NEW BOOK RELEASES BY CROATIAN PUBLISHERS
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ŽARKO LAUŠEVIĆ: A MONOGRAPH
Publishers: Hipatia and the Film Center of Serbia
Žarko Laušević: A Monograph offers a complete insight into the artistic path of one of the most notable actors of former Yugoslavia, covering his work in theatre, film, television, and literature. This comprehensive edition brings together texts by distinguished authors and records by more than fifty contributors, friends and contemporaries, who offer both professional and personal perspectives on Laušević’s extraordinary artistic career and life journey
The monograph is made especially valuable by analytical texts on his most important roles in theatre, film, and television, as well as previously unpublished information and memories that contribute to a better understanding of his work and the time in which he worked. The monograph offers abundant documentary photographs, largely from the personal archives of Žarko and Anita Laušević. Cover: Nebojša Babić, design: Izabela Martinov Tomović, editor: Radmila Stanković.
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DOC. DR. SC. ZLATKO VIDAČKOVIĆ, PROF. DR. SC. IVA ROSANDA ŽIGO, KATARINA MARIĆ
CROATIAN LITERATURE, FILM AND TELEVISION
21st Century Adaptations, Television and Independent Film and Their Critical Reception
Publishers: Metropolis Arts Organisation and University North
The monograph Croatian Literature, Film and Television is the continuation of the research started with the publishing of the book Croatian Film in the 21st Century, and it brings a detailed analysis of three significant fields of contemporary Croatian audiovisual culture: adaptations of literary works, television film, and independent film. The starting point of the research is the fact that as many as eight out of ten most watched Croatian films in the 21st century are based on literary works, although adaptations account for only a portion of overall Croatian film production. The authors’ analyses of films and literary sources explore the complex interplay between literature and film, and show that film adaptations do not reproduce literary works verbatim, but transform them into autonomous audiovisual works.
The second part of the monograph is focused on the role of Croatian Radiotelevision and television film in the development of national film, pointing out the importance of television production and co-productions in shaping Croatian cinematic space. The third part of the monograph is dedicated to independent film, which was an important production alternative to institutional models in recent decades and which opened up the space for new authorial poetics and more experimental approaches to film expression. By interconnecting the historical overview, critical analysis, and critical reception of films, the monograph brings a comprehensive view of the processes that shaped Croatian film and television in the 21st century and is a valuable contribution to the study of contemporary Croatian culture and media.
