PICCOLO
Dušan Vukotić (Zagreb film)
Jugoslavija/Yugoslavia, 1959, 35mm, 9’23’’
Človeka vznemiri razglašen zvok ustne harmonike, ki jo igra njegov sosed. Zato tudi sam prinese inštrument in začne se dvoboj do onemoglosti – interpretiran kot metafora hladne vojne. To je hkrati tudi prvo delo tretje faze Vukotićevega ustvarjanja, kjer svoje filme tematsko namenja odraslim ter skuša v obliki groteske posredovati moralno-filozofska sporočila o vprašanjih sodobnega sveta. Virtuozen crescendo medsebojnega rivalstva, vse do samouničenja, je bil sprejet kot glas razuma ter nagrajen s številnimi uglednimi nagradami.
A man is irritated by the sound of his neighbour playing harmonica (brand Piccolo), which is out of tune. He then brings his own instrument and they fight to exhaustion; the duel is interpreted as a metaphor for the Cold War.
This work is at the same time the first work from the third phase of Vukotić’s creation. In this section his works are intended exclusively for adults, they are trying to send moral and philosophical messages about important topics of the contemporary world in a grotesque form. A virtuoso crescendo of competition which reaches self-destruction has been praised as a voice of reason and awarded many distinguished prizes.
MALA KRONIKA / EVERYDAY CHRONICLE
Vatroslav Mimica (Zagreb film)
Jugoslavija/Yugoslavia, 1962, 35mm, 10’51’’
Slepec in pes se prebijata skozi gost mestni promet. Deli strojev, mehanizmov (zobnik, vzmet, pločevina, kovinski deli) ustvarjajo prostor, v katerem slepec in pes skušata preživeti. Ta brezčutni svet odpadkov ju duši, na koncu ostane pravi krvav madež. Nenadna smrt psa samo potrdi nepripravljenost ljudi, da bi pomagali v tragediji. Na likovno dosleden način je predstavljen razdrobljen svet, dehumanizirane in osamljene človeške enote. Ploskovno ustvarjene podobe se gibljejo v odtujenem svetu stalno premikajočih se ploskev, ki predstavljajo simbole v mehanizirani civilizaciji. Vatroslav Mimica v tem animiranem kolaž filmu anticipira popart.
A blind man and a dog thread their way through a traffic jam. Machine and mechanism parts (cogs, springs, tin, metal parts) create a space in which the blind man and the dog attempt to survive. They almost choke on the insensitive world of rubbish and in the end a real blood stain appears. A sudden death of the dog confirms even more that people are not willing to help in tragedy. We have before us a shattered world, dehumanized and lonely human units shown in an artistically coherent way. Figures created on a surface live in an alienated world of constantly moving surfaces representing symbols in a mechanized civilisation. In this animated collage film Vatroslav Mimica anticipates Pop Art.
VAU-VAU / WOW-WOW
Boris Kolar (Zagreb film)
Jugoslavija/Yugoslavia, 1964, 35mm, 9’57’’
Pes je objesten in prepričan o svoji moči. Terorizira ostale živali, ki jih pot slučajno zanese mimo njega – ptička, ježa, polža – ter ošabno uživa v strahu, ki jim ga povzroča njegov lajež. Igra se ponavlja – z variacijami, dokler se ne pojavi nekdo, ki se ne ustraši psa: mačka.
A dog, undisciplined and confident about its strength, terrorises other animals, which come along – a little bird, a hedgehog and a snail and enjoys the fear its barking puts in the animals. The game keeps repeating – with variations until the appearance of someone who will not back down – a cat.
MUHA / THE FLY
Aleksandar Marks, Vladimir Jutriša (Zagreb film)
Jugoslavija/Yugoslavia, 1966, 35mm, 8’40’’
Neprijetna vztrajnost muhe preraste v obsesijo, ki v človekovi zavesti postane prava pošast. V trenutku, ko monstruoznost muhe doseže vrhunec, človek podleže njeni nadmoči: da bi se obdržalo ravnotežje vseh stvari v naravi človeka, muha prevzame človeške dimenzije ter tako pride do kompromisa. Kafkovska zgodba o človeku in muhi, ki se bodeta, na koncu pa postaneta enakovredna.
Boring persistence of a fly grows into an obsession, and it becomes a monster in the human conscience. In a moment when the monstrousness reaches its peak, the man succumbs to its superiority: the fly assumes human dimensions and a compromise is reached so that harmony of the human nature is not disturbed. A Kafkaesque tale about a man and a fly butting heads, but ending up as equals.
RADOVEDNOST / ZNATIŽELJA / CURIOSITY
Borivoj Dovniković (Zagreb film)
Jugoslavija/Yugoslavia, 1966, 35mm, 8’30’’
Animirani film o človeški radovednosti, bolezni, za katero še danes ni zdravila.
Avtor Borivoj Dovniković Bordo je znan po kombiniranju humorja in prodornega razumevanja človeške psihe.
