The Birch Tree (1967)
- Original title
- Breza
- Directed by
- Ante Babaja
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Yugoslavia
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rating
- 7.6 of 10 from 14 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A rural man marries a woman from a nearby village. The film follows their quiet life and the struggles they face in a small Yugoslavian community.
slow-burnmelancholicvisually lushearthysomberpoeticintimatebittersweet
What happens
The Birch Tree (Croatian: Breza) is a 1967 Yugoslav film directed by Ante Babaja. The film won two Golden Arena awards at the 1967 Pula Film Festival, the Yugoslav national film awards, including Best Cinematography (Tomislav Pinter) and Best Actor (Bata Živojinović). In 1999, a poll of Croatian film critics found it to be one of the best Croatian films ever made. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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