Slovenian film guide 2026

Vesna

by František Čáp

Vesna, 1953, fiction, film 35mm, 1,37:1 Academy, b/w, 92 min

SI, YU

Finished

The first true comedy produced in Slovenia, it' s about the lives of high-school students. In a jolly good mood three students who are to take "the abitur" examination decide that one of them, Samo, will try to win the heart of Professors' daughter and in this way try to get hold of the mathematics paper. When Samo comes to know Vesna a bit better, he seriously falls in love with her and refuses to hear anything about the papers. Vesna, on the other hand, learns from a colleague of Samo's about their plan and doesn’t want to see Samo ever again. Well, at the end things get cleared up and reconciliation follows.
František Čáp
Awards
Festival Award Year
1st Pula Film Festival
Audience Award, I. place (Audience Award), best directing
Audience Award, I. place (Audience Award), best film
Audience Award, I. place (Audience Award), best role (Woman)
1954
1st Pula Film Festival
Audience Award, II. place (Audience Award), best role (Male)
1954
1st Pula Film Festival
Journalists and Film Critis Jury Prize (Jury of Critics Award), best directing
1954