Kekec
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| Kekec | |
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Matija Barl as Kekec
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| First appearance | 1918 Kekec na hudi poti (Kekec on the Hard Path) |
| Last appearance | 1924 Kekec nad samotnim breznom (Kekec Above the Lonely Abyss) |
| Created by | Josip Vandot |
| Portrayed by | Matija Barl (1951) Velimir Gjurin (1963) Zlatko Krasnič (1968) |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | very strong boy Mountain Shepherd Fighter for justice |
| Nationality | Slovenian |
Kekec is a Slovenian book fictional child hero character created by Josip Vandot in 1918.
He is widely recognized as a Slovenian superhero and cultural icon. Kekec is a brave boy, a fearless shepherd from the highlands of his home region, the Karavanke and Julian Alps. He is fighting for justice. It was first published in Zvonček publication in 1918.[1]
Appearance[edit]
Books[edit]
Josip Vandot's trilogy short novels with Kekec as the main character, originally published in Zvonček (Slovenian publication):
- Kekec na hudi poti ("Kekec on the Hard Path", 1918)
- Kekec na volčji sledi ("Kekec on the Wolf Trail", 1922)
- Kekec nad samotnim breznom ("Kekec Above the Lonely Abyss", 1924)
Films[edit]
The Vandot's novels about Kekec were adapted into three films, all directed by Jože Gale. But only the first and second film were a direct adaptation of the second and third book:
- 1951 Kekec,[2] - the first Slovenian international award winner; won a Golden Lion in the Children's Film category at the Venice Film Festival in 1952; the screenplay and lyrics of theme song "Dobra volja je najbolja" by Frane Milčinski.
- 1963 Good Luck, Kekec,[3] (originally in Slovene: "Srečno, Kekec") - the first Slovene colour feature film
- 1968 Kekec's Tricks,[4] (originally in Slovene:"Kekčeve ukane")
Related characters[edit]
- Bedanec (Bedanc) - evil poacher
- Pehta - wild woman from the mountains
- Kosobrin - tiny old herbalist
- Rožle - scared boy, a friend of Kekec
- Mojca - sister of Rožle
- Tinkara
References[edit]
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kekec. |
- ^ Helga Glušič, Sto Slovenskih Pripovednikov (Ljubljana: Prešernova družba, 1996) ISBN 961-6186-21-3
- ^ Kekec at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Srečno, Kekec at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Kekčeve ukane at the Internet Movie Database