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…
Operation · 1960Operation
★ 7.01960
MovieWar
Psychological action drama about a group of partisans, ambushed by the enemy.
Three Stories · 1955Three Stories
★ 9.01955
MovieDrama
Three stories connected by the motifs of water and death told in neorealist style.
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.
Apprenticeship of the Inventor Polz · 1982Apprenticeship of the Inventor Polz
★ 5.11982
MovieComedy
Jani, called just Polz by his fellows, is a sincere elementary schoolboy. He likes his schoolmate Hojka, but especially drawn to inventiveness. He is suported by his mother, his schoolmate Hojka and Fitipaldi. The rest of them, on the other hand his father, a teacher of physics at the top of list, show no recognition of his efforts whatsoever. When seeminghly on the verge of his first success, his device explodes and thus concludes his life of home expirimentation. Polz remains a kind of rebel and fanatic in the eyes of adults, but his younger brother is already promising to follow in his footsteps.
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...
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.
Maya and the Starboy · 1988Maya and the Starboy
★ 7.21988
MovieAdventureComedy
The story about a class of star-boys who travel with their research spaceship to "Outdoor School" to see life on Earth. Since they wear "snurke" - a kind of shiny badges, they are invisible to Earthlings. But the star-boy Gubang's desire to meet the Earthlings in personal is so strong that he can not resist. He befriends a girl named Maya and gives her "snurko" so that she could see him. This causes severe complications both on Earth and in spaceship. Of course, everything finishes with a happy end.
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