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Vanča Kljaković
Directing
Biography
Vanca Kljakovic was born on 20 March 1930 in Split, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He was a director and writer, known for Hotelska soba (1975), Kljuc (1965) and Kuzis stari moj (1973). He was married to Vida Tucan and Zdenka Hersak. He died on 16 September 2010 in Croatia. Kljaković graduated from classical high school in his native Split . He studied and graduated in acting at the Academy of Theater Arts in Belgrade , and then at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb, he studied and graduated in directing in the class of Dr. Branko Gavella. Kljaković appeared in Croatian theater and film life at the end of the 1950s , first as an actor and screenwriter and then, in the early 1960s , as a director at the then Zagreb Drama Theater (today GDK Gavella ). He was employed at the "Gavella" theater until 1970 , and then worked as a freelance artist. From 1996 until his retirement, he worked at the Croatian National Theater in Split : after that engagement, he became almost the "house director" of the Split City Youth Theater , where his wife, costume designer Vida Tućan , was one of his most loyal collaborators . For the past fifteen years, he has successfully collaborated with the City Puppet Theater in Split. Vanča Kljaković made his debut as a film director in 1965 with the film Duga ulica , the first part of the Ključ omnibus . Then followed the films The Eleventh Commandment (1970), My Old Man's Home (1973) and Slow Motion (1979). In 1987, he directed the film Marjuča ili smrt , and a year later Buža , perhaps his most valuable film production based on the story and screenplay of the same name by Živko Jeličić .
Filmography Movies
Acting
Justice
A man and a woman quarrel in the street. Others take sides, and a brawl begins. The police finally intervene and justice is carried out in a manner befitting this stylised, slap-stick satire. - MIFF
The Siege
A group of partisans is under siege, surrounded by strong German forces. Some of them remember the events that preceded the siege. This is an omnibus of three intertwined stories.
The Siege
A group of partisans is under siege, surrounded by strong German forces. Some of them remember the events that preceded the siege. This is an omnibus of three intertwined stories.
Wish I Were a Shark
Two young hicks from Dalmatian hinterland are coming to Split in order to spend the night and pick local girls. In the meantime, Ive Dumanic, a brewery worker, has just lost his job after accidentally mixing beer with tonic.
Mamula Camp
Story of people in a camp, situated on a small island and ruled by Nazis.
Production
The Hole
Two neighbors quarrel through the hole in the wall which connects their bedrooms.
The Key
Segment "Duga ulica" (A Long Street): A young man named Boris and a girl, Vera, live in the same neighborhood. They meet one night when she loses her key. Boris invites her to spend the night at his place; Segment "Čekati" (To Wait): Married students, Ivan and Sonja, live in an old woman's apartment. She is sick and the couple hopes that she will die soon, so that they may inherit her apartment; Segment "Poslije predstave" (After the Play): A husband and a wife lose the key to their apartment and have to spend the night in a hotel. The experience is wonderful and renews their feelings for each other, if only for a night.
The Key
Segment "Duga ulica" (A Long Street): A young man named Boris and a girl, Vera, live in the same neighborhood. They meet one night when she loses her key. Boris invites her to spend the night at his place; Segment "Čekati" (To Wait): Married students, Ivan and Sonja, live in an old woman's apartment. She is sick and the couple hopes that she will die soon, so that they may inherit her apartment; Segment "Poslije predstave" (After the Play): A husband and a wife lose the key to their apartment and have to spend the night in a hotel. The experience is wonderful and renews their feelings for each other, if only for a night.
Ya Know, Mate
Our hero is Glista - a young Zagreb punk whose (sub)urban adventures depict his world and philosophy.
Ya Know, Mate
Our hero is Glista - a young Zagreb punk whose (sub)urban adventures depict his world and philosophy.
The Organ and the Firemen
A young female student of music finds herself in a Dalmatian town in order to practice organo playing in the local church, and there she falls in love with a timid young man who helps her with it.
Slow Motion
A 40 year old former football star and idol of his generation feels that there's a gap between him and the rest of his peers. In order to cross divides over, he makes 20th anniversary party for his school friends he graduated with, only to find out that things are more complicated than he first thought.
Either We Are or Aren't
Luka Šušmek, a servant, daily laborer and a bit of a vagabond, makes his way through life with his favorite phrase – “either we are, or we are not”, but it causes nothing but troubles to him.
The Eleventh Commandment
A middle-aged man comes to visit his old war friend, only to find out that his friend's 15-year old daughter is alone at home and prepares for the date with her boyfriend. Despite the age difference, the two develop chemistry and understanding in otherwise uncomfortable settings.
Marjuca or Death
The town of Split in the 1930s during Italian occupation. A boy torn between kid's games and sexual awakening finds more about the latter at the nearby whorehouse who works non-stop.