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Mother Of Asphalt
''Mother of Asphalt'' () is a 2010 Croatian film directed by Dalibor Matanić. The film is a run-of-the mill social melodrama that highlights the materialistic aspirations of a young couple in their mid thirties and who are unable to perceive the emotional impact and the consequences thereof. Plot Mare and Janko are a young married couple and both are working. They have a son, Bruno, who is 7 years old. With materialistic aspirations they have acquired an upscale flat in Zagreb on loan basis. Suddenly, just before Christmas, Mare loses her secretarial job. She becomes restless. As she returns home, after a dinner party her husband does not sympathize with her plight but tries to force himself on her for his carnal pleasures. When Mare resists, Janko is furious and beats her up; the scene is set in a silhouetted night sequence with Christmas lights visible at the window. Mare unable to bear the marital torture leaves her husband and goes out of the house with her son in midnight. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalibor Matanić
Dalibor Matanić (, born 21 January 1975) is a Croatian filmmaker and screenwriter, known for raising pressing social issues in his films. Career Dalibor Matanić was born in Zagreb in 1975 to Tomo, a building engineer, and Anka, who worked as a cashier. Matanić graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Art with a degree in Film and Television Directing. In 2000, he wrote and directed his feature debut ''The Cashier Wants to go to the Seaside''. The main theme discussed in the film is the exploitation of workers. In 2002, he released the feature '' Fine Dead Girls'', a drama about a lesbian couple that suffers from the hands of their landlords and family members. It received wide acclaim and won the Grand Prix, Audience Award and Critics' Award at the national film festival. The movie also won the Special Jury Prize at the 2003 Sochi film festival. In 2004, he released '' 100 Minutes of Glory'', a biographical drama about Slava Raškaj, a turn-of-the-century artist, often de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Italy to the west. Its capital and largest city, Zagreb, forms one of the country's Administrative divisions of Croatia, primary subdivisions, with Counties of Croatia, twenty counties. Other major urban centers include Split, Croatia, Split, Rijeka and Osijek. The country spans , and has a population of nearly 3.9 million. The Croats arrived in modern-day Croatia, then part of Illyria, Roman Illyria, in the late 6th century. By the 7th century, they had organized the territory into Duchy of Croatia, two duchies. Croatia was first internationally recognized as independent on 7 June 879 during the reign of Duke Branimir of Croatia, Branimir. Tomislav of Croatia, Tomis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zagreb
Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Slovenia at an elevation of approximately above mean sea level, above sea level. At the 2021 census, the city itself had a population of 767,131, while the population of Zagreb metropolitan area is 1,086,528. The oldest settlement in the vicinity of the city was the Roman Andautonia, in today's Šćitarjevo. The historical record of the name "Zagreb" dates from 1134, in reference to the foundation of the settlement at Kaptol, Zagreb, Kaptol in 1094. Zagreb became a free royal city in 1242. In 1851, Janko Kamauf became Zagreb's List of mayors of Zagreb, first mayor. Zagreb has special status as a Administrative divisions of Croatia, Croatian administrative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marija Škaričić
Marija Škaričić (born 6 August 1977) is a Croats, Croatian actress. Biography Marija Škaričić was born on August 6, 1977, in Split, Croatia, Split. She ended Primary and Secondary school in Split. As a high school student, she attended ''Gradsko kazalište mladih''. In the third attempt she graduated at Academy of Dramatic Arts, where she graduated in 2003. Already since 2001 she had professional performances in the play HNK Split, Rijeka, National Theatre, and ''Žar ptica''. Her first lead role gets in 2004 in the movie ''A Wonderful Night in Split'', directed by Arsen Anton Ostojić. For formal recognition of such status made sure the jury Sarajevo Film Festival with Mike Leigh at the helm, awarding her the same year the Heart of Sarajevo, the prestigious award for best female actor achievement. New real acting takes a running start in one of the biggest Croatian commercial success, the film ''What Is a Man Without a Moustache?'', directed by Hrvoje Hribar. 2006 rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janko Popović Volarić
Janko Popović Volarić (born 14 March 1980) is a Croatian actor. Filmography Television roles Movie roles References External links * 1980 births Living people 21st-century Croatian male actors Croatian male stage actors Croatian male film actors Croatian male television actors Male actors from Zagreb Croatian Theatre Award winners {{Croatia-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krešimir Mikić
