ..., the northernmost tribe of the Early East Slavs {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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Ne čakaj Na Maj
''Ne čakaj na maj'' (lit. ''Do Not Wait for May'', with the English title ''Don't Whisper'') is a 1957 Slovene romantic comedy directed by František Čap. It is a sequel to the 1953 film ''Vesna Vesna ( Cyrillic: Весна) was a mythological female character associated with youth and springtime in early Slavic mythology, particularly within Croatia, Serbia, North Macedonia and Slovenia. Along with her male companion Vesnik, she was ass ...''. Synopsis We meet the characters from ''Vesna'' again in this film. Vesna is on half-term holidays in the mountains, being looked after by her aunt. A meeting with Vesna's boyfriend upsets her family, and they decide that she should marry because they think she is pregnant. The confusion suits the young couple, who wanted to get married in the first place.p ...
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The Beginning Was Sin
''The Beginning Was Sin'' (German: ''Am Anfang war es Sünde'') is a 1954 West-German-Yugoslavian drama film directed by František Čáp and starring Ruth Niehaus, Viktor Staal and Hansi Knoteck. The film's sets were designed by the art director Mirko Lipuzic. Cast * Ruth Niehaus as Rosalia *Viktor Staal as Jacob, farmer *Hansi Knoteck as Anna, his wife *Peter Carsten as Marko, farmworker *Laya Raki as gypsy dancer *Edith Schultze-Westrum as Rosalia's mother *Franz Muxeneder as Toni, farmworker *Zvonimir Rogoz *Petra Unkel Petra Unkel (3 March 1925 – 2001), also known as Petra Unkel-Klinder, was a Hungarian-born actress of German film, singer, voice actress, radio spokesperson and cabaret artist, who was active in the industry from 1929 until 1958. Life and car ... as Therese, maid *Olga Bedjanic as Dora * Frane Milčinski *Lojze Potokar * Hans Pössenbacher as farmer *Mila Kacic *Boris Kralj References External links * West German films 1954 drama films ...
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Vesna (film)
''Vesna'' is a 1953 Slovene romantic comedy directed by František Čap. It is considered among the most watched Slovene films. It has a 1957 sequel ''Ne čakaj na maj ''Ne čakaj na maj'' (lit. ''Do Not Wait for May'', with the English title ''Don't Whisper'') is a 1957 Slovene romantic comedy directed by František Čap. It is a sequel to the 1953 film ''Vesna Vesna (Cyrillic: Весна) was a mythologic ...'' ("Do not Wait for May"). Plot Three brothers, Samo, Sandi and Krištof think up a plot to get hold of maths finals test papers from their professor at secondary school through courting a girl they assume is his daughter. Not knowing her true name, they call her Vesna, after the Slavic goddess of Spring. The professor's real daughter, the attractive Janja turns up for a date with Samo and they fall in love. When Vesna / Janja finds out the original reason for Samo's interest in her, she does not want to see him again, but eventually changes her mind.
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Svet Na Kajžarju
''Life in Kajzar'' ( sl, Svet na kajžarju) is a 1952 Slovene film directed by France Štiglic. It is based on a novel by Ivan Potrč and is set in Haloze in the Slovene countryside in the years immediately after the Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power .... External links * Slovenian drama films 1952 films Films directed by France Štiglic Slovene-language films Yugoslav drama films Yugoslav black-and-white films 1952 drama films {{Yugoslavia-film-stub ...
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