Directing
Nikola Stojanović
Born May 4, 1942 · Leskovac, Serbia, Yugoslavia
Died January 4, 2021 · aged 78
Nikola Stojanović was born on May 4, 1942, in Dušanovo near Leskovac, Serbia. He graduated Architecture in Sarajevo, where he started making films at the age of 22. He directed several short films as a member of amateur film club "Sarajevo" in the nineteen sixties, winning awards at film contests. He started working professionally in 1968 when he directed the 35 mm short "In The Kitchen" - a movi…
Known For
The Great Talent · 1984The Great Talent
1984
MovieTV MovieDrama
A group of factory workers is trying to make a theatrical play as amateur production, but political bigwigs want to supress them.
Brown Eye, Evil Eye · 1967Brown Eye, Evil Eye
★ 8.01967
MovieDrama
The story of the strange friendship between 70-year-old wheelchair bound man Tadeus and six-year-old Hildi. Tadeus's medical records reveal that he is suicidal. One day, while she is searching for her dog, Hildi prevents one of Tadeus's suicide attempts.
Dear Irena! · 1970Dear Irena!
★ 7.01970
MovieDrama
Students Marko, Dragan, Misko and Cutko make a foursome living in the spirit of their high-school "gang". One day they meet Irena, a student of medicine, who subsequently has an affair with Marko. Relationships within the foursome begin to deteriorate.
Golden Apple · 1986Golden Apple
★ 5.71986
MovieDrama
In the first year of freedom after WW2, a poor family from rocky Herzegovina moves to fertile province of Vojvodina hoping for a better life. However, there they face different type of troubles following the Tito's break-up with Stalin in 1948. Destinies of individual members of this family are about to have a tragic epilogue.
Rebel with a Cause: Nikola Stojanović (1942-2021) · 2024Rebel with a Cause: Nikola Stojanović (1942-2021)
2024
MovieDocumentary
An emotional journey through the life and film works of Nikola Stojanović, a graduate architect who directed five feature films, significant amount of short films and also founded and edited the legendary film magazine Sineast. He collaborated with some of the most prominent actors of Tito's Yugoslavia (Petar Božović, Mira Furlan, Predrag Ejdus, Radmila Živković) and was the recipient of Lifetime Achievement Award of the Martovski festival. His son Srđan Stojanović directed this documentary with tender loving care, saluting the man he so admired.
The Act · 1980The Act
★ 8.01980
MovieDrama
Short by N. Stojanović.
The Autograph · 1977The Autograph
1977
MovieDramaTV Movie
Živka, a kitchen helper at a restaurant where visiting sports teams eat, is in love with basketball star Mensur. Late at night, on a deserted street, the two meet by chance and he spends the night with her in a dormitory.
Farewell Belle Epoque - Destiny of a Movie · 1996Farewell Belle Epoque - Destiny of a Movie
1996
MovieDocumentary
In the summer of 1990, writer / director Nikola Stojanović shot his new feature film Belle Epoque in Sarajevo. The war in Bosnia and Herzegovina breaks out, making it imposible to finish the editing of the film. The year is now 1996, and Nikola Stojanović remembers working on expensive project. He lives in Belgrade, the film's negative is in Zagreb and sound materials are in Sarajevo. Will he ever finish editing his film?
Movies
The Great Talent · 1984The Great Talent
1984
MovieTV MovieDrama
A group of factory workers is trying to make a theatrical play as amateur production, but political bigwigs want to supress them.
Brown Eye, Evil Eye · 1967Brown Eye, Evil Eye
★ 8.01967
MovieDrama
The story of the strange friendship between 70-year-old wheelchair bound man Tadeus and six-year-old Hildi. Tadeus's medical records reveal that he is suicidal. One day, while she is searching for her dog, Hildi prevents one of Tadeus's suicide attempts.
Dear Irena! · 1970Dear Irena!