Krešimir Mikić (; born 17 April 1974) is a Croatian theatre and film actor. He is known for his roles in acclaimed feature films, including Zlatko in ''Sex, Drink and Bloodshed'', Krešo in '' I Love You'', Mirko in ''The Melon Route'', and Don Fabijan in ''The Priest's Children''. On stage, he is known for his prominent activity in the Zagreb Youth Theatre and the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb. Career His acting in Dalibor Matanić's '' The Dawn'' was highly praised by critics. Selected filmography *''Fine Dead Girls'' (''Fine mrtve djevojke'') (2002) *''Witnesses'' (''Svjedoci'') (2003) *'' The One Who Will Stay Unnoticed'' (''Onaj koji će ostati neprimijećen'') (2003) *''The Society of Jesus'' (Družba Isusova) (2004) *''Sex, Drink and Bloodshed'' (''Seks, piće i krvoproliće'') (2004) *''100 Minutes of Glory'' (''Sto minuta Slave'') (2004) *'' I Love You'' (''Volim te'') (2005) *''The Melon Route'' (''Put lubenica'') (2006) *'' The Blacks'' (''Crnci'') (2009) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ozren Grabarić
Ozren Grabarić (born 17 July 1980) is a Croatian actor. Filmography Film Television Voice-over roles References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Grabarić, Ozren 1980 births 20th-century Croatian actors 21st-century Croatian actors Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb alumni Croatian Theatre Award winners Croatian baritones Croatian comedians Croatian male film actors Croatian male stage actors Croatian male television actors Croatian male voice actors Croatian theatre directors Living people Male Shakespearean actors Male actors from Zagreb Academic staff of the University of Zagreb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judita Franković
''Judith'' () is one of the most important Croatian literary works, an epic poem written by the "father of Croatian literature" Marko Marulić in 1501. Editions The work was finished on April 22, 1501, and was published three times during Marulić's lifetime. The first edition was arranged by Petar Srićić of Split and was printed in Venice by Guglielmo da Fontaneto on August 13, 1521, that is, 20 years after it was written. One extant copy of the first edition is held in the Franciscan library in Dubrovnik, and the other in the Zadar family Paravia's library, which is today a part of the Scientific Library of Zadar. The second edition was edited by Zadar librarian Jerolim Mirković, published on May 30, 1522, and is illustrated with nine woodcuts depicting war scenes. The ninth woodcut is signed with the letter M, and it was therefore assumed that Marulić himself was the author of the woodcuts. One copy of Mirković's edition was given to the University Library by Ivan Kuk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lana Barić
Lana Barić (born 11 December 1979) is a Croatian actress. She appeared in more than twenty films since 2001. In 2017, Lana Barić has signed the Declaration on the Common Language of the Croats, Serbs, Bosniaks and Montenegrins Montenegrins (, or ) are a South Slavic ethnic group that share a common ancestry, culture, history, and language, identified with the country of Montenegro. Montenegrins are mostly Orthodox Christians; however, the population also includes .... official website, retrieved on 2017-08-16. Selected filmography References External links *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festival International De Programmes Audiovisuels
The International Festival of Audiovisual Programmes or International Documentary Festival – FIPADOC ( (FIPA)), founded in 1987 by Michel Mitrani (1930-1996), was first held in Cannes in October 1987., In 2019, the FIPA became FIPADOC,,, an international festival specializing in non-fiction films for all screens and all formats. History The festival was moved to Nice in its eighth year (1995), and, since 1997, has been held in Biarritz, France. It is the only international festival that defends all creative genres: drama, series, creative or investigative documentary, performing arts, transmedia and new talent.,, Editions 2020 2018 Sources: Le 31st edition of Fipa took place in Biarritz from the 23rd until the 28th of January 2018. Drama * Fipa d'or: ''Cops (TV series), Cops'' by Stefan A. Lukacs (Austria) * Fipa d'or Best Actress: Ursula Strauss in ''Meine Fremde Freundin'' (Germany) * Fipa d'or Best Actor: ''Tobias Kersloot'' in ''Van God Los : Kerstkado'' (The N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pula Film Festival
Pula Film Festival () is an annual Croatian film festival, established in 1954. It is held in a Roman amphitheater known as the Pula Arena. Pula Film Festival is the oldest Croatian film festival and is usually held in the summer, in July or August. Apart from film screenings open to the public, the annual Croatian film industry awards are also traditionally presented at the festival. The awards presented at the festival (called Golden Arenas) are the main national film awards in the country, and serve as the Croatian equivalent of the American Academy Awards. The festival was originally started in 1954 and within a few years it became the centerpiece event of the Yugoslav film industry, with the first national awards being presented in 1957. This lasted until 1991, when the festival was cancelled due to the breakup of Yugoslavia, only to resume in 1992 as the Croatian film awards festival. It has been held every year since (with the exception of the 1994 edition, which was als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Films
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