Choreography for a Camera and Dancers

Choreography for a Camera and Dancers 1968

1

The first experimental dance film from Croatia, which pays homage to the pioneer of experimental and dance film Maya Deren and her "Study in Choreography for Camera" from 1945. The theme of the film is inspired by a composition by Ivo Malec "Miniatures for Lewis Carroll", and the dance is performed by the members of the Studio for Contemporary Dance who, in black suits and white surroundings, seem to float in the space captured by the eye of the camera.

1968

Lapitch the Little Shoemaker

Lapitch the Little Shoemaker 1997

5.30

Fed up with the harsh treatment his master has given him, a brave little mouse (and later his dog, Brewster) sets off on an adventure.

1997

The Secret Life of Nikola Tesla

The Secret Life of Nikola Tesla 1980

6.10

Life and times of Nikola Tesla, famous scientist whose inventions were stolen, but whose greatest contribution to mankind remain a mystery to this day.

1980

Fisheye

Fisheye 1980

6.20

A fishing village falls prey to a nightmare revenge from the sea. Award-winning Yugoslavian animated short film.

1980

The Substitute

The Substitute 1961

6.52

Simple story about the man who goes to the beach and uses inflatable objects for all of his needs. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

1961

Satiemania

Satiemania 1978

6.20

The fauna of the megalopolis, the jungle of the supermarket, the bedlam of brothels and bars, the effect of the bars in the fog, the swaying ears of corn, the swaying of men hanging from the gallows, the ripple of water – seen by the eye of the animator…

1978

Djuka Begovic

Djuka Begovic 1991

5.70

After spending 13 years in prison, forty-year-old Djuka Begovic returns to his home-village in Slavonia. He promises to his mother that he will begin a new and honest life. He finds new meaning in taking care of his daughter Smilja. He tries to chase away destructive thoughts that threaten to overwhelm him by throwing himself into hard work. However, everything around him reminds him of his past and his family's tragic destiny. His family was wealthy at the beginning of the twentieth century, but was destroyed by the capitalist powers that took over the villages and broke the traditional family cooperatives. Djuka's personal life was marked by constant conflicts with his father.

1991

A Journey

A Journey 1972

6.80

This film shows a surreal train ride by several passengers whose journey is not quite what they expect in this brilliant short film.

1972

Sokol Did Not Love Him

Sokol Did Not Love Him 1988

6.40

The story begins in a small rural village in Ladimirevci, Eastern Croatia in 1943, where a land owner Sima is helping the Partisan Movement and the official Ustasha regime in order to save the life of his son Beneš, who is enlisted in the German army. Sima doesn't want to let his son fight for the wrong side any more, and doesn't want to give him to the Partisans either, so he hides him in his attic for the time being. The story is interwoven with episodes of Sima trying to muster a beautiful stallion - Sokol - who only answers to his son Beneš and clearly doesn't like his old man.

1988

Sand, Love and Salt

Sand, Love and Salt 1957

6.00

Love story between a fisherman of the Adriatic coast and a young girl of the village.

1957

Cricket & Antoinette

Cricket & Antoinette 2023

6.30

Two main characters, Cricket and Antoinette, represent two separate worlds, the world of noise, chaos and creativity on the one side, and the world of work, order and discipline on the other. As they fall in love, in spite of obvious differences, they manage to create harmony.

2023

The Elm Chanted Forest

The Elm Chanted Forest 1986

6.50

A painter falls asleep beneath a magical elm tree and awakens with magical powers that allow him to communicate with the creatures of the forest. In the limited time that he possesses these powers, he must help save the forest from the threat of the evil Cactus King.

1986

A Bee Has Been Born

A Bee Has Been Born 1970

1

A honeycomb in a beehive. A rhythmical collective of bees and the expectation of the birth of a baby bee. Immediately after birth, her collision with the World begins. She has to learn discipline and join the collective. Her mischief and curiosity make her look irresponsible, because every new situation drags her into an adventure someone needs to save her from. Different situations, different problems. She learns about life independently. Life kicks and beats her, so she finally settles in the bee collective.

1970

The Wall

The Wall 1965

6.20

A wall blocks the path of two people. One man submits, while the other refuses to admit defeat.

1965

The Magician's Hat

The Magician's Hat 1990

6.30

Thistle the magician and his forest friends take on the emperor Mrazomor and his horde of ice witches.

1990

The Four Seasons

The Four Seasons 1979

7.00

The film is an omnibus consisting of three stories - "Usvojenje", "Ferije" and "Probni rok". We follow fragments of the lives of young girls from a social institution for children and young adults without parents. In the first story, a wealthy young couple wants to adopt a five-year-old girl, Zeljka. The emotionally undeveloped child has a hard time adapting to her new environment. In Ferije, fifteen-year-old Visnja spends her winter holidays in a gloomy home for young delinquents, where she experiences her first romance. The heroine of the third story is nineteen-year-old Branka who, after her graduation, tries to find a job and become independent from the social institutions she has lived in her entire life.

1979

100 Beauties Per Day

100 Beauties Per Day 1971

1

One of the three polemical articles in the series "Forbidden" in which there are critically opposed stands on various phenomena in society. The works of Fulgosi offered sarcastic view on everyday life which prompted some to declare him "a genius of his time".

1971

Per aspera ad astra

Per aspera ad astra 1969

5.00

Short movie where a little old man trying to get up from the toilet. He gets a helping hand.

1969