Directing
Jane Kavčič
Born September 10, 1923 · Logatec, Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Died March 20, 2007 · aged 83
No biography available.
Known For
The Wide Blue Road · 1957The Wide Blue Road
★ 6.21957
MovieDrama
Squarciò, a fisherman, lives with his family on a small island off the Dalmatian coast of Italy. Like his fellow villagers, Squarciò struggles against harsh living conditions, a scarcity of fish in nearby waters and exploitation by the local wholesaler. But while the other fishermen continue to use nets, he goes out to the open sea to fish illegally with bombs. But Squarciò borrows money, loses his boat, and in a moment of supreme desperation, has to bomb directly off-shore, causing the hatred and rejection of his fellow fishermen. Trying to save his family, Squarciò and his young sons sail their new boat out beyond the local waters and bomb-fish again. But this time, the sea exacts a terrible toll…
Quest for the Dragon · 1961Quest for the Dragon
★ 9.01961
MovieWar
Two illegal fighters hide from Ustasha regime in the abandoned villa from which Jews are expelled. Tensions arising from their situation mixes with thoughts of the previous owners of the place.
Operation · 1960Operation
★ 7.01960
MovieWar
Psychological action drama about a group of partisans, ambushed by the enemy.
Hang on, Doggy · 1977Hang on, Doggy
★ 6.81977
MovieComedyRomance
This film takes place in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. Matic lives in a large neighborhood of concrete blocks of flats with his mother. As his father is temporarily working in Libya, they live alone. Matics' otherwise monotonous life changes dramatically when he is chosen to feature in a film. At the shooting he meets Milena, a girl his own age whom he begins to like. When the shooting is over, the film company gives him a present, a huge black Newfoundlander. Although his mother is not really pleased about it, Matic brings the dog home. And that is just the beginning of their adventures...
The Invisible Battallon · 1967The Invisible Battallon
★ 9.01967
MovieWarDrama
A group of children from a small Slovenian town form a battalion to fight against the Nazi enemy.
Three Stories · 1955Three Stories
★ 9.01955
MovieDrama
Three stories connected by the motifs of water and death told in neorealist style.
A Minute for Murder · 1962A Minute for Murder
★ 7.01962
MovieCrimeDrama
An emigrant returning after many years, is killed while trying to clear his name of treason. Investigation produces several skeletons.
The Fugitive · 1973The 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.
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