AMBRELA
MARSHAL TITO’S SPIRIT
DIRECTOR: Vinko Brešan
COUNTRY: Croatia
YEAR/DURATION: 1999. • 97′
satire
Info
- SCREENPLAY: Ivo Brešan, Vinko Brešan
- CINEMATOGRAPHY: Živko Zalar
- EDITOR: Sandra Botica-Brešan
- PRODUCTION DESIGN: Mario Ivezić
- SOUND: Ranko Pauković
- SCORE: Mate Matišić
- SPECIAL EFFECTS: Branko Repalust
- CAST: Dražen Kühn, Linda Begonja, Ilija Ivezić, Boris Buzančić, Inge Appelt, Ivo Gregurević, Predrag Vušović, Ksenija Pajić
- PRODUCERS: Ivan Maloča, Ljubomir Sikić
- PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Interflim
- DISTRIBUCIJA: Interfilm
Synopsis
A rumour has spread that the ghost of the deceased marshal Tito appeared in a small island town. Old partisans think their time may come again and so the place of the alleged Tito’s ghost appearance becomes a pilgrimage site for retired veterans. The town mayor wants to use this to boost tourism, and police officer Stipan is tasked to find out what is really going on…
Festivals and awards
Berlin International Film Festival 2000 – Wolfgang Staudte Award
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2000 – Best Director
Pula Film Festival 2000 – Grand Golden Arena for Best Film, Golden Arena for Best Actor, Golden Arena for Best Music, Golden Gate of Pula
Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2001 – Kodak Vision Award
Trailer
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About the director
Vinko Brešan
(Zagreb, 1964) graduated in film and TV directing from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. He first gained recognition with his awarded short documentary films (Our Stock Exchange, 1988, which received a diploma at the festival in Oberahusen, while Lunch Together, 1994, and The Corridor, 1995, won the Oktavijan Award of the Croatian Association of Film Critics). His debut feature How the War Started on My Island (1996) has been one of the most popular films in Croatian cinemas since 1990, right after Titanic. His feature films Marshal Tito’s Spirit and Witnesses received awards at festivals in Berlin and Karlovy Vary. His comedy The Priest’s Children (2013) was nominated for Best Comedy by the European Film Academy and has been distributed in 30 countries around the world. He also directs theatre productions.
Projekcije
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