O, Vrba is a key Slovene pre-war documentary film.[1] It was commissioned by the Educational Union (Slovene: Prosvetna zveza), directed by Mario Förster and produced in 1941 under the auspice of the company Emona Film.[2] Its first internal[clarification needed] premiere took place in the beginning of 1942.[3] Due to the so-called "cultural silence" imposed in the Slovene Lands during World War II, it was released only in 1945 by the State Film Company.[2] It is a short black and white film that shows the Prešeren House after it was opened as a museum, on the day when the authors found out about the German assault on Poland, reflected in a dark atmosphere of clouds traversing the Karawanks.[4] The film reflects Förster's fine feel for light and composition.[2] It contains voice recordings of the writer Fran Saleški Finžgar, who led the arrangement of the house, and of the poet Oton Župančič, who recited the Prešeren's poem O Vrba.[4] The music, written by Janko Gregorc, was the first original Slovene film music.[1] The montage and mixing of sound and picture were done by Rudi Omota.[1]
| O, Vrba | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Mario Förster |
| Starring | Fran Saleški Finžgar (voice) Oton Župančič (voice) |
| Music by | Janko Gregorc |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
| Country | Yugoslavia |
| Language | Slovene |
References edit
- ^ a b c Marinko, Roman; Rau Selič, Marta (2007). Bogatitev filmske slike in zvoka skozi čas – obnova filma O, Vrba [Enrichment of Film Picture and Sound Through Time – Restoration of the Film O, Vrba] (PDF). Razmere v arhivskih depojih; (Ne)znano v arhivskih fondih in zbirkah; Medarhivsko sodelovanje: zbornik referatov [The Situation in Archive Deposits; (Un)known in Archive Deposits and Collections; Interarchival Collaboration: A Collection of Papers] (in Slovenian and English). pp. 208–211. COBISS 899445. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-22.
- ^ a b c Rezec Stibilj, Tatjana (2010). J. Gubenšek, Taja (ed.). "Živeče" fotografije so prišle na Slovensko!: kratek pregled vidnejših snemalcev na Slovenskem od 1895 do 1941 ["Living" Photographs Come to the Slovene Lands!: A Short Review of Prominent Cameramen in the Slovene Lands Since 1895 Until 1941] (PDF). Togetherness: zbornik II Miscellany II. pp. 10–15. ISBN 978-961-91849-4-3.
- ^ "Dialogi". Dialogi: Revija za Kulturo in Družbo. 3. Založba Obzorja: 53. 1967. ISSN 0012-2068.
- ^ a b "Filmi iz okupirane Ljubljane" [Films from the Occupied Ljubljana]. MMC RTV Slovenija. RTV Slovenija. 9 May 2008.
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