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My Uncle's Legacy
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = My Uncle's Legacy
| native_name =
| image =
| writer = Ivan Aralica (novel and screenplay)
Mate Matii
Krsto Papi
| starring = Davor Janji
Alma Prica
Miodrag Krivokapi
Branislav Lei
Anica Dobra
Ivo Gregurevi
Filip ovagovi
Fabijan ovagovi
| producer = Branko Baleti
Tomislav Milanovi
Ben Stassen
| director = Krsto Papi
| cinematography = Boris Turkovi
| editing = Robert Lisjak
| studio =CFS Avala Film
Kinematografi
Stassen Productions
Urania Film
| distributor =International Film Exchange (1990) (USA)
| released =
| runtime = 116 minutes
| country = Yugoslavia
| language = Serbo-Croatian
| budget =
| music = Brane ivkovi
}}
'ivot sa stricem' ('My Uncle's Legacy') is a 1988 Yugoslavian drama film directed by Krsto Papi, starring Davor Janji, Alma Prica, Miodrag Krivokapi, Branislav Lei, Anica Dobra and Ivo Gregurevi. It is based on 'Okvir za mrnju', a novel by Ivan Aralica.
Plot
Overview
"In the story, Martin is a schoolboy with a sense of the absurd and a willingness to use ridicule to amuse himself and his classmates. He has an uncle who is high up in the nations bureaucracy who protects him and his grandfather now that his father has died. His grandfather is too stubborn to give his farm to the local farming collective, and Martin himself is in hot water with the principal for making fun of his girlfriend, one of the students at the high school. However, as long as the uncle is able to protect them, they remain out of hot water."
Cast
Awards
The film won the 'Golden Arena for Best Film' at the 1988 Pula Festival of Yugoslav Film, along with the 'Golden Gate of Pula' Audience Award, and was later nominated for the 1990 Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The film was also selected as the Yugoslav entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 61st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
See also
* List of submissions to the 61st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of Yugoslav submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
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