★ 7.01970
MovieDrama
Students Marko, Dragan, Misko and Cutko make a foursome living in the spirit of their high-school "gang". One day they meet Irena, a student of medicine, who subsequently has an affair with Marko. Relationships within the foursome begin to deteriorate.
Golden Apple · 1986Golden Apple
★ 5.71986
MovieDrama
In the first year of freedom after WW2, a poor family from rocky Herzegovina moves to fertile province of Vojvodina hoping for a better life. However, there they face different type of troubles following the Tito's break-up with Stalin in 1948. Destinies of individual members of this family are about to have a tragic epilogue.
Rebel with a Cause: Nikola Stojanović (1942-2021) · 2024Rebel with a Cause: Nikola Stojanović (1942-2021)
2024
MovieDocumentary
An emotional journey through the life and film works of Nikola Stojanović, a graduate architect who directed five feature films, significant amount of short films and also founded and edited the legendary film magazine Sineast. He collaborated with some of the most prominent actors of Tito's Yugoslavia (Petar Božović, Mira Furlan, Predrag Ejdus, Radmila Živković) and was the recipient of Lifetime Achievement Award of the Martovski festival. His son Srđan Stojanović directed this documentary with tender loving care, saluting the man he so admired.
The Act · 1980The Act
★ 8.01980
MovieDrama
Short by N. Stojanović.
The Autograph · 1977The Autograph
1977
MovieDramaTV Movie
Živka, a kitchen helper at a restaurant where visiting sports teams eat, is in love with basketball star Mensur. Late at night, on a deserted street, the two meet by chance and he spends the night with her in a dormitory.
Farewell Belle Epoque - Destiny of a Movie · 1996Farewell Belle Epoque - Destiny of a Movie
1996
MovieDocumentary
In the summer of 1990, writer / director Nikola Stojanović shot his new feature film Belle Epoque in Sarajevo. The war in Bosnia and Herzegovina breaks out, making it imposible to finish the editing of the film. The year is now 1996, and Nikola Stojanović remembers working on expensive project. He lives in Belgrade, the film's negative is in Zagreb and sound materials are in Sarajevo. Will he ever finish editing his film?
A Waltz for Belle Epoque - The Happyend of a Destiny · 2007A Waltz for Belle Epoque - The Happyend of a Destiny
2007
MovieDocumentary
In 1990, writer / director Nikola Stojanović shot a very expensive feature film "Belle epoque or the Last Waltz in Sarajevo". The war broke in Bosnia and Herzegovina, so the post-production stopped. He finaly finished the editing in 2007, when the movie premiered after 17 years of waiting to be completed. This is the triumphant sequel to the 1996 documentary "Farewell Belle Epoque - Destiny of a Movie".
Triptych · 1982Triptych
1982
MovieDocumentary
Short documentary.
The Last Waltz in Sarajevo · 1990The Last Waltz in Sarajevo
★ 5.01990
MovieDrama
The last film made in Yugoslavia, tells a story about Sarajevo during the last days of Europe, better known as the "Belle Epoque", between the years 1910-1914. A time of troubled events in the Balkans and an assassination attempt of Franz Ferdinand, which caused the beginning of the First World War.
Looking Into the Night · 1978Looking Into the Night
★ 8.01978
MovieDrama
The common motif of two stories is love and death. In the first story, a drama of love and adultery takes place with a tragic ending. In the second story, the environment of hospital asylum and the constant presence of death makes two diabetics carefully watching over an unknown man in coma.
Pollen Dust · 1974Pollen Dust
★ 5.81974
MovieDrama
A young journalist is sent to a small Bosnian town to interview people on happiness. He mixes up with local affair and has a romance with a student. He gets a shock when he finds out that he is going to be important due to childhood mumps.
Scenes from the Life of BH Film · 2022Scenes from the Life of BH Film
2022
MovieDramaDocumentary
The history of Bosnian cinematography over 75 years of existence.