THE FILM BEFORE THE ALTAR

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Directed by: Metod Pevec

Duration: 53 min

Format: Digitalno

Code: 431135

EAN: 3838898431135

»A young totalitarian authority killed two birds with one stone; filmmakers did not have to build an expensive studio, Jesuits were given a very unpleasant penance, and they showed the Church an example of ideological determination« (Metod Pevec, director and screenwriter). Metod Pevec is the recipient of the Jože Babič Award for film directing.

SYNOPSIS

After the war, the young totalitarian authority was afraid of Jesuits that had good connections all over the world, even in the countries Slovenian political immigrants fled to. They were accused of hostile activities, put to a framed-up trial and their spiritual home and church at the Zrinjskega Street in Ljubljana was taken from them. Who could possibly need a huge, cold, consecrated, and non-acoustic building with disputed proprietorship? They put Lenin’s favourite art into the church – the film.

ABOUT THE FILM

The film presents Matija Barl, Ivo Belec, p. Edmund Boehm, Irena Felicijan, Slava Geiger, Boštjan Hladnik, Miša Hočevar, Janez Kališnik, Jane Kavčič, Matjaž Klopčič, Milan Ljubić, Ivan Marinček, Berta Meglič, Tone Mlakar, Darinka Peršin Andromako, Marija Pirkmajer, p. Tomaž Podobnik, Vojko Podobnik, Stane Podobnikar, Jože Pogačnik, Vladimir Pogačnik, Janez Rus, Mako Sajko, Emilija Soklič, Ljubo Struna, Stanislava Štritof, Janez Verovšek, Albert Vodnik and Peter Zobec. The director and screenwriter is Metod Pevec, the director of photography is Simon Tanšek, the editor is Janez Bricelj, the sound designer is Boštjan Kačičnik, the sound recorder is Jože Trtnik and the producer is Frank Celarc from Gustav film.