Directing
Piro Milkani
Born January 5, 1939 · Korçë, Albania
Died May 24, 2025 · aged 86
Piro Milkani was born on January 5, 1939, in Korçë (Albaniua). He is a director and cinematographer, known for Ngadhnjim mbi vdekjen (1967), Përse bie kjo daulle (1969), Ne kufi te dy legjendave (1982) and Smutek paní Snajderové (2008).
Known For
Ulysses' Gaze · 1995Ulysses' Gaze
★ 7.51995
MovieDramaHistory
An exiled filmmaker finally returns to his home country where former mysteries and afflictions of his early life come back to haunt him once more.
Lamerica · 1994Lamerica
★ 7.21994
MovieDrama
Fiore, an Italian conman, arrives in post Communist Albania with Gino, his young apprentice, to set up a shoe factory that will never open. The con requires a native Albanian, so they designate Spiro, an impoverished and confused former political prisoner as chairman of the board. When Fiore returns to Italy to get government funds for the project, Spiro unexpectedly disappears and Gino sets out on a journey to find him. The search leads him to discover Spiro's tragic personal history and witness Albanian poverty firsthand.
The Sorrow of Mrs. Schneider · 2008The Sorrow of Mrs. Schneider
★ 5.42008
MovieRomanceDrama
It is 1961 and an Albanian student (Nik Xhelilaj) of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, together with a group of Czech students, is shooting his graduate movie on a motorcycle factory, in the small market-town of Český Šternberk, in then Czechoslovakia. Coming from a country that is completely isolated from the rest of Europe, he is fascinated by the lifestyle, society and "erotic exuberance" of the Czech golden youth, yet feeling strong links with his family in his homeland. He falls in love with a married woman (Anna Geislerová), the wife of a police superintendent (Paolo Buglioni) and is insecure about his future.
Special Task · 1963Special Task
★ 9.01963
MovieActionThriller
Tomori has managed to infiltrate a foreign agency and is trying to discover their secret documents, bases, and means of communication.
A Comrade from the Village · 1980A Comrade from the Village
★ 5.51980
MovieComedy
It is a cine comedy following "The Lady from the town". Olga is getting ready to go to a meeting of the district women activists, where she will relate her own experience in the struggle against conservative concepts. During a warm atmosphere, Olga sings the first lullaby to her newborn nephew: "Once upon a time there was an Olga who posed as a lady.Time passed by and the lady has become one of us, a comrade from the country"
Face to Face · 1979Face to Face
★ 7.51979
MovieDrama
A translator at the conference of communist parties witnessed the biggest break between the two communist parties. The dramatic events in the military conflict take place on a naval base in Albania, which the Soviets did not dare to adopt. Based on a novel by Ismail Kadare.
Once at Dawn · 1971Once at Dawn
★ 10.01971
MovieWarAction
A driver is tasked with sending weapons illegally to the partisan soldiers.
Between two legends · 1980Between two legends
★ 7.01980
MovieRomanceDrama
The events take place in the marsh of Nusekana, where a legend is also set. In this place, two students of agronomy, Eda and Bora come to carry out their learning practice. The passion for the profession makes the girls adapt with the new environment. Between Bora and Fani starts to grow the passion of love.
Filmography
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The Dynamite Watcher · 1963The Dynamite Watcher
★ 7.01963
MovieDrama
Three separate short stories by Jan Drda from the collection The Dumb Barricade: The Dynamite Watchman, Hatred and Traces.
Director of Photography
Vangjush Mio · 1966Vangjush Mio
★ 9.01966
MovieDocumentary
Documentary about the Albanian impressionist painter Vangjush Mio.
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