Majda Potokar

Acting

Majda Potokar

Born March 1, 1930 · Ljubljana, Slovenia, Yugoslavia [now Slovenia]

Died April 24, 2001 · aged 71

No biography available.

Known For

Red WheatRed Wheat · 1970
Red Wheat
6.41970
MovieDrama
An ex-partisan and current political activist sets out to Styria region in Slovenia to buy out the wheat from peasants and convince them to form the farming collective. His ostensible success (based on blackmailing rather than convincing), as well as his love defeat, make him disturbed and he kills an innocent man while performing a social mission.
The Sarajevo AssassinationThe Sarajevo Assassination · 1968
The Sarajevo Assassination
7.31968
Movie
A resistance fighter in WW2 Sarajevo is running from the Gestapo and finds shelter in the home of the old man. The old man is a former member of the Mlada Bosna organization and tells the young man about his youth and events that which led to assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo.
Love Is the Ruin of Us AllLove Is the Ruin of Us All · 1987
Love Is the Ruin of Us All
7.01987
MovieTV MovieDrama
At the end of the last century hunters who hunted wild roosters, while waiting for prey to show up, were killing time with storytelling. The first story is about Jernac that had a fight with Tomas because of Rezika. Another story tells about Tincek, limp foundling, who spent his youth with the Komar family, where he fell in love with their Lencka. The third is the story of a rich Miholac whose attention was grabbed by poor Polonca, a romance that was opposed by his father. The central theme of all stories is love that eventually everybody die of.
Don't Cry, PeterDon't Cry, Peter · 1964
Don't Cry, Peter
6.81964
MovieComedyWar
Two partisan miners are entrusted with the task of honor to transfer safely three orphan children from a dangerous zone of fighting to the safe liberated territory. In the beginning the two miners feel humiliated because they would like to engage in more important action, but later they become big friends with the children, especially with Peter, the youngest one.
Real Pests!Real Pests! · 1977
Real Pests!
8.31977
MovieComedy
In Ljubljana lives a bus driver Stebe. He's a widower. He lives with five sons and a maid Rozi. The boys are very naughty and keep annoying Rozi and, in fact all neighbourhood. One day Rozi in desperation declares that she is leaving them, because she cant stand it no more. And she does leave, although she is fond of the boys. Soon afterwards Rozi's niece Meri comes by, asking if she might stay because she wants to find herself a job in town. Meri is good girl but cannot cope with the kitchen work as successfully as her aunt. But the whole Steb family seems to be charmed by her. Even one of Stebe's own colleagues, Tone, begins to take interest in the girl. Meri likes him too. Stebe's boys feel quite disappointed because of it. But all's well that ends well: in full conspiracy Meri qualifies as bus driver while Rozi returns to the Stebe family.
Strawberry TimeStrawberry Time · 1978
Strawberry Time
5.51978
MovieDramaRomance
Jagoda Kopriva is a typical teenage girl who hangs out with her friends from school, flirting with boys, quarreling with her parents, and discovering her own sexuality.
Artificial ParadiseArtificial Paradise · 1990
Artificial Paradise
7.81990
MovieDrama
Los Angeles in 1935. Fritz Lang receives in his hotel apartment the young film amateur Willy, who wants to prepare an interview with him. At a certain moment Lang starts relating how, as an army officer in the First World War, he spent some time in the house of the lawyer Karol Gatnik in a small town in the northeast of Slovenia. Lang makes friends with Gatnik and gets aquainted with all members of his family. When Lang finds out that Gatnik is a passionate film amateur and that he also possesses his own camera, they make a film together. This is probably Lang’s first contact with cinematography. Late at night Lang looks at the photographs in Los Angeles and revives in his spirit the imaginary meeting with his friend Gatnik.
Times Devoid of Fairy TalesTimes Devoid of Fairy Tales · 1986
Times Devoid of Fairy Tales
10.01986
MovieDrama
A coming-of-age story set in Slovenian town during WW2.

