O, Vrba | |
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Directed by | Mario Förster |
Starring |
Fran Saleški Finžgar (voice) Oton Župančič (voice) |
Music by | Janko Gregorc |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
Country | Yugoslavia |
Language | Slovene |
O, Vrba is a key Slovene pre-war documentary film. [1] It was commissioned by the Educational Union ( Slovene: Prosvetna zveza), directed by Mario Förster and produced in 1941 under the auspice of the company Emona Film. [2] Its first internal[ clarification needed] premiere took place in the beginning of 1942. [3] Due to the so-called " cultural silence" imposed in the Slovene Lands during World War II, it was released only in 1945 by the State Film Company. [2] It is a short black and white film that shows the Prešeren House after it was opened as a museum, on the day when the authors found out about the German assault on Poland, reflected in a dark atmosphere of clouds traversing the Karawanks. [4] The film reflects Förster's fine feel for light and composition. [2] It contains voice recordings of the writer Fran Saleški Finžgar, who led the arrangement of the house, and of the poet Oton Župančič, who recited the Prešeren's poem O Vrba. [4] The music, written by Janko Gregorc , was the first original Slovene film music. [1] The montage and mixing of sound and picture were done by Rudi Omota . [1]
O, Vrba | |
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Directed by | Mario Förster |
Starring |
Fran Saleški Finžgar (voice) Oton Župančič (voice) |
Music by | Janko Gregorc |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
Country | Yugoslavia |
Language | Slovene |
O, Vrba is a key Slovene pre-war documentary film. [1] It was commissioned by the Educational Union ( Slovene: Prosvetna zveza), directed by Mario Förster and produced in 1941 under the auspice of the company Emona Film. [2] Its first internal[ clarification needed] premiere took place in the beginning of 1942. [3] Due to the so-called " cultural silence" imposed in the Slovene Lands during World War II, it was released only in 1945 by the State Film Company. [2] It is a short black and white film that shows the Prešeren House after it was opened as a museum, on the day when the authors found out about the German assault on Poland, reflected in a dark atmosphere of clouds traversing the Karawanks. [4] The film reflects Förster's fine feel for light and composition. [2] It contains voice recordings of the writer Fran Saleški Finžgar, who led the arrangement of the house, and of the poet Oton Župančič, who recited the Prešeren's poem O Vrba. [4] The music, written by Janko Gregorc , was the first original Slovene film music. [1] The montage and mixing of sound and picture were done by Rudi Omota . [1]