Jagoda Kaloper
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Jagoda Kaloper is a Croatia
n painter and actress famous for groundbreaking roles in classic films in the former Yugoslav
cinema.
, Kaloper made her screen debut in the 1965 film Ključ, lacking any previous acting experience. She made a good impression and continued to appear in films, including the 1969 drama Handcuffs
. She has received following awards for her acting: Award of City of Zagreb „Kula Lotrscak“, „Silver Arena“ in Pula Festival, „Empress Teodora“ in Nis Festival, as well as „Golden Arena“ in Pula Festival.
She is best known internationally for her role of a sexually liberated woman in the 1971 cult film WR: Mysteries of the Organism.
Parallel to her career on film, Jagoda Kaloper has built a career in arts. She has graduated from the Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts in 1970. In the same year, she became a member of the Croatian Association of Artists, whose member she still is today.
She has exhibited her work in numerous solo and group exhibitions. She also created graphic design for various magazines, books, catalogues and posters, as well as visual identity in industry and culture. She designed her line of ceramic jewelry, worked on film sets and costumes, set exhibitions and created visual solutions for urban problems. For her visual creations, she won numerous awards: award of Zagreb Salon in the „Proposal“ section, award for the illustration of children's book „Tonkica Palonkica“ on Beograd Book Fair, award for graphic solution for the monography „Lenin“, as well as award „Ivana Brlic Mazuranic“ for the best illustration of a children's book.
In later years, she occasionally appeared in smaller film and television roles, preferring to pursue her art career. She has also worked on production and costume design for films.
In 2010, Jagoda Kaloper has written and directed her first art film "Beyond the Mirror". This is a collage of clips from films she has played in from the '60s until recently and frames of herself today, which she made with a hand-held digital camera on reflective surfaces. The result is a multi-layered work on identity, youth, aging, being a woman in different times and socio-political systems. In 2011, the film won the first award at the competition T-HT i MSU and was acquired by the Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb. It was shown at Pula Film Festival and I Mille Occhi, Triest Film Festival.
Jagoda Kaloper is married to architect Radovan Tajder, they have one daughter, Ana Tajder.
Croatia
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n painter and actress famous for groundbreaking roles in classic films in the former Yugoslav
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
cinema.
Biography
A native of ZagrebZagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
, Kaloper made her screen debut in the 1965 film Ključ, lacking any previous acting experience. She made a good impression and continued to appear in films, including the 1969 drama Handcuffs
Handcuffs (film)
Handcuffs is a Croatian film directed by Krsto Papić. It was released in 1969....
. She has received following awards for her acting: Award of City of Zagreb „Kula Lotrscak“, „Silver Arena“ in Pula Festival, „Empress Teodora“ in Nis Festival, as well as „Golden Arena“ in Pula Festival.
She is best known internationally for her role of a sexually liberated woman in the 1971 cult film WR: Mysteries of the Organism.
Parallel to her career on film, Jagoda Kaloper has built a career in arts. She has graduated from the Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts in 1970. In the same year, she became a member of the Croatian Association of Artists, whose member she still is today.
She has exhibited her work in numerous solo and group exhibitions. She also created graphic design for various magazines, books, catalogues and posters, as well as visual identity in industry and culture. She designed her line of ceramic jewelry, worked on film sets and costumes, set exhibitions and created visual solutions for urban problems. For her visual creations, she won numerous awards: award of Zagreb Salon in the „Proposal“ section, award for the illustration of children's book „Tonkica Palonkica“ on Beograd Book Fair, award for graphic solution for the monography „Lenin“, as well as award „Ivana Brlic Mazuranic“ for the best illustration of a children's book.
In later years, she occasionally appeared in smaller film and television roles, preferring to pursue her art career. She has also worked on production and costume design for films.
In 2010, Jagoda Kaloper has written and directed her first art film "Beyond the Mirror". This is a collage of clips from films she has played in from the '60s until recently and frames of herself today, which she made with a hand-held digital camera on reflective surfaces. The result is a multi-layered work on identity, youth, aging, being a woman in different times and socio-political systems. In 2011, the film won the first award at the competition T-HT i MSU and was acquired by the Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb. It was shown at Pula Film Festival and I Mille Occhi, Triest Film Festival.
Jagoda Kaloper is married to architect Radovan Tajder, they have one daughter, Ana Tajder.
Filmography
- KljucKljucKljuč is a town and municipality by the same name in western Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, specifically the Una-Sana Canton. The name of the town and the municipality translates to "Key" in Bosnian....
(1965) - Monday or TuesdayMonday or Tuesday (film)Monday or Tuesday is an acclaimed 1966 Yugoslav drama film directed by Vatroslav Mimica starring Slobodan Dimitrijević. The film's title is a famous quote from Virginia Woolf's 1919 work Modern Fiction in which she described her approach to writing: "Examine for a moment an ordinary mind on an...