Movies

Red WheatRed Wheat · 1970
Red Wheat
6.41970
MovieDrama
An ex-partisan and current political activist sets out to Styria region in Slovenia to buy out the wheat from peasants and convince them to form the farming collective. His ostensible success (based on blackmailing rather than convincing), as well as his love defeat, make him disturbed and he kills an innocent man while performing a social mission.
The Sarajevo AssassinationThe Sarajevo Assassination · 1968
The Sarajevo Assassination
7.31968
Movie
A resistance fighter in WW2 Sarajevo is running from the Gestapo and finds shelter in the home of the old man. The old man is a former member of the Mlada Bosna organization and tells the young man about his youth and events that which led to assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo.
Love Is the Ruin of Us AllLove Is the Ruin of Us All · 1987
Love Is the Ruin of Us All
7.01987
MovieTV MovieDrama
At the end of the last century hunters who hunted wild roosters, while waiting for prey to show up, were killing time with storytelling. The first story is about Jernac that had a fight with Tomas because of Rezika. Another story tells about Tincek, limp foundling, who spent his youth with the Komar family, where he fell in love with their Lencka. The third is the story of a rich Miholac whose attention was grabbed by poor Polonca, a romance that was opposed by his father. The central theme of all stories is love that eventually everybody die of.
Don't Cry, PeterDon't Cry, Peter · 1964
Don't Cry, Peter
6.81964
MovieComedyWar
Two partisan miners are entrusted with the task of honor to transfer safely three orphan children from a dangerous zone of fighting to the safe liberated territory. In the beginning the two miners feel humiliated because they would like to engage in more important action, but later they become big friends with the children, especially with Peter, the youngest one.
Real Pests!Real Pests! · 1977
Real Pests!
8.31977
MovieComedy
In Ljubljana lives a bus driver Stebe. He's a widower. He lives with five sons and a maid Rozi. The boys are very naughty and keep annoying Rozi and, in fact all neighbourhood. One day Rozi in desperation declares that she is leaving them, because she cant stand it no more. And she does leave, although she is fond of the boys. Soon afterwards Rozi's niece Meri comes by, asking if she might stay because she wants to find herself a job in town. Meri is good girl but cannot cope with the kitchen work as successfully as her aunt. But the whole Steb family seems to be charmed by her. Even one of Stebe's own colleagues, Tone, begins to take interest in the girl. Meri likes him too. Stebe's boys feel quite disappointed because of it. But all's well that ends well: in full conspiracy Meri qualifies as bus driver while Rozi returns to the Stebe family.
Strawberry TimeStrawberry Time · 1978
Strawberry Time
5.51978
MovieDramaRomance
Jagoda Kopriva is a typical teenage girl who hangs out with her friends from school, flirting with boys, quarreling with her parents, and discovering her own sexuality.
Artificial ParadiseArtificial Paradise · 1990
Artificial Paradise
7.81990
MovieDrama
Los Angeles in 1935. Fritz Lang receives in his hotel apartment the young film amateur Willy, who wants to prepare an interview with him. At a certain moment Lang starts relating how, as an army officer in the First World War, he spent some time in the house of the lawyer Karol Gatnik in a small town in the northeast of Slovenia. Lang makes friends with Gatnik and gets aquainted with all members of his family. When Lang finds out that Gatnik is a passionate film amateur and that he also possesses his own camera, they make a film together. This is probably Lang’s first contact with cinematography. Late at night Lang looks at the photographs in Los Angeles and revives in his spirit the imaginary meeting with his friend Gatnik.
Times Devoid of Fairy TalesTimes Devoid of Fairy Tales · 1986
Times Devoid of Fairy Tales
10.01986
MovieDrama
A coming-of-age story set in Slovenian town during WW2.
Blanka Kolak's LoveBlanka Kolak's Love · 1987
Blanka Kolak's Love
9.01987
MovieDrama
In the wild times of the Second World War, Blanka marries political grandee Pavle, who is shortly afterwards sent to Goli Otok as a political prisoner. Blanka has enthusiasm for photography, becomes independent and opens a studio of photography with Laco. But soon she realizes that her business partner is an impostor. Pavle returns from prison, but their relationship, despite awareness of the political interference in their intimate sphere, imbues the bitter chill and misunderstanding. Blanka tries to drown her endless problems in alcohol and seduce her only male friend, but her last rescue, the thread of love, is being interrupted as well. Is every love of Blanka Kolak sentenced to death, is love possible at all, is worth living without it?
The Cartier OperationThe Cartier Operation · 1991
The Cartier Operation
6.71991
MovieDrama
An immigrant worker from Bosnia falls in love with the actress Nastassia Kinski. To be able to approach her, he has to become famous himself. That's why he sets off on a journey to fame in a black comedy with a twist in its tale.
The Queen of HeartsThe Queen of Hearts · 1991
The Queen of Hearts
8.01991
MovieThriller
It was only a card game in the beginning, but then it turned out to be a crime thriller. Frank is a man who works in a printing shop, and whose life was paid a visit by an uninvited man. Then he tries to take his wife and 8-year-old daughter to the island of Corsica, but the uninvited man shows up there as well...
