Dance in the Rain

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58th TIFF: Greek Premiere

The film narrates the dissolution of the love relationship between Peter, a young painter, and a relatively unknown theater actress named Maruša. In the streets and taverns of foggy and rainy Ljubljana, they waste their time drinking and taunting each other. The only way out left is dreaming. Insightful, weaving an innovative storytelling for its time and incorporating the teachings of Nouvelle Vague, Boštjan Hladnik’s film noir is considered as the greatest piece of Slovenian cinema.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Boštjan Hladnik

Script: Boštjan Hladnik (based on the novel "Black Days, White Day" by Dominik Smole)

Cinematography: Janez Kališnik

Editing: Kleopatra Harisiades

Sound: Herman Kokove

Music: Bojan Adamič

Actors: Duša Počkaj, Miha Baloh, Rado Nakrts, Ali Raner

Production: Triglav Film

Costumes: Nada Souvan

Sets: Niko Matul

Format: 35mm

Color: B&W

Production Country: Yugoslavia (Slovenia)

Production Year: 1961

Duration: 97΄

Contact: Slovenian Film Centre

Boštjan Hladnik

Boštjan Hladnik (1929–2006) graduated from the Ljubljana Academy of Fine Arts and continued his studies at the IDHEC in Paris, while working as an assistant for Chabrol, De Broca and Sidmak. He made his own debut feature film Dance in the Rain consciously influenced by French nouvelle vague techniques.