Feature film
Jara gospoda
Bojan Stupica · 1953
Synopsis
Two well-born Slovenes meet again in the Parliament in Vienna and recall the time when two femmes fatales, met in a manor house, set them against each other. The narrative goes back to that period, in the Slovene elite of the nineties of the nineteenth century, under the Austro-Hungarian Empire, where Dr Andrej Vrbanoj, Baron Herbert, Julija and Ančka move. The third man, the one who had taken them to the manor, now tries to reconcile them.
Context
Stupica wrote the screenplay from the novel by Janko Kersnik and himself played the role of Doctor Vrbanoj, alongside Stane Sever, Andrej Kurent and Mira Stupica, his wife. Ivan Marinček is behind the camera and Bojan Adamič composed the music. The film was released on 18 May 1953; its running time varies according to the sources, from one hundred and seven to one hundred and thirty-five minutes. A man of the theatre above all, the author directed a total of one hundred and thirty productions, in Yugoslavia and as far afield as Moscow, Prague and Vienna.
Who it is for
A period costume drama, to be followed attentively; a little knowledge of the history of Austria-Hungary helps the viewer find their way.
Prizes and reception
Selected for the competition at the Venice festival in 1953; it is one of only two films made by this man of the theatre.