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Enjoy the rare opportunity to view classic films from Slovenia throughout August. The film series "Six Decades of Slovenian Cinema" is the first time many of the country's most important films will be shown in the city with more Slovenians outside of Europe. Many of these films won't be seen again in the U. S. for a long time. If you love movies and have never seen one from Slovenia, take advantage of these once-in-a-lifetime screenings. You'll discover a fascinating ran of comedies, thrillers, romances and tragedies -- all in Slovenian with English subtitles. At a time when most internationa film talk revolves around the negative effects of globalization, Slovenian cinema has become a success story and an inspiration to other small nations.
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Joe Valencic, an authority on Slovenian cinema, will introduce selected films. “Six Decades of Slovenian Cinema” is presented through the Film Society of Lincoln Center, programmed by Richard Peña and organized by Irena Kovarova. Additional support is provided by the New York Consul General of Slovenia, Alenka Suhadolnik and Nerina Kocjancic, Head of Promotion, Slovenian Film Fund, with John Ewing of the Cleveland Cinematheque.
All films are shown full-screen in the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque Theater, 11141 East Boulevard in University Circle. Admission to each movie is $8, or $12 for both evening films. SNPJ members receive free admission. Free parking. For more information, contact (216) 421-7450, www.cia.edu/cinematheque. |
Sunday, August 10, at 7:00 pm..., 1953. This all-time beloved Slovenian comedy is a college caper in which a student woos the pretty daughter of a tough math professor in order to sneak a peek at the instructor’s final exam. Slovenia's first Hollywood-style film stars the delightful Metka Gabrijelcic. Directed by Frantisek Cap.
Sunday, August 10, at 8:55 pm... (Dolina miru), 1956. This beautifully shot World War II story follows two young children in Slovenia living under the Nazi occupation. When their homes are destroyed, the kids set off to find a fabled “Valley of Peace.” Along the way they meet a stranded African-American soldier who protects them on their journey. John Kitzmiller won the best actor prize at the Cannes film festival for this performance. Directed by France Stiglic.
Sunday, August 17, at 7:00 pm... (Na papirnatih avionih), 1967, Matjaz Klopcic, director. In this delicate study of love and illusion, a disenchanted photographer approaching middle age enters into a relationship with an idealized young dancer, hoping it will give his empty life some meaning. This movie is considered one of the best Slovenian films of the sixties. Directed by Matjaz Klopcic and starring Polde Bibic.
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Sunday, August 17, at 8:40 pm... (Ples v dezju), 1961. This New Wave- influenced drama focuses on two longtime lovers, a painter and an older actress, who stay together largely out of inertia. Disappointed with their drab lives, they escape into dreams and fantasies. One of Slovenia's finest films. Directed by Bostjan Hladnik and starring Slovenian theater legend Dusa Pockaj with Miha Baloh.
Sunday, August 24, at 7:00 pm...
(Splav Meduze), 1980. A troupe of revolutionary artists travels through 1920s Yugoslavia, trying to create social change through their radical art and ideas, in this visually stunning directorial debut by an ace cinematographer, Karpo Godina. Viewer discretion advised.
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Sunday, August 24, at 9:00 pm..., (Outsider), 1996. The biggest Slovenian box office hit of its time tells of a disaffected teen, half-Slovenian and half-Bosnian, who falls in with a group of punk rockers in 1970s Ljubljana, pitting him against his Yugoslav Army officer father. Directed by Andrej Kosak. Viewer discretion advised.
Sunday, August 31, at 7:00 pm..., (Petelinji zajtrk), 2007, Winner of the audience award for best picture at the 2007 Slovenian Film Festival, and a huge commercial hit at home, this comedy-thriller tells of a mechanic at a small-town garage who begins a love affair with the beautiful wife of the local mob boss. Starring Vlado Novak and Pia Zemljic with pop star Severina. Directed by Marko Nabersnik. Viewer discretion advised.
Sunday, August 31, at 9:25 pm..., (Ko zaprem oci), 1993, This psychological thriller is an accomplished and exciting suspense film full of surprises. A young female post office worker, haunted by a traumatic incident from her childhood, becomes a suspect in a mysterious robbery. Directed by Franci Slak.
