One Song a Day Takes Mischief Away

One Song a Day Takes Mischief Away
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	1970 (1970)
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, 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.

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

• List of Croatian films

Further reading

• 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

• One Song a Day Takes Mischief Away at IMDb
• Croatian film archive: List of Croatian films from 1944 to 2006