The Merry Wedding
by France Štiglic
Veselo gostivanje, 1984, fiction, Digital DCP (2023), 98 min
YU (SI)
Finished
In 1920s Ljubljana, a student of theology decides to leave his studies and dedicate to music.
In 1948 the director France Štiglic (1919–93) shot On Our Own Land, the first Slovenian live-action feature after World War II. With this full-length debut he qualified among the candidates for the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1949. He then returned to Cannes twice more: in 1957 with The Valley of Peace and in 1960 with his film The Ninth Circle. Both times he was nominated for the Golden Palm. In 1961 The Ninth Circle also qualified, as the Yugoslav candidate, among the finalists …