Radko Polič
Encyclopedia
Radko Polič is an award-winning Slovenia
n theatre, television and film actor.
Born in Črnomelj
, Polič's family moved to Belgrade
in 1945 and then to West Berlin
in 1949 before returning to Slovenia and settling in Ljubljana
in 1954. He started acting in the early 1960s and during his career spanning over four decades, he played in over 150 theatre and film productions. He starred in stage productions all around Slovenia and appeared in a number of Yugoslav feature films.
Polič won numerous awards for his work, including the Golden Arena for Best Actor
at the 1976 Pula Film Festival
(the Yugoslav national film awards) for his role in Igor Pretnar
's film Idealist, and the Prešeren Award
for Life Achievement in 2007.
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
n theatre, television and film actor.
Born in Črnomelj
Crnomelj
Črnomelj is a town and municipality in southeastern Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Lahinja and Dobličica rivers. The municipality is at the heart of the area of White Carniola, the southeastern part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola...
, Polič's family moved to Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
in 1945 and then to West Berlin
West Berlin
West Berlin was a political exclave that existed between 1949 and 1990. It comprised the western regions of Berlin, which were bordered by East Berlin and parts of East Germany. West Berlin consisted of the American, British, and French occupation sectors, which had been established in 1945...
in 1949 before returning to Slovenia and settling in Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
in 1954. He started acting in the early 1960s and during his career spanning over four decades, he played in over 150 theatre and film productions. He starred in stage productions all around Slovenia and appeared in a number of Yugoslav feature films.
Polič won numerous awards for his work, including the Golden Arena for Best Actor
Golden Arena for Best Actor
The Golden Arena awards were established in 1955 as the Yugoslav national film awards, presented annually at the Pula Film Festival. From 1955 to 1990 the awards were given for highest achievements in Yugoslav cinema. In 1991 the festival was cancelled due to the breakup of Yugoslavia, only to...
at the 1976 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....
(the Yugoslav national film awards) for his role in Igor Pretnar
Igor Pretnar
Igor Pretnar was a Slovenian film director.Pretnar won the Golden Arena for Best Director for his film Wild Growth at the 1963 Pula Film Festival.-Selected filmography:...
's film Idealist, and the Prešeren Award
Prešeren Award
Prešeren Award is the highest decoration in the field of artistic and in the past also scientific creation in Slovenia awarded each year to one or two eminent Slovene artists...
for Life Achievement in 2007.
Selected filmography
- The Widowhood of Karolina ZaslerThe Widowhood of Karolina ZaslerThe Widowhood of Karolina Žašler is a 1976 Yugoslavian comedy film directed by Matjaž Klopčič. It was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Marija Backo* Polde Bibic - Zasler* Miranda Caharija - Korl's wife...
(Vdovstvo Karoline Žašler, 1976) - Balkan ExpressBalkan ExpressBalkan Express is a 1983 Yugoslavian film by director Branko Baletić. In this entertaining, clever satire, it is the beginning of World War II and a group of con artists and thieves decide to pose as musicians under the rubric "The Balkan Express"....
(Balkan Ekspres, 1983) - In the Jaws of LifeIn the Jaws of LifeIn the Jaws of Life is a 1984 Croatian film directed by Rajko Grlić.The film was released on VHS in the United States by Facets Video in November 1998.-External links:* at Filmski-Programi.hr...
(U raljama života, 1984) - My Uncle's Legacy (Život sa stricem, 1988)
- Silent Gunpowder (Gluvi barut, 1990)
- Charuga (Čaruga, 1991)
- MathildeMathilde (film)Mathilde is a 2004 drama film written and directed by Nina Mimica and starring Jeremy Irons, Nutsa Kukhianidze and Sinéad Cusack. It was a co-production between several different countries. A young girl attempts to kill a UN peacekeeper after the war in Croatia, leading to an investigation into the...
(2004) - LibertasLibertas (film)Libertas is a 2006 Croatian-Italian co-production film directed by Veljko Bulajić. It is a biographical film about the 16th-century playwright Marin Držić and his conflict with authorities of the Republic of Ragusa....
(2006)
External links
- Radko Polič profile at the Slovene National TheatreSlovene National TheatreSlovene National Theatre is a theatre in Maribor in Slovenia,With performances of dramas, operas and ballets the theatre has the largest annual attendance in the entire country of Slovenia .-Performances:...
website