Ode to the Poet (2001)

Original title

Oda Prešernu

Directed by

Martin Srebotnjak

Genre

comedy film

Country

Slovenia

Runtime

1h 41m

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A struggling poet writes advertising slogans until he is hired to create an ode for a national celebration of a famous Slovenian poet. The film follows his awkward attempts to fulfill the task as his life becomes entangled with the commission.

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What happens

Oda Prešernu je slovenski komični film iz leta 2001 v režiji in po scenariju Martina Srebotnjaka, ki je v filmu odigral tudi glavno vlogo. To je neuspešni pesnik Miha, ki piše reklamne slogane. Ob 200-letnici Prešernovega rojstva dobi naročilo za odo o pesniku za državno proslavo. Film je prejel nagrado občinstva na 4. festivalu slovenskega filma. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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