Vinko Brešan
Vinko Brešan (b. February 3rd, 1964) is Croatian film director.
A native of Zagreb and son of famous Croatian playwright Ivo Brešan, Vinko Brešan created reputation of his own with three films which, each in its own way, broke some taboos of Croatian cinema in 1990s.
In 1996 his comedy Kako je počeo rat na mom otoku (How the War Started on My Island) depicted Yugoslav Wars in humourous way and threw away black-and-white characterisation typical of Croatian cinema's depiction of those events in earlier period. The film also proved to be huge commercial success, beating Independence Day at Croatian box office.
Three years later his comedy Maršal (Marshal) was seen as not particularly subtle attack on personality cult and other negative aspects of Franjo Tuđman and his regime.
The most controversial part of Brešan's opus is 2003 war drama Svjedoci (Witnesses). This was the first film to depict Croatian Army committing atrocities on ethnic Serb civillians. Another taboo broken was casting of Serbian actress Mirjana Karanović in the role of Croatian war widow. Because of that film drew protests from Croatian Party of Rights and right-wing sections of Croatian public.
Vinko Brešan is married to his editor Sandra Botica, with whom he has two sons - Ivan (b. 1996) and Niko (b. 2000).
Filmography
- Svjedoci (2003)
- Maršal (2000)
- Kako je počeo rat na mom otoku (1996)
- Hodnik (1994)
- Zajednički ručak (1993)
External links
- Vinko Brešan at IMDb
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