The Slovenian film Dolina miru by France Štiglic celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. On the occasion of this venerable jubilee, the famous European film festival in Cannes will also pay tribute to him, which, as part of this year's program of the presentation of film classics, has placed him alongside world-renowned classics. The war film about two war orphans who lost their parents during the bombing returns to the "scene of the crime", where it competed for the Palme d'Or in 1957. Considered to be the most important and famous film festival in the world, the Cannes International Film Festival starts on the 11th and runs until the 22nd of May 2016.
Slovenian film classic Valley of peace After 59 years, Franceta Štiglica is returning to Cannes. This year, the festival is paying special attention to countries that have not previously been invited to the festival prestigious festival, to present theirs film heritage. In addition to Slovenia, these countries include Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Cuba, Pakistan, Hungary, Poland and Thailand. "Watch out for these rare gems!" they report from Cannes.
Dolina miru - the film was filmed in the valley near Suhem dol between Polhograjski hribovje and Žirovski Vrh, as well as in Poljanska dolina above Gorenja vas, in the Volčji potok arboretum and above Cerkni - it will be in Cannes in truly eminent company, as it will be screened alongside such restored film masterpieces as Valmont (1989) by Miloš Forman, One-Eyed Jacks (1961) directed by Marlon Brando, The Legend of Ugets (1953) by Kenji Mizoguchi, Solaris (1972) by Andrei Tarkovsky, Decalogue 5 and 6 (1989) by Krzysztof Kieslowski and Male gender-Female gender (1966) by Jean-Luc Godard.
The Valley of Peace is competed for the Palme d'Or in 1957 (in competition with the films Friendly Address with Gary Cooper, Fellini's Nights of Cabiri, which came with an Oscar for foreign language film, Bresson's The Death Sentenced Escaped, Dassin's He Who Must Die and Bergman's The Seventh Seal), which otherwise did not make a pilgrimage to Štiglič's hands , and that is why Slovenian or Yugoslav film he did not return home empty-handed because he is black John Kitzmiller, who played an American pilot in the film, received award for the best actor, which was the first ever award for a black actor at Cannes. They will have a projection May 18, 2016 also saw both then child actors in Cannes Tugo Štiglic and Eveline Wohlfeiler, who have not met in person since the filming of the film sixty years ago.
They still travel to Cannes four new Slovenian films namely Damjan Kozolet's Night Life, Igor Šterko's Go with Me, Marko Sosič's Comedy of Tears and Houston, we have a problem! Stamps of Virac and three co-productions– An afternoon well spent, The Last Execution and Woodland Concertina.
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