Litany of Happy People

director: Karpo Godina

original title: Zdravi ljudi za razonodu

year: 1971

running time: 14 min.

synopsis

This originally censored musical film is a satirical depiction of the inhabitants of Vojvodina, a rural region of Serbia characterized by its multi-ethnic population. Although it won two awards in Oberhausen, it was banned in Yugoslavia and Godina was long prevented from making experimental film.

„I have always tried to find a new language or a form to implement into the film.” K. Godina

biography

Slovenian cinematographer and director Karpo Godina (1943) is one of the most important representatives of Yugoslavia’s “Black Wave”. He became interested in film as an amateur at an early age, but he made his best-known works, which were characterized by a light sense of irony and carefully composed static shots, as a professional in the 1970s.

more about film

director:	Karpo Godina
script:	Karpo Godina

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