Kekec (1951 film)
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Kekec is a 1951 Slovene adventures-youth film
directed by Jože Gale, based on novel Kekec nad samotnim breznom by Josip Vandot
. Film was produced by Triglav Film and distributed by Viba Film.
It has two sequels, a 1963 film Srečno, Kekec (Good Luck, Kekec) and a 1968 film Kekčeve ukane (Kekec's Tricks). The first international award for a Slovenian feature film: a Golden Lion in the Children's Film category at the Venice Film Festival
in 1952.
, a Slovenian composer. Lyrics for Theme song called "Dobra volja je najbolja" was written by Frane Milčinski and performed by Tomaž Tozon together with Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra.
Film
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directed by Jože Gale, based on novel Kekec nad samotnim breznom by Josip Vandot
Josip Vandot
Josip Vandot was a Slovene writer and poet who wrote mainly for young readers.-Biography:Vandot was born in Kranjska Gora in Upper Carniola, then part of Austria-Hungary, now in Slovenia...
. Film was produced by Triglav Film and distributed by Viba Film.
It has two sequels, a 1963 film Srečno, Kekec (Good Luck, Kekec) and a 1968 film Kekčeve ukane (Kekec's Tricks). The first international award for a Slovenian feature film: a Golden Lion in the Children's Film category at the Venice Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...
in 1952.
Plot summary
Based on the popular story "Kekec nad samotnim breznom" ("Kekec Above the Lonely Abyss", 1924) by Josip Vandot, story wasn't changed that much from original, but the songs with music in background were totally new. it's set in an idyllic village of the Slovenian mountains where Kekec (Matija Barl), a young boy is living. High up in the mountains leads his solitary life Bedanec (Franc Presetnik), a man everybody is afraid of because he is wicked. But the brave boy Kekec is not afraid of him. When he gets to know that Bedanec keeps his victims Mojca (Zdenka Logar) and Kosobrin (Frane Milčinski) in his house, he sets out to find them. With his courage and cunning Kekec manages to set them free, and what's more, he forces Bedanec to leave for good.Music
The whole music including theme was composed by Marjan KozinaMarjan Kozina
Marjan Kozina was a Slovenian composer. His best known works include a symphony, composed in stages through the late 1940s; the opera Equinox, completed in 1946; and the music for the film On Own Land, which he later arranged into a suite for orchestra. He was a native of Novo Mesto.-References:...
, a Slovenian composer. Lyrics for Theme song called "Dobra volja je najbolja" was written by Frane Milčinski and performed by Tomaž Tozon together with Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra.
List of characters
- Kekec (Matija BarlMatija BarlMatija Barl is a Slovene actor, producer and translator. In 1962 he founded and organized the first, oldest and most important Slovenian music festival called "Slovenska popevka".-Biography:...
) - main character - Bedanec (Franc Presetnik) - evil wild hunter
- Kosobrin (Frane Milčinski) - a tiny old man with long beard and hat. He is gathering herbs
- Mojca (Zdenka Logar) - sister of Rožle, and captured by Bedanec
- Rožle (Jože Mlakar) - frightened boy, a friend of Kekec and brother of Mojca
- Mišjek (Modest Sancin)
- Oče/Father (Lojze Potokar)
- Mati/Mother (Vida Levstik)
- Tinka (Alenka Lobnikar)
- Oče/Father (Lojze Potokar)
Shooting locations
- GozdGozd, TržicGozd is a settlement on the Tržiška Bistrica river in the Tržič municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.The local church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas.-External links:*...
(small village in municipality of TržičTržicTržič is a town and municipality in northern Slovenia near the Austrian border . The first settlement was founded near the road that connected Roman city of Emona with Virunum in present-day Carinthia...
) - Kranjska GoraKranjska GoraKranjska Gora is a town and a municipality on the Sava Dolinka River in the Upper Carniola region of northwest Slovenia, close to the Austrian and Italian borders.Kranjska Gora is best known as a winter sports town, being situated in the Julian Alps...
(the most of the film was shot) - Savica Fall (shooting just under Fall)
- MojstranaMojstranaMojstrana is a village in the municipality of Kranjska Gora in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia located in the Upper Sava Valley at the point where Bistrica Creek joins the Sava River below the main road from Jesenice to Kranjska Gora at an elevation of 641 m. The glacial Vrata Valley leads...
(municipality of Kranjska Gora; they build a small village set) - Sleme (high mountain in Julian AlpsJulian AlpsThe Julian Alps are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps that stretches from northeastern Italy to Slovenia, where they rise to 2,864 m at Mount Triglav. They are named after Julius Caesar, who founded the municipium of Cividale del Friuli at the foot of the mountains...
; scene with theme song "Dobra volja je najbolja") - Saint Josef Church, LjubljanaLjubljanaLjubljana 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...
(Scene of Gorge with stream)