(1966) - Gravitacija ili fantasticna mladost cinovnika Borisa HorvataGravitacija ili fantastična mladost činovnika Borisa HorvataGravitation is a Croatian film directed by Branko Ivanda and starring Rade Šerbedžija. It was released in 1968....
(1968) - Plavi svijet (short 1969)
- HandcuffsHandcuffsHandcuffs are restraint devices designed to secure an individual's wrists close together. They comprise two parts, linked together by a chain, a hinge, or rigid bar. Each half has a rotating arm which engages with a ratchet that prevents it from being opened once closed around a person's wrist...
(1970) - Fabijen (TV movie 1971)
- Balada o svirepom... (1971)
- Apotekarica (TV short 1971)
- WR: Mysteries of the Organism (1971)
- Whichever Way the Ball BouncesWhichever Way the Ball BouncesWhichever Way the Ball Bounces , also known in English as If It Kills Me, is a 1974 Croatian film directed by Rajko Grlić.-External links:* at Rajko Grlić's official website * at Filmski-Programi.hr...
(1974) - The HouseThe HouseThe House might refer to:* The House , a political radio programme in Canada.* The House , a 1996 BBC series about the Royal Opera House, London...
(1975) - The Last Mission of Demolitions Man CloudThe Last Mission of Demolitions Man CloudThe Last Mission of Demolitions Man Cloud is a 1978 Yugoslav feature film directed by Vatroslav Mimica.-External links:* at Filmski-Programi.hr...
(1978) - Ponedjeljak (short 1980)
- TrophyTrophyA trophy is a reward for a specific achievement, and serves as recognition or evidence of merit. Trophies are most often awarded for sporting events, from youth sports to professional level athletics...
(1981) - The Melody Haunts My MemoryThe Melody Haunts My MemoryThe Melody Haunts My Memory is a 1981 Yugoslavian drama film directed by Rajko Grlić. It competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Miki Manojlović - Tomislav...
(1981) - Ana i Nives (1982)
- Mondo BoboMondo BoboMondo Bobo is a critically acclaimed 1997 Croatian film directed by Goran Rušinović.-Synopsis:Bobo, a young man, kills two criminals in self-defense. Acting on his lawyer's advice, he turns himself in, but ends up in a mental institution. He then escapes and meets up with his girlfriend , but she...
(1997) - DelusionDelusionA delusion is a false belief held with absolute conviction despite superior evidence. Unlike hallucinations, delusions are always pathological...
(1998) - The Miroslav Holdinc Co. (2001)
- The Society of JesusThe Society of JesusThe Society of Jesus is a Croatian drama film directed by Silvije Petranovic. It was released in 2004.-Cast:* Milan Pleština - Father Had* Leona Paraminski - Countess Maria* Ivica Vidović - Father Ivan* Maša Petranović - Countess's Daughter...
(2004) - Kravata (2005)
- Happy Birthday Marija (2009)
- Beyond the Mirror (2010) (Writer and director)
Work in Art
- First solo exhibition in Gallery SC, Zagreb (1970)
- Group exhibition „Mogucnosti za 71.“ in Gallery of Contemporary Art, Zagreb (1971)
- Group exhibition „Guliver u zemlji cudesa“ in the Town Gallery, Karovac (1971)
- Solo exhibition „Mirna3“, Motovun (1972)
- Proposal „Tkalciceva“ on Zagreb Salon (1981)
- Proposal „Mostovi“ on Zagreb Salon (1982)
- Group Exhibition „Likumova generacija“(1984)
- Solo exhibition „Karbonizacija“ in SC, Zagreb (1987)
- Group exhibition in Novi Dvori, Zapresic (1987)
- Group exhibition “Dubrovnik - Partei der Toten” in Das Kunsthaus Kampfnagel, Hamburg (1992)
- Created a cycle of paintings for Hotel Moran, Prague (1992)
- Exhibited on Zagreb Salon (1993)
- Created a cycle of paintings for Hotel Satori, Gmunden (1993)
- Grant “Ars America USA” and exhibition in Ruttgers Centre for Innovative printing (1994)
- Created a cycle of paintings for Hotel Wimberger, Vienna and Casino Baden (1994)
- Solo exhibition in Hotel Kaiserhof and Hotel Regina, Vienna (1995)
- Solo exhibition “Plavo i roza” in Gallery Adum, Zlarin (2000)
- Solo exhibition “Koralji” in Gallery Adum, Zlarin (2004)
- Series of portraits of members of charity organisation “Oesterreich Hilft”, Vienna (2004)
- International group exhibition “ZGRAF9”, Zagreb (2004)
- Opened her own gallery on the island Zlarin, including the permanent exhibition of her work (2007)
- Group exhibition “Revolution 1968”, Zaccheta National Gallery of Art,Warsowi (2008)
- Solo exhibition in gallery “Kapetanova kula”, Zadar (2008)
- Group exhibition “Museum of Contemporary Art”, Zagreb (2011)