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A Wonderful Night in Split

A Wonderful NightTribeca Cinemas, Thursday, September 13, 7:00 p.m.

Director: Arsen A. Ostojic

Original Language Title: Ta divna Splitska noc
Drama, 100 min., 2004
Production Company: Alka Film d.o.o.
Producer: Jozo Patljak
Screenplay: Arsen A. Ostojic

Cast: Coolio, Dara Vukic, Dino Dvornik, Ivana Roscic, Marija Skaricic, Marinko Prga, Mladen Vulic, Nives Ivankovic, Vicko Bilandzic
Director of Photography: Mirko Pivicevic
Editor: Dubravko Slunjski
Music: Mate Matisic

 

Synopsis:

In the dark and deserted streets of the Croatian city of Split's medieval Ghetto, during the final two hours of New Year's Eve, three separate love stories - not directly involved in the festivities - intertwine with each other. Three couples find themselves near the main Roman Square: a smalltime drug dealer Nick and a widow Maria with her son; a young junkie in a crisis Maja, and a depressed American sailor Franky and a pair of naive teenagers, Luke and Angela. They all unsuccessfully try to escape their individual extreme situations only to find their lives permanently and irreversibly changed. As we see their stories develop a major concert performed by a lively singer unfolds before an emotional crowd gathered to usher in the New Year, along with a traditional fireworks display at the stroke of midnight. A smart screenplay ties all three stories to an expertly made film noir. Received the Special Award for Mirko Pivcevic's camerawork in Cottbus.


Arsen OstojicDirector's biography:

Arsen Anton Ostojic
Arsen Anton Ostojic received his BA degree in film directing from the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb, Croatia in 1991 with honors, and his MFA degree in filmmaking from New York University in 1994, with honors as well. During the eighties and nineties he made several award winning documentaries and short films, and worked on about twenty feature films in Europe and in the United States as an assistant director or a production manager. His first feature film "A Wonderful Night in Split" was nominated for the European Film Academy Award in 2004; it was the Croatian entry for the Academy Awards, Best Foreign film category; it received more than twenty national and international awards and accolades, making it one of the most awarded Croatian films in decades. He is currently in postproduction of his second feature film "No One's Son" and is preparing his third film. He now also teaches film production at the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb, following several teaching assignments in New York City and in Salzburg, Austria. He is a member of the European Film Academy.

 

 

 
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