In the spirit of the 22nd Slovenian Film Awards in Vesna, we looked at the best Slovenian films of all time.
Are you wondering what they are? the best Slovenian films of all time? This time we will not be talking about the most watched, but about films that, in the opinion of the editors, deserve your viewing, as they belong to the pinnacle of Slovenian cinematography. We have also prepared an overview of this year's Vesna s Festival of Slovenian Film, which took place from September 17 to 22 in Portorož. Dear movie lovers, this one is for you!
The best Slovenian films of all time
Comedy
Vesna (1953)
The first real comedy created in Slovenia tells about the life of high school students. Three classmates who have to take their matriculation exams agree that Samo, one of them, must win the daughter of Professor Cosinus and thus provide the math assignments.
Romantic drama
Dancing in the Rain (1961)
Painter Peter would like to meet the ideal woman. Theater actress Maruša, with whom Peter has been in a steady relationship for seven years, would like to live with him and share everything with him. One night, Peter leaves Maruša, and even Maruša herself thinks that it is better that way. But in the end, both of them realize that they have lost something very important.
War drama
Goodbye to the Next War (1980)
During a holiday in Spain, two former mortal enemies meet: Slovene partisan Berk and German soldier Bitter, who fought in the ranks of the occupiers in Yugoslavia. In the middle of a friendly, tourist-free Spain, memories of the wartime, in which they were adversaries, come to life again.
Drama
Abortion of the Jellyfish (1980)
The main characters are teachers Kristina and Ljiljana, lost in the middle of the Vojvodina landscape. The first is Slovenian, the second is Serbian, and both dream of a new life in a big city. From beginning to end, the film is enriched with literary and visual elements of Dadaism and Surrealism.
Drama
Outsiders (1996)
Sead is a young man from a mixed family - his father is from Bosnia and is a JLA ensign, his mother is Slovenian, a housewife. The film begins with his arrival in Slovenia, where he continues his education at the Ljubljana high school. His problems begin when he falls under the influence of the punk movement and becomes a member of a band.
Comedy drama
In clay (1999)
Student Dizi lives his enjoyable and idle life in the dorm: drinking, sleeping and watching TV are the order of the day. One day, a freshman moves into his room, throwing Dizi out of his daily rhythm.
Drama
Bread and Milk (2001)
Ivan is released from an alcoholism treatment program one day early. He returns to his wife Sonja and 16-year-old son Robi. The next morning, Sonja sends Ivan to the store to get bread and milk. On the way home, Ivan meets Armand, a classmate from high school. Ivan drinks the first herb...
Drama
Ruins (2004)
Charismatic theater director and author Herman is preparing a new play, which is said to be an excess of his previous successes. During the rehearsals, many secrets and manipulations begin to be revealed, with which Herman wants to make fun of the relationships of the actors in his play.
Romantic war drama
Ljubljana is loved (2005)
Oton observes the development of his hometown from 1934, when King Alexander was killed in France, through the Italian and then the German occupation, to the arrival of communism. He promises his friend Marjana that they will love each other forever. Otto's wishes do not come true, the Italian occupier invades Ljubljana, and Marjana is captivated by a new love.
Romantic drama
Rooster's Breakfast (2007)
Djuro is employed as an apprentice by master Gajaš. The quiet life of the young apprentice is disturbed by the arrival of the dark-haired beauty Bronja, otherwise married to Lepec, a local bastard and pimp. Bronja and Djuro embark on a risky love affair, while Gajaš also harbors romantic fantasies and dreams of Severina.
Thriller
9:06 (2009)
A crime inspector investigates an unusual case. The investigation turns into an obsession, the inspector secretly moves into the apartment of the deceased, sinks deeper and deeper into his life and over time begins to take over his identity.
Comedy
Chefurji raus! (2013)
Marko and his three friends live in the infamous Ljubljana suburb of Fužine. Violence, crime and drugs slowly invade their everyday life, so friendship begins to crumble, and destinies diverge.
Drama
Class Enemy (2013)
The relationship between the students and the new German teacher is extremely strained. When one of the students commits suicide, her classmates accuse the teacher of being responsible for her death. The realization that things are not so black and white comes too late...
A horror movie
Idyll (2015)
Amateur photo model Zina goes with her team on a fashion photo shoot in pristine nature. On the idyllic meadow they have chosen for a photo shoot, they are ruthlessly attacked by the alleged owners of the meadow, Francl and Vintlr, and dragged into a dark cellar. The fight for life begins.
Documentary film
Houston, we have a problem! (2016)
The movie Houston, we have a problem! is an intriguing feature-documentary film that explores the myth of America's alleged multi-billion dollar purchase of the secret Yugoslav space program in the early 1960s.
Psychological drama
Ivan (2017)
Immediately after young Mara gives birth to Ivan, her worst nightmare begins. Ivan's father Rok, a married businessman whom Mara loves obsessively, disappears. When Mara finds out that Rok is accused of economic crime, she is brutally beaten by his wife's colleagues. Thus, Mara finds herself faced with an impossible choice between her love and her child.
Other best Slovenian films that are worth your attention
Flowers in Autumn (1973)
Masquerade (1973)
Granny Goes South (1991)
Carmen (1995)
Stereotype (1997)
Dark Angels of Destiny (1999)
Socializing the Bull (1999)
The Blank Leaf (2000)
Fuck (2000)
Ringing in the Head (2002)
Under Her Window (2003)
Spare Parts (2003)
Here and There (2005)
Slovenian (2009)
The Father (2010)
Be a basketball player (2017)
Slovenian Film Festival 2019: winners
On September 22, the awards of the 22nd Slovenian Film Festival were presented in the main hall of the Portorož Auditorium. The absolute winner of the evening was a stunning cinematic creation Tales from the chestnut woods, which received a constant for best feature film, and also forever for best direction, for best film as chosen by the audience, for best male lead, for best photo, for original soundtrack, for the best montage, for the best scenography, for the best costume design, for the best mask and for the best sound. The film also received IRIDIUM cash prize for post-production services.
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She has always earned the lead female role Liza Marijina, namely for the role of the rebellious nurse in Half Sister. This time, the delicate story was celebrated as the best screenplay Igor and Rosa from the hands of Katja Colja and Angel Carbon.
Who won the prize at FSF 2019?
Supporting Female Role: Jana Zupančič as Inspector Kaja in the Corporation
Supporting Male Role: Milivoj Roš as Miki in Oroslan
Best Documentary: Observational documentary about a notorious female assassin Daughter of the Camorra
Best Short Feature Film: Film Paradise
Best Animated Film: Liliana
Best Minority Production: Motion Picture God exists, her name is Petrunia
Best Academic Film: Documentary Alzheimer cafe
The most original experimental AV work: The man with the shadow
Aware of Special Achievements: Pumpkin on the hot roof of the world, portrait of Tomaž Solomon
Vesna for Special Achievement for Direction and Screenplay: Martin Turk / Good day for work
During the Slovene film evening, the prize of the educational program Sharpening the vision was also awarded for the best student film in the competition program, which went to Catfish Sandra Jovanovska. The film received the award of the Art Cinema Network of Slovenia God exists, her name is Petrunia, the Kosobrin Award for valuable film collaborators, which is awarded by the Society of Slovenian Directors Matija Kozamernik Jojo, the film's director.
You can read more about the events at the Slovenian Film Festival here connection.