Rajko Grlić
Rajko Grlić | |
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 Grlić at the Nije kraj premiere in May 2008. | |
| Born | 2 September 1947 |
| Years active | 1974 - present |
| Parent(s) | Danko Grlić Eva Osias |
| Awards | Cannes Palme d'Or Nominated 1978 Bravo Maestro Golden Arena for Best Director 1984 In the Jaws of Life Tokyo Grand Prix 1989 That Summer of White Roses San Sebastián Golden Shell Nominated 2006 Karaula |
Rajko Grlić (born 2 September 1947, Zagreb, SR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia) is a Croatian film director and producer. He is an "Eminent Scholar in Film" at Ohio University, Athens, USA and artistic director of the Motovun Film Festival, Motovun, Croatia.[1]
Biography
Rajko Grlić was born in 1947 in Zagreb, SR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia. His father was Danko Grlić, famous Croatian philosopher. Grlić's (Gerlich) family by father's side came to Zagreb from Schwarzwald, Germany in the 19th century, while his mother Eva (née Izrael) is from Jewish family of Sarajevo.[2][3]
He graduated from the Film Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU)[4] at the same time as Emir Kusturica, Serbian film director. Both had Yugoslav passport at that time. During Croatian War of Independence Grlić moved to the USA.
Filmography (Director)
- Whichever Way the Ball Bounces (Kud puklo da puklo, 1974)
- Bravo Maestro (Bravo maestro, 1978)
- The Melody Haunts My Memory (Samo jednom se ljubi, 1981)
- In the Jaws of Life (U raljama života, 1984)
- Three for Happiness (Za sreću je potrebno troje, 1985)
- That Summer of White Roses (Đavolji raj, 1989)
- Charuga (Čaruga, 1991)
- Josephine (2002)
- The Border Post (Karaula, 2006)
- Just Between Us (Neka ostane među nama, 2010)
- The Constitution (Ustav Republike Hrvatske, 2016)
Filmography
- Whichever Way the Ball Bounces (Kud puklo da puklo, 1974)
- In the Jaws of Life (U raljama života, 1984)
- Three for Happiness (Za sreću je potrebno troje, 1985)
- That Summer of White Roses (Đavolji raj, 1989)
- Čaruga (1991)
- Who Wants to be a President (2001)
- Happy Kid (Sretno dijete) (2004)
See also
References
- ^ http://www.finearts.ohio.edu/film/pages/fac-staff/rajko_grlic.htm
- ^ Šuvar, Mira (6 July 2008). "U Beograd rado dolazim" (in Serbian). Blic. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Rajko Grlić: Pizdarija je kad danas vele da se nije smjelo slaviti Božić" (in Serbian). Buka. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~grlic/bio.html
External links
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- 1947 births
- People from Zagreb
- Living people
- Croatian Jews
- Croatian people of Bosnia and Herzegovina-Jewish descent
- Croatian people of Hungarian-Jewish descent
- Croatian film directors
- Vladimir Nazor Award winners
- Academy of Performing Arts in Prague alumni
- Golden Arena for Best Director winners
- Yugoslav film directors
- Croatian male film actors
- Croatian expatriates in the United States