IFFI-2008 - International Film Festival of India
IFFI-2008 - International Film Festival of India
IFFI-2008 - International Film Festival of India
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<strong>IFFI</strong>-<strong>2008</strong><br />
CINEMA OF THE WORLD<br />
<strong>2008</strong>, 35 mm, Colour, 80 mins, English<br />
Croatia<br />
Behind The Glass<br />
This film speaks <strong>of</strong> a false life in an apparent order, which barely maintains itself in a<br />
chaotic disorder. Structured in five days, with the dynamics <strong>of</strong> numerous characters and<br />
seemingly connected events, the film pictures a love triangle. Such apparent order <strong>of</strong> life<br />
will inevitably break into pieces in the collision with the real life which is -<br />
unpredictable... Problems which have been brewing for years for successful 35-year-old<br />
architect Nikola Jeren come to a head in the space <strong>of</strong> five days. A life <strong>of</strong> lies and<br />
emotional turmoil has taken its toll on the man, he has no self-respect and doesn't know<br />
what he really wants. His long-term mistress Ana, a work colleague, is weary from all the<br />
years they've had to conceal their relationship; she wants him to get a divorce. His wife<br />
Maja, the mother <strong>of</strong> Nikola's 8-year-old daughter, is also pressing him to finally come to<br />
a decision. Nikola is imprisoned in a situation which cannot be resolved: whatever he<br />
does, he'll only hurt everyone he ever loved even more. Can something decide for us,<br />
something we're no longer used to expecting in life - a tragic coincidence?<br />
Director<br />
Zrinko Ogresta<br />
Screenplay<br />
Zrinko Ogresta , Lada Kastelan<br />
Cinematography<br />
Davorin Gecl , H.F.S.<br />
Editor<br />
Josip Podvorac, Vladimir Gojun<br />
Music<br />
Slavica Snur<br />
Cast<br />
Leon Lucev (Nikola), Jadranka ?okic (Maja), Daria Lorenci<br />
(Ana), Anja Sovagovic -Despot (Ljerka)<br />
Art<br />
Tanja Lacko<br />
Sound<br />
Zbynek Mikulik, Tomo Fogec<br />
Costumes<br />
Zeljka Franulovic<br />
Production & Sales<br />
Interfilm Produkcija<br />
Nova Ves 45/1, 10000 Zagreb<br />
Croatia<br />
T: +385 1 466 7290<br />
F: +385 1 466 7022<br />
Email: interfilm@interfilm.hr<br />
www.interfilm.hr<br />
<strong>Festival</strong>s<br />
Karlovy Vary<br />
Zrinko Ogresta (b. 1958, Virovitica, Croatia) graduated from the film and television<br />
department <strong>of</strong> Zagreb's Academy <strong>of</strong> Dramatic Arts (1982) and began making a name for<br />
himself with his short films which won a series <strong>of</strong> awards (Stormy Night / Olujna no?,<br />
1987; Forbidden Game / Zabranjena igra?ka/, 1989; Leo and Brigita / Leo i Brigita,<br />
1989; or Red Dust / Crvena prašina, 1999). His feature film debut was Fragment <strong>of</strong> My<br />
Childhood (Krhotine, 1991), nominated for the European <strong>Film</strong> Award. After the film<br />
Washed Out (Isprani, 1995), which was selected for competition at the Karlovy Vary<br />
<strong>International</strong> <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong>, he was hailed for his reflection <strong>of</strong> Croatian society Here (Tu,<br />
2003), which won him the Special Jury Prize at Karlovy Vary in 2004 and the Grand Prix<br />
for Best European <strong>Film</strong> at the Denver IFF in 2004. He made a series <strong>of</strong> documentaries<br />
during the war. He teaches film direction at the Academy <strong>of</strong> Dramatic Arts in Zagreb.<br />
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