Živojin Pavlovic
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Živojin "Žika" Pavlović was a Serbia
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n film director and writer. In his films and novels, he depicted the cruel reality of small, poor and abandoned people living in the corners of society; he was one of leaders of Serbian the "Black wave" in film in 1960s, a movement which portrayed the darker side of life rather than the shiny facades of communist Yugoslavia
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. Pavlović received numerous awards, including two NIN Prize
NIN Prize
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s for his novels, one Silver Bear of the Berlin International Film Festival
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 and several Golden Arenas of the Yugoslavia's most prestigious Pula Film Festival
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.

Biography

Živojin Pavlović was born in Šabac
Šabac
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 in 1933. When he was 19, he was writing about film and art for Belgrade newspapers. He graduated painting at the Academy of Applied Arts of the University of Belgrade
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, and he directed his first professional film Žive Vode (Living Water) in 1961, which immediately received a special jury award of the Pula festival.

Filmography

As director:
  • Triptih o materiji i smrti (Triptich on the Matter and Death) (1960)
  • Lavirint (Labyrinth) (1961)
  • Žive vode (part of Kapi, vode, ratnici omnibus) (1962)
  • Obruč (Encirclement) (part of Grad (The City) omnibus) (1963, banned)
  • Neprijatelj (The Enemy) (1965)
  • Povratak (The Return) (1966)
  • Kad budem mrtav i beo (When I Am Dead and Gone) (1967) (Best Film at the 1967 Pula Film Festival
    Pula Film Festival
    The Pula Film Festival is the oldest Croatian film festival which is held annually in a Roman amphitheater known as the Pula arena since 1954. The festival is usually held in the summer, in July or August....

    )
  • Buđenje pacova
    The Rats Woke Up
    The Rats Woke Up is a 1967 Yugoslavian drama film directed by Živojin Pavlović. It was entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival where Pavlović won the Silver Bear for Best Director.-Cast:* Severin Bijelić - Lale .....

    (The Rats Woke Up) (1967) (Best Director in Pula, Silver Bear for Directing
    Silver Bear for Best Director
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     in Berlin
    17th Berlin International Film Festival
    The 17th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 23 to July 4, 1967.-Jury:* Thorold Dickinson * Rüdiger von Hirschberg* Knud Leif Thomsen* Michel Aubriant* Sashadhar Mukerjee* Aleksandar Petrović* Willard Van Dyke...

    )
  • Zaseda (The Ambush) (1969) (Golden Lion
    Golden Lion
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     in Venice)
  • Crveno klasje
    Red Wheat
    Red Wheat is a 1970 Yugoslavian drama film directed by Živojin Pavlović. It was entered into the 21st Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Boris Bruncko – * Olga Ftitc – * Irena Glonar – Tunika...

    (Red Wheat) (1970) (Best Film and Best Director at the 1970 Pula Film Festival
    Pula Film Festival
    The Pula Film Festival is the oldest Croatian film festival which is held annually in a Roman amphitheater known as the Pula arena since 1954. The festival is usually held in the summer, in July or August....

    )
  • Let mrtve ptice (Flight of a Dead Bird) (1973)
  • Pesma (The Song), TV Series (1975)
  • Hajka (Manhunt) (1977) (Best Film and Director at the 1977 Pula Film Festival
    Pula Film Festival
    The Pula Film Festival is the oldest Croatian film festival which is held annually in a Roman amphitheater known as the Pula arena since 1954. The festival is usually held in the summer, in July or August....

    )
  • Nasvidenje v naslednji vojni
    See You in the Next War
    See You in the Next War is a 1980 Yugoslav war film directed by Živojin Pavlović. It competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival....

    (See You in the Next War) (1980)
  • Body Scent
    Body Scent
    Body Scent , is a 1983 Yugoslav drama film directed by Živojin Pavlović.It won four awards at the 1983 Pula Film Festival, including for Best Film, Best Screenplay , Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor .-External links:* at Filmovi.com...

    (Zadah tela) (1983) (Best Film, Director and Screenplay at the 1983 Pula Film Festival
    Pula Film Festival
    The Pula Film Festival is the oldest Croatian film festival which is held annually in a Roman amphitheater known as the Pula arena since 1954. The festival is usually held in the summer, in July or August....

    )
  • Na putu za Katangu (On the Road to Catanga) (1987)
  • Dezerter (The Deserter) (1992)
  • Država mrtvih (The State of Dead) (2002)

Selected books

  • Story collections:
    • Krivudava reka (1963, 1994)
    • Dve večeri u jesen (1967)
    • Cigansko groblje (1972)
    • Ubijao sam bikove (1985, 1988)
    • Kriške vremena (1993)
    • Blato (1999)
    • Dnevnik nepoznatog (1965)
    • Vetar u suvoj travi (1976)
    • Krugovi (1993)
    • Belina sutra (1984)
    • Flogiston (1989)
    • Azbuka (1990)

  • Novels
    • Lutke; Lutke na bunjištu (1965, 1991)
    • Kain i Avelj (1969, 1986)
    • Zadah tela (1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990)
    • Oni više ne postoje (1985, 1987)
    • Zid smrti (1985, 1986, 1987) (NIN Prize)
    • Lov na tigrove (1988)
    • Raslo mi je badem drvo (1988)
    • Vašar na Svetog Aranđela (1990)
    • Trag divljači (1991)
    • Lapot (1992) (NIN Prize)
    • Biljna krv (1995)
    • Simetrija (1996)
    • Dolap (1997)

  • Essays
    • Film u školskim klupama (1964)
    • Đavolji film (1969, 1996)
    • O odvratnom (1972, 1982)
    • Balkanski džez (1989)
    • Davne godine (1997)

  • Diaries
    • Ispljuvak pun krvi (1984 banned, 1990 reissued)
    • Otkucaji (1998)
    • Dnevnici I-VI (2000)

External links

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