Faruk Begolli
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Faruk Begolli was the most famous Kosovo Albanian
actor and director of Yugoslavia (along with Bekim Fehmiu
).
He attended high school in Pristina and completed the academy of film in Belgrade
(1966). Begolli played in more than 60 films, starting with Veljko Bulajić
's Pogled u zenicu Sunca (1966). He cooperated with director Puriša Đorđević in his films Podne (Noon), Jutro (The Morning), and San (The Dream), and his notable roles include Bitka na Neretvi, Čuvar plaže u zimskom periodu and Derviš i Smrt (The Dervish and Death
).
In the late 1980s, Begolli returned from Belgrade to Kosovo
, where he worked at the University of Pristina as a professor at the Faculty of Drama. His last lead role was in Ekrem Kryeziu's Dashuria e Bjeshkëve të Nemuna (Love in the Damned Mountain), and his last piece was Etjet e Kosovës (Kosovo: Desperate Search), where he was also a co-scenarist. He died in 2007, after a long battle with cancer.
Trivia: His brother was Adil Begolli, a well-known Kosovo producer.
Albanians in Kosovo
Albanians are the largest ethnic group in Kosovo . According to the 1991 Serbian census, boycotted by Albanians, there were 1,596,072 ethnic Albanians in Kosovo or 81.6% of population...
actor and director of Yugoslavia (along with Bekim Fehmiu
Bekim Fehmiu
Bekim Fehmiu was a Yugoslavian theater and film actor of Albanian ethnicity. He was the first Eastern European actor to star in Hollywood during the Cold War.-Background:...
).
He attended high school in Pristina and completed the academy of film in 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...
(1966). Begolli played in more than 60 films, starting with Veljko Bulajić
Veljko Bulajic
Veljko Bulajić , today is a Croatian film director and actor of Montenegrin descent, most of his life working in Croatia...
's Pogled u zenicu Sunca (1966). He cooperated with director Puriša Đorđević in his films Podne (Noon), Jutro (The Morning), and San (The Dream), and his notable roles include Bitka na Neretvi, Čuvar plaže u zimskom periodu and Derviš i Smrt (The Dervish and Death
The Dervish and Death
The Dervish and Death is a 1974 Yugoslav film directed by Zdravko Velimirović based on a novel by Meša Selimović.The film won Silver Arena and four Golden Arena awards at the 1974 Pula Film Festival, the Yugoslav national film awards festival, including Best Director , Best Supporting Actor ,...
).
In the late 1980s, Begolli returned from Belgrade to Kosovo
Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo
Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo was one of the two socialist autonomous areas of the Socialist Republic of Serbia incorporated into the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1974 until 1990...
, where he worked at the University of Pristina as a professor at the Faculty of Drama. His last lead role was in Ekrem Kryeziu's Dashuria e Bjeshkëve të Nemuna (Love in the Damned Mountain), and his last piece was Etjet e Kosovës (Kosovo: Desperate Search), where he was also a co-scenarist. He died in 2007, after a long battle with cancer.
Trivia: His brother was Adil Begolli, a well-known Kosovo producer.