One Song a Day Takes Mischief Away | |
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Directed by | Krešo Golik |
Written by | Krešo Golik Ivo Škrabalo Vjekoslav Majer (Story) |
Starring | Franjo Majetić Mirjana Bohanec Relja Bašić Mia Oremović Tomislav Žganec |
Narrated by | Tomislav Žganec |
Cinematography | Ivica Rajković |
Edited by | Katja Majer |
Music by | Živan Cvitković |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | Yugoslavia |
Language | Croatian |
One Song a Day Takes Mischief Away is a 1970 Croatian comedy-drama film. Its original title is Tko pjeva zlo ne misli, which means "He Who Sings Means No Harm". Directed by Krešo Golik and based on a novella by Vjekoslav Majer,[1] the film achieved considerable critical and commercial success at the time of its release. In 1999, a poll of Croatian film critics found it to be the best Croatian film ever made.[2]
Set in 1935 in Zagreb, the story is seen through the eyes of 6-year-old Perica Šafranek (played by Tomislav Žganec). A dandy from Zagreb, Mr Fulir (played by Relja Bašić), starts flirting with Perica's mother during a family picnic. At first, Perica's father doesn't notice anything and invites Fulir to their residence. Perica's father wants to marry off Perica's aunt to Fulir, pairing them because Fulir is a good man and she is rich. After multiple rendezvous, he becomes aware of Fulir's attempts to seduce his wife.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Tko pjeva zlo ne misli". hrfilm.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Film Association. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ ""Tko pjeva, zlo ne misli" najbolji hrvatski film svih vremena!". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). 1999-11-28. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
Further reading
[edit]- Mileta, Silvestar (2009). "Tko pjeva zlo ne misli – kritička recepcija i kvaliteta" (PDF). Hrvatski Filmski Ljetopis (in Croatian) (59). Croatian Film Association: 107–123. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
External links
[edit]- One Song a Day Takes Mischief Away at IMDb
- Croatian film archive: List of Croatian films from 1944 to 2006