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Poslijepodne jednog fazana (1972)

Poslijepodne jednog fazana poster
Directed by
Marijan Arhanić
Genre
drama film
Country
Yugoslavia
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of friends spend an afternoon together. The film follows their interactions and the mood of a summer day.

contemplativeatmosphericslow-burnmelancholicpoeticreflectiveunhurried

What happens

Poslijepodne jednog fazana (The Afternoon of a Pheasant) is a Croatian film directed by Marijan Arhanić, starring Rade Šerbedžija, Igor Galo, Mišo Kovač and Mile Rupčić. It was released in 1972. The film received two awards at the 19th Pula Film Festival: Jury's Diploma for direction and Studio magazine's Golden Wreath for Arhanić's direction debut. The film was selected for preservation by the Croatian State Archives. The film is notable as the only acting role of Croatian pop folk singer Mate Mišo Kovač. The title is an allusion to Stéphane Mallarmé's poem The Afternoon of a Faun. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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