Occupation in 26 Pictures

Occupation in 26 Pictures
Occupation in 26 Pictures
Directed by	Lordan Zafranović
Written by	Lordan Zafranović; Mirko Kovač
Starring	Frano Lasić
Cinematography	Karpo Ačimović Godina
Edited by	Josip Remenar
Release date	1978;
Running time	116 minutes
Country	Yugoslavia
Language	Croatian

Occupation in 26 Pictures, also known as Occupation in 26 Tableaux (Croatian: Okupacija u 26 slika), is a 1978 Yugoslavian war film directed by Lordan Zafranović. It was entered into the 1979 Cannes Film Festival.^[1] The film was selected as the Yugoslav entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 51st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[2]

Plot[]

It shows three friends just before World War II in Dubrovnik—Miho (a Jew), Niko (a Croat) and Toni (an Italian)—who, during the war, undergo different fates. Toni joins the Italian Blackshirts. Miho's family becomes a target of persecution. Niko's sister marries Toni in spite of her family's wishes. Niko after all joins the Partisans.

Cast[]

Frano Lasić as Niko
Milan Štrljić as Toni
as Ane
as Baldo
as Miho
as Mara
Stevo Žigon as Hubička
Bert Sotlar as Stijepo
Marija Kohn as Luce
Karlo Bulić as Paško
Zvonko Lepetić as Gavran
as Maraš
Antun Nalis as Paolo
Tanja Bošković as Pina
Izet Hajdarhodžić as Dum Đivo

Controversies[]

The film was controversial due to many things. In the communist Yugoslavia it was scandalous because of too many sexually explicit and violent scenes.^[3] Naturalistic portrayal of the widespread Ustasha atrocities made this film despised in the newly independent Croatia.^[3]

References[]

^ "Festival de Cannes: Occupation in 26 Pictures". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b A booklet with the film, Jutarnji list 2012, ISBN 978-953-7770-73-0