Ivan "Ivo" Brešan (27 May 1936 – 3 January 2017)[1][2] was a Croatian and Yugoslav playwright, novelist and screenwriter, known for political satire. His works include screenplays written with his son Vinko.[3]
Ivo Brešan | |
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 Brešan at the première of the film Will Not End Here in 2008 | |
| Born | Ivan Brešan[1] 27 May 1936 Vodice, Yugoslavia |
| Died | 3 January 2017 (aged 80) Zagreb, Croatia |
| Occupation |
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| Nationality | Croatian |
| Citizenship | Croatia |
| Education | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
| Years active | ?–2016 |
| Spouse |
Jelena Godlar (died 2016) |
| Children | Vinko Brešan |
Personal life
editBorn in Vodice in 1936, Brešan attended Antun Vrančić High School in Šibenik.[citation needed] He was married to Croatian writer Jelena Godlar, a Jew native to Slavonia.[4] In February 1964, she gave to birth their son Vinko, today a film director. Ivo's wife Jelena died on 20 September 2016.[5] He died after a long and severe illness on 3 January 2017 in Zagreb when he was 80 years of age.[6]
Screenplays
edit- 1973 – Predstava Hamleta u selu Mrduša Donja
- 1976 – Izbavitelj
- 1980 – The Secret of Nikola Tesla
- 1986 – Obećana zemlja
- 1989 – Donator
- 1996 – How the War Started on My Island
- 2000 – Marshal Tito's Spirit
- 2004 – Libertas
References
edit- ^ a b "FOTO: POSLJEDNJE ZBOGOM VELIKOM KNJIŽEVNIKU I ČOVJEKU Pola Šibenika došlo na sprovod Ivi Brešanu, mnoge je posebno ganula izvedba pjesama Vice Vukova". jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Ivo Brešan". hciti.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Centre of ITI - UNESCO. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ^ Kelly, Laura (2001) "COMMUNISM AS VACATION DESTINATION", South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 1 June 2001.
- ^ "Zauvijek nas je napustila Jela Godlar Brešan, spisateljica i književnica". mok.hr (in Croatian). Šibenik News. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Umrla je Jela Godlar-Brešan". tris.com.hr (in Croatian). 20 September 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "UMRO IVO BREŠAN Jedan od najvećih suvremenih europskih dramatičara preminuo u 81. godini, nekoliko mjeseci nakon supruge". www.jutarnji.hr. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
External links
edit- Ivo Brešan at IMDb
- Ivo Brešan at film.hr
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