An animated film about human curiosity, an illness which has no cure to this day. Borivoj Dovniković Bordo is known for combining humour with an acute understanding of human psychology.
MED USTNICAMI IN KOZARCEM / IZME¯DU USANA I ČAŠE / BETWEEN LIPS AND GLASS
Dragutin Vunak (Zagreb film)
Jugoslavija/Yugoslavia, 1968, 35mm, 8’40’’
Variacija na temo pesmi Frana Alfirevića, svojevrsten in memoriam pesniku.
Variation on a theme of a poem by Frano Alfirević, a kind of in memoriam to the poet.
DNEVI MINEVAJO / IDU DANI / PASSING DAYS
Nedeljko Dragić (Zagreb film/Corona cinematografica)
Jugoslavija, Italija/Yugoslavia, Italy, 1968, 35mm, 10’12’’
Glavni junak Tino čaka na zapuščenem kraju. Vseeno se najde nekaj, kar razbije monotonijo čakanja – berač, hazarder, ciganski trio s pesmijo Dnevi minevajo, sebični lastnik nedokončane hiše, bizarni ljubezenski par, potujoči poročni sprevod, zakonsko zaščitena papiga, indiskretna krava, jezni motorizirani moški, bodoči režiser in vojska mravelj. Vsi gredo mimo Tina, za seboj pa puščajo pustoto in brezup. On še naprej čaka, komična življenjska igra se ponavlja. To je film o nemoči majhnega človeka, da se zoperstavi superiornim okoliščinam življenjske resničnosti.
The main character Tino is waiting in a vast place. However, there is something to break the monotony of waiting – a beggar, a gambler, Gipsy trio with a song Days Go By, a selfish owner of the yet unfinished house, bizarre lovers, travelling wedding procession, a parrot, protected by law, an indiscrete cow, an angry motorized man, a future director and an army of ants. They all pass Tino and leave monotony and hopelessness behind. He keeps waiting patiently, and the humorous game of life keeps repeating. A film about the weakness of the “little man” to stand up to the superiority of the reality.
MASKA RDEČE SMRTI / MASKA CRVENE SMRTI / MASK OF THE RED DEATH
Pavao Štalter, Branko Ranitović (Zagreb film)
Jugoslavija/Yugoslavia, 1969, 35mm, 9’35’’
Film je navdihnila zgodba Edgarja Allana Poeja. Princ Prospero je vnet častilec Satana. Na svoj čudaški grad povabi paleto buržoazne elite, medtem ko po vaseh pustoši kuga. Prospero je prepričan, da ga Satan ščiti pred smrtonosno epidemijo, ter grabežljive in razvajene prijatelje zabava z raznimi ekscentričnimi igricami in orgijami. Vendar pa kuga prevzame skrivnostno obliko, da dokonča svoje hudičevo delo.
Based on the Edgar Allan Poe story. Prince Prospero is a devoted Devil worshiper. He invites members of bourgeois elite to his strange castle, while the plague devastates the land. Prospero is convinced that Satan protects him against the epidemic and keeps entertaining his spoilt, rapacious friends with eccentric games and orgies. The plague then takes a mysterious form to do its evil work.
MAČKA / THE CAT
Zlatko Bourek (Zagreb film)
Jugoslavija/Yugoslavia, 1971, 35mm, 10’48’’
Zgodba je povzeta po Ezopovi basni; pravljica o nespremenljivosti resnične ženske narave skozi nadrealno preobrazbo. Mladi pesnik je osamljen, dokler mu Venera ne priskrbi družbe – preobrazi mačko v lepo dekle …
The story is based on an old Aesop fable. This is a tale about immutability of a true female nature. A young poet is lonesome until Venus provides him with company, following a surreal transformation of a cat into a girl.
RIBJE OKO / RIBLJE OKO / FISHEYE
Joško Marušić (Zagreb film)
Jugoslavija/Yugoslavia, 1980, 35mm, 10’
V mali ribiški vasici se življenje ni spremenilo že več generacij. Vse, kar imajo, vse, s čimer se indentificirajo, dobijo iz morja. Neke noči pa se potek dogodkov spremeni. Jutro prinese dvome; to je bila morda fikcija, morda pa svarilna metafora.
In a small fishing village people’s lives have not changed for generations. All they have, all they identify with is what they get from the sea. But one night the sequence of events is disturbed. The morning brings doubts; it was perhaps fiction or maybe a warning metaphor.
SLIKE SPOMINOV / SLIKE IZ SJEĆANJA / PICTURES FROM MEMORY
Nedeljko Dragić (Zagreb film)
Jugoslavija/Yugoslavia, 1989, 35mm, 12’43’’
Zgodba avtorjevega življenja v nemirnem času med letoma 1940 in 1960. Kot v sanjah, s hitro spreminjajočimi se vizualijami in razpoloženji, se avtor spominja slik iz svojega otroštva do študentskih let.
The story of the filmmaker’s life during the stirring times between 1940 and 1960. Like in a dream, with fast changing visuals and moods, the filmmaker remembers pictures from his early childhood until his college days.