A Summer in a Sea Shell 2A Summer in a Sea Shell 2 · 1988
A Summer in a Sea Shell 2
8.11988
MovieFamilyRomance
Three years later, Tomaz meets Milena in Ljubljana where she practices dancing. In order to spend more time with her, Tomaz enrolls at the dance club where he finds many new friends. As the club is faced with close-down, the members decide to save it by setting up a dance show for the urban elite.
The Last StopThe Last Stop · 1971
The Last Stop
6.51971
MovieDrama
A former partisan Tone, who once believed in the idea of a new, just society, now barely living as a municipal employee. Has an ex-wife and daughter, who live in his apartment, and he lodger. Even his relationship with a waitress, Magda is not without problems.
The FugitiveThe Fugitive · 1973
The Fugitive
5.51973
MovieDramaWar
WWII - Slovenia under Italian fascist occupation. Two friends separated by a woman they both loved, and then by war as well: one of them joins partisans, the other Italian occupying forces.
Wild GrowthWild Growth · 1963
Wild Growth
6.81963
MovieDrama
Slovenian countryside in the 18th century. The future lord of the manor, Ožbej, falls in love with the new maid, Meta. His family, however, is opposed to the match and successfully plots to keep the young couple apart. Although Meta must endure scorn and degradation at the hands of the villagers, Ožbej still cannot tear himself away from her. Five children are born of their union, all of whom are looked upon as bastards by the manor folk. Although driven by desperation to return to the manor, Ožbej still harbours the hope that he will one day be able to live together with his love. Can he survive without the woman he loves and without his children? Will he be able to survive at all?
Three StoriesThree Stories · 1955
Three Stories
9.01955
MovieDrama
Three stories connected by the motifs of water and death told in neorealist style.
My Dear IzaMy Dear Iza · 1979
My Dear Iza
4.71979
MovieDrama
The film is a portrait of the Novak family: the results of the marriage between the farmer Novak and a townswoman of German descent, their children and their tragic fates and the life of Andrej - the Novaks' only surviving child. Andrej recalls the days of his youth and the wartime years, in which the family slowly breaks up due to different political beliefs and world-outlooks. In addition to the loss of many members of his family, Andrej must also face the fact that his father has disowned him and his girlfriend left him. Despite all, however, he keeps alive his hopes of a better future, which, to him, is embodied by the beautiful Iza.
To the Limit and BeyondTo the Limit and Beyond · 1990
To the Limit and Beyond
5.51990
MovieDrama
A thief commits daring robberies (a la Raffles) in Slovenia during the 1920s. While he romances the ladies a persistent detective tries to hunt him down and bring him to justice.
A Summer in a Sea ShellA Summer in a Sea Shell · 1985
A Summer in a Sea Shell
7.81985
MovieFamilyRomance
Young Tomaž has many problems. Not only is he quite lonely, but he also has to leave his hometown and move to the city with his family because of his father's new job. In these difficult times, his only help is his computer Vedi. Even disputes between local gangs can not solve any problems, at least not until both gangs get a common enemy - motorcyclists who steal shells.
On Our Own LandOn Our Own Land · 1948
On Our Own Land
6.11948
MovieWar
Set in a Slovenian coastal town in WW2, the film tells a story about villagers who help partisans to get rid of Italian, and later German authorities that ruled the town in the last years of occupation.
Three Contributions to the Slovenian MadnessThree Contributions to the Slovenian Madness · 1983
Three Contributions to the Slovenian Madness
10.01983
MovieDrama
Omnibus consisting of three segments. The first story is about a fight between the boy's parents, after which he ends up in a correctional hall, and then in jail. The second story is about a mental patient who leaves the hospital to find his wife, a fashion model. The third story is about two factory employees who go for a few drinks after work, only to end up later at one of his mother's house where they all get drunk.
The Infernal PlanThe Infernal Plan · 1991
The Infernal Plan
1991
MovieFamilyTV Movie
Peklenski načrt is a Slovenian Fiction TV Film. Featuring Andrej Miljković, Katarina Čas, Maja Medvešek. It is defined as a youth. It was directed by Anton Tomašič. It was produced by RTV Slovenija.
Our ManOur Man · 1985
Our Man
7.01985
MovieDrama
Milan, a successful company director, is replaced, and he decides to find out why.
Peter and PetraPeter and Petra · 1996
Peter and Petra
1996
MovieTV MovieDrama
Peter is fed up with his father’s unfulfilled promises to visit his friend Zoran, who moved far away with his parents some months ago. He forces his father to sear he will fulfill his promise. Peter immediately tells his friend the good news, and because Zoran doesn’t believe they will really come, Peter swears he will come if he has to do it alone. The next day, Peter’s father postpones the visit once again and rushes to work. But Peter doesn’t want to break his promise and sets off to visit his friend alone. Peter’s younger sister Petra attempts to reveal what is right and what isn’t in the events that follow - and when she finds the solution - it’s a surprise for everyone.