Summary
The Fall of Italy (Serbo-Croatian: Pad Italije) is a 1981 Yugoslav war film by Croatian director Lordan Zafranović.[1]
| The Fall of Italy | |
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| Pad Italije | |
| Directed by | Lordan Zafranović |
| Written by | Mirko Kovač Lordan Zafranović |
| Starring | Daniel Olbrychski Ena Begović Frano Lasić Snežana Savić Antun Nalis Gorica Popović Mirjana Karanović Miodrag Krivokapić Dragan Maksimović |
| Cinematography | Božidar Nikolić |
| Edited by | Josip Remenar |
| Music by | Alfi Kabiljo |
Production companies | Jadran Film Centar Film |
Release date | 1981 |
Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | Yugoslavia |
| Language | Serbo-Croatian |
It won the Big Golden Arena for Best Film at the 1981 Pula Film Festival.[2]
Plot edit
On a Dalmatian island, the partisan commander Davorin (Daniel Olbrychski) liquidates, according to the party's understanding, an immoral friend and comrade Nika (Frano Lasić) and his lover, Krasna (Snežana Savić), an Italian collaborator. Davorin later marries the beautiful Veronika (Ena Begović), the daughter of a rich local. Owing to Davorin's negligence, the Nazis, Ustashe and Chetniks arrive on the island after Italy capitulates.[3]
The fall of Italy causes armies to mobilise, leads to panic, skirmishes, cruelty and incentifies revenge. The island suffers from said panic and destruction. The commander of a partisan unit, a man dedicated to the cause, falls in love with a girl whose father is a landowner and traitor. From that moment on, he finds it harder to choose between love and freedom, and his resolve becomes weaker. His younger brother, who grew up during the revolution, judges his irresponsible behaviour. This story is followed by a mosaic of other characters and their fates.[4]
Cast edit
- Daniel Olbrychski as Davorin
- Ena Begović as Veronika
- Gorica Popović as Božica
- Mirjana Karanović as Mare
- Dragan Maksimović as Rafo
- Miodrag Krivokapić as Andro
- Dušan Janićijević as Ljubo
- Ljiljana Krstić as Antica
- Bata Živojinović as Grgo Kusturin
- Frano Lasić as Niko
- Snežana Savić as Krasna
- Igor Hajdarhodžić as Lovre
- Mira Župan as Luce
- Tonko Lonza as Fra Blago
- Miroljub Lešo as Vasilij Denisenko, Circassian
- Antun Nalis as priest
- Ranko Gučevac as Chetnik
- Alenka Rančić
- Zaim Muzaferija
Awards and honours edit
Awards edit
- Pula Film Festival, 1981 - Big Golden Arena for Best Film, Golden Arena for Best Director[5]
- Valencia Film Festival, 1982 - Grand Prix (Lordan Zafranović)[1]
Nominations edit
- Venice Film Festival, 1981 - Golden Lion (Lordan Zafranović)[6]
Legacy edit
The Yugoslav Film Archive, in accordance with its authorities based on the Law on Cultural Heritage, declared one hundred Serbian feature films (1911–1999) as cultural heritage of great importance on December 28, 2016. The Fall of Italy is also on that list.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b "Baza HR kinematografije". hrfilm.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ^ "28. Festival igranog filma u Puli" (in Croatian). Pula Film Festival. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
- ^ "Пад Италије (1981)". www.kinoteka.org.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ^ "Pad Italije". filmovi.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ^ "PAD ITALIJE" (in Croatian). 2021-02-02. Archived from the original on 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ^ The Fall of Italy (1981) - Awards - IMDb, retrieved 2023-11-08
- ^ "Сто српских играних филмова (1911-1999) проглашених за културно добро од великог значаја". www.kinoteka.org.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-11-08.
External links edit
- The Fall of Italy at IMDb
- The Fall of Italy at AllMovie
- The Fall of Italy at Filmski-Programi.hr (in Croatian)
