Vinko Brešan
Vinko Brešan (b. February 3rd, 1964) is a Croatian film director.
A native of Zagreb and son of famous Croatian playwright Ivo Brešan, Vinko Brešan created a reputation of his own with three films that, each in its own way, broke some of the perceived taboos of Croatian cinema in the 1990s. He studied Philosophy and Comparative Literature at the University of Zagreb, as well as Film and Television Direction at the university's Academy of Dramatic Arts.
His 1996 comedy Kako je počeo rat na mom otoku (How the War Started on My Island), a microcosmic take on the Yugoslav Wars, proved to be huge commercial success, beating Independence Day at the Croatian box office.
Three years later, his next comedy Maršal (Marshal Tito's Spirit) was seen as a 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 to date is the 2003 war drama Svjedoci (Witnesses). Reminiscent of Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon, it examines the human complexities and moral murkiness of war through multiple perspectives and flashbacks. Notably, Serbian actress Mirjana Karanović was cast in the role of a Croatian war widow. The film drew protests from Croatian Party of Rights and right-wing sections of the 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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