Rondo (film)
Encyclopedia
Rondo is a 1966 Yugoslavian
film
by Croatia
n director
Zvonimir Berković
. It was filmed in Zagreb
, Croatia
(then Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
).
) comes to play chess with his friend, the sculptor Fedja (Relja Bašić
), and gradually he falls into an affair with Fedja's wife Neda (Milena Dravić
). The chess board is the center of the film, the moves mirroring the emotional developments of the characters." (americancinematheque.com)
, screenwriter of H-8
, a famous Croatian 1950s classic. In both films, he uses musical form as a source for the narrative. As in Mozart's Rondo (which is repeatedly played in the soundtrack) in Berković's film the basic situation - Sunday afternoon chess party - is repeated with small variations, slowly bringing the three character towards a crisis. Very formal, very intimistic and set in a cosy middle-class environment, Rondo was very different from previous Yugoslav film tradition, introducing aesthetic of the modernist psychological novel into Croatian cinema. It is still considered as one of three biggest classics of Croatian 1960s modernism.
won a Silver Arena Award for "Best Actress" at the (1966) Pula Film Festival
.
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
by Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
Zvonimir Berković
Zvonimir Berković
Zvonimir Berković was a Croatian film director and screenwriter.Berković had studied film directing at the Zagreb Academy of Drama Arts...
. It was filmed in Zagreb
Zagreb
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...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
(then Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
).
Plot
"Every Sunday, the lonely bachelor and sophisticated judge Mladen (Stevo ŽigonStevo Žigon
Stevo Žigon was a famous Serbian and Slovenian actor, theatre director, and writer. His origins were primary Italian....
) comes to play chess with his friend, the sculptor Fedja (Relja Bašić
Relja Bašic
Relja Bašić is a Croatian actor.A native of Zagreb , Bašić is one of the most prolific and versatile Croatian actors with a career which lasts for more than half a century. He first appeared on screen in 1954 classic film Koncert...
), and gradually he falls into an affair with Fedja's wife Neda (Milena Dravić
Milena Dravic
Milena Dravić is a Serbian actress.Born in Belgrade, Dravić was involved with the performing arts from the age of four: first with dance and later classical ballet...
). The chess board is the center of the film, the moves mirroring the emotional developments of the characters." (americancinematheque.com)
Film
Produced in 1966, Rondo was the first full-length film by former musician and screenwriter Zvonimir BerkovićZvonimir Berković
Zvonimir Berković was a Croatian film director and screenwriter.Berković had studied film directing at the Zagreb Academy of Drama Arts...
, screenwriter of H-8
H-8 (film)
H-8 is a 1958 Yugoslavian film by Croatian director Nikola Tanhofer . The movie is based on a true story, in which the driver that caused a fatal 1957 bus-truck collision was never identified...
, a famous Croatian 1950s classic. In both films, he uses musical form as a source for the narrative. As in Mozart's Rondo (which is repeatedly played in the soundtrack) in Berković's film the basic situation - Sunday afternoon chess party - is repeated with small variations, slowly bringing the three character towards a crisis. Very formal, very intimistic and set in a cosy middle-class environment, Rondo was very different from previous Yugoslav film tradition, introducing aesthetic of the modernist psychological novel into Croatian cinema. It is still considered as one of three biggest classics of Croatian 1960s modernism.
Cast
- Relja BašićRelja BašicRelja Bašić is a Croatian actor.A native of Zagreb , Bašić is one of the most prolific and versatile Croatian actors with a career which lasts for more than half a century. He first appeared on screen in 1954 classic film Koncert...
- Fedja - Stevo ŽigonStevo ŽigonStevo Žigon was a famous Serbian and Slovenian actor, theatre director, and writer. His origins were primary Italian....
- Mladen - Milena DravićMilena DravicMilena Dravić is a Serbian actress.Born in Belgrade, Dravić was involved with the performing arts from the age of four: first with dance and later classical ballet...
- Neda - Zvonimir RogozZvonimir RogozZvonimir Rogoz was a Croatian actor.A native of Zagreb, Zvonimir Rogoz became famous in Czechoslovakia between the two world wars...
- Boris Festini
- Rudolf Kukić
Awards
For her portrayal of Neda, Milena DravićMilena Dravic
Milena Dravić is a Serbian actress.Born in Belgrade, Dravić was involved with the performing arts from the age of four: first with dance and later classical ballet...
won a Silver Arena Award for "Best Actress" at the (1966) 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....
.
External links
- Rondo at Filmski-Programi.hr