Kekec (1951 film)
| Kekec | |
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| Directed by | Jože Gale |
| Produced by | Dušan Povh |
| Written by |
Original story: Josip Vandot screenplay: Jože Gale Frane Milčinski |
| Starring |
Matija Barl Zdenka Logar Franc Presetnik Frane Milčinski Alenka Lobnikar Jože Mlakar Modest Sancin Vida Levstik Lojze Potokar |
| Music by | Marjan Kozina |
| Cinematography | Ivan Marinček |
| Edited by | Ivan Marinček |
| Distributed by |
Triglav Film Viba Film, Ljubljana |
Release dates |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Language | Slovene |
Kekec is a 1951 Slovene adventures-youth film directed by Jože Gale, based on novel Kekec nad samotnim breznom by Josip Vandot. Film was produced by Triglav Film and distributed by Viba Film.
It has two sequels, a 1963 film Srečno, Kekec (Good Luck, Kekec) and a 1968 film Kekčeve ukane (Kekec's Tricks). The first international award for a Slovenian feature film: a Golden Lion in the Children's Film category at the Venice Film Festival in 1952.
Plot summary
Based on the popular story "Kekec nad samotnim breznom" ("Kekec Above the Lonely Abyss", 1924) by Josip Vandot, story wasn't changed that much from original, but the songs with music in background were totally new. it's set in an idyllic village of the Slovenian mountains where Kekec (Matija Barl), a young boy is living. High up in the mountains leads his solitary life Bedanec (Franc Presetnik), a man everybody is afraid of because he is wicked. But the brave boy Kekec is not afraid of him. When he gets to know that Bedanec keeps his victims Mojca (Zdenka Logar) and Kosobrin (Frane Milčinski) in his house, he sets out to find them. With his courage and cunning Kekec manages to set them free, and what's more, he forces Bedanec to leave for good.[1]
Music
The whole music including theme was composed by Marjan Kozina, a Slovenian composer. Lyrics for Theme song called "Dobra volja je najbolja" was written by Frane Milčinski and performed by Tomaž Tozon together with Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra.
List of characters
- Kekec (Matija Barl) - main character
- Bedanec (Franc Presetnik) - evil wild hunter
- Kosobrin (Frane Milčinski) - a tiny old man with long beard and hat. He is gathering herbs
- Mojca (Zdenka Logar) - sister of Rožle, and captured by Bedanec
- Rožle (Jože Mlakar) - frightened boy, a friend of Kekec and brother of Mojca
- Mišjek (Modest Sancin)
- Oče/Father (Lojze Potokar)
- Mati/Mother (Vida Levstik)
- Tinka (Alenka Lobnikar)
- Oče/Father (Lojze Potokar)
Shooting locations
- Gozd (small village in municipality of Tržič)
- Kranjska Gora (the most of the film was shot)
- Savica Fall (shooting just under Fall)
- Mojstrana (municipality of Kranjska Gora; they build a small village set)
- Sleme (high mountain in Julian Alps; scene with theme song "Dobra volja je najbolja")
- Saint Josef Church, Ljubljana (Scene of Gorge with stream)
References
External links
Media related to Kekec (1951 film) at Wikimedia Commons- Kekec at the Internet Movie Database