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| The Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque, founded in 1986, presents movies in the CIA's 616-seat,35mm and SR stereo- equipped Russell B. AitkenAuditorium. Videotapes and 16mm films are sometimes shown in the CIA's 100-seat Ohio Bell Auditorium. Both arelocated within the Institute's Gund Building at the corner of East Boulevard and Bellflower Road in University Circle. Free, lighted parking is available in the adjacent CIA lot, located on the north and east sides of the building off of East Blvd. Entrance to the building is through the rear door, just off the parking lot and only steps from your car. Smoking is not permitted in the Institute. Our facilities are fully accessible to the physically challenged. |
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| January 13, 2008 |
Art songs place performers and listeners in the most intimate of musical
relationships. A story about lost love or other poetic subjects is sung to eager recipients. We listen to every word, even in a language we might not know, and take in every physical gesture as if they are matters of revelation and trust. |
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| December 21, 2008 |
| Slovenian Ministry of Culture
has announced an open call for
collecting proposals for
promoting Slovenian culture
abroad in the year of 2009. |
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| December 14, 2008 |
The time when the coldness of winter gives way to a more pleasant spring has
traditionally been associated with numerous festivities around the country. The most
festive celebration marking the beginning of a new season and agricultural cycle is known as pust, the carnival season, which in 2009 will take place between 19 and 25 February. |
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| December 14, 2008 |
| CLEVELAND (DATE)—The Cleveland Museum of Art’s (CMA) acclaimed VIVA! & Gala Around Town concert series presents Bernarda Fink on January 11, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. at Reinberger Chamber Hall in Severance Hall. She is joined by pianist Anthony Spiri. |
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| December 14, 2008 |
| The Slovenian Genealogy Society International needs you! We specialize in helping you find your Slovenian roots. As a member, you have access to valuable research information to make your research easier and more rewarding... |
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| December 5, 2008 |
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| November 22, 2008 |
Petelinji Zajtrk (Rooster's Breakfast)
- English subtitles
Monday, December 1, 2008 8:00 PM, MC 136
Zvenenje v Glavi (Headnoise)
- English subtitles
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 2:45 PM, MC 136
Sladke Sanje (Sweet Dreams)
- English subtitles
Friday , December 5, 2008 6:30 PM, MC 136 |
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The Center for Slovene as a Second Foreign
Language in Ljubljana announces its 15th annual
Slovenian Winter School Course. The two-week long
course will take place from January 26 through
February 6, 2009. The intensive nature of the course
means that it is particularly suitable for people wanting to learn as much as possible in as short a time as
possible. Students can choose from a four-hour course day to a more intensive six hour course day,
depending on preference. The accompanying Winter School Social Program offers afternoon and weekend
activities in which participants are introduced to Slovenian culture and society. |
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| November 19, 2008 |
The documentary “All Slovene, all Russian, all English, and all cosmopolitan - the portrait of Janko Lavrin (1887 – 1986)” tells the life story of a Slovene intellectual, who spent most of his time abroad, first in Russia and then in Great Britain; but never forgot that he was a Slovene, born in Krupa, Bela krajina.
In 1915, as a young journalist he reported from the Balkan about World War I. |
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| November 16, 2008 |
Slovenian film industry is
receiving a special attention this
November at the cultural center
AFI Silver in Sivler Spring, MD.
With a program of 8 Slovenian
movies, from past and present
times, Washington movie-goers
will get a chance to really
experience the Slovenian cultural
character, country’s expression of
it’s identity, and last but not
least, it’s take on the global
narratives, as it is reflected
through the Slovenian cinema. |
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| November 6-25, 2008 |
AFI has organized for the month of November its 21st annual European Film Showcase.
This first-class selection of films from EU member states includes film festival award winners, box office hits, as well as U.S. premieres. |
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November 8, 2008 |
Slovenian soprano
Sabina Cvilak will be for the
second year in a row part of a
performance, marking the
opening of the fall season at the
Washington National Opera.
Starting next week, Cvilak will
perform as Micaёla in Georges
Bizet’s Carmen. Next to such
great name as Denyce Graves,
who is known around the world
for her portrayal of Carmen,
Sabina Cvilak’s performance is
highly anticipated by opera
lovers. |
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| November 2, 2008 |
Not many people know much about Slovenia, but it is a tiny diamond and well worth the trip to find out
more, says DAVE ROBSON ...
SO how much do you know about Slovenia? No, me neither. I’d heard of its capital Ljubljana, although spelling it proved a challenge, but other
than that – let’s say it wouldn’t be my specialist subject on Mastermind. So when the chance of a week at a Keycamp holiday home in Ljubljana offered itself, it had to be
taken. |
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| October 6, 2008 |
Marko Nabersnik's Petelinji Zajtrk (Rooster's Breakfast), centering
on forbidden love in a sleepy
town, is Slovenia's entry for
foreign-language film in the
Academy Awards. |
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| September 20, 2008 |
 Klavdij Pirih is trying to be polite, but he has had enough of my notetaking and
questions.
"How much did you use?" I ask, so absorbed in getting down on paper every detail about his Slovene
dumplings that I haven't noticed that the chef has stopped blending together his mix of water, flour, eggs and
salt.
Pirih is a chef at the Kenda Manor hotel, a 14th-century Relais & Châteaux property in the tranquil town of
Spodna Idrija, where I stayed and took cooking and wine-tasting classes last fall. He is eager to share with me
and several other students his version of idrijski zlikrofi, potato balls flavored with bacon, onions and herbs that
are wrapped and cooked in a thin dough. |
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| September 20, 2008 |
| In the ever-widening world of wine, Slovenia -- the South Central European country bordered
by Italy, Austria, Hungary and Croatia -- is emerging as a promising new producer with an
idiosyncratic personality. A generation of post-Yugoslav era vintners is reclaiming a lost
tradition of family winemaking, and they're getting more of their wines into the hands of
American wine lovers. |
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| September 13, 2008 |
| Slovenian proverb says: Far from eyes, far from heart. I am glad that it is not true in the case of American
Slovenians. As my wife and I came to the U.S.A. we did not know, what to expect... |
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| August 2008 |
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| Enjoy the rare opportunity to view classic films from Slovenia throughout August. The film series "Six Decades of Slovenian Cinema" is the first time many of the country's most important films will be shown in the city with more Slovenians outside of Europe. Many of these films won't be seen again in the U. S. for a long time. If you love movies and have never seen one from Slovenia, take advantage of these once-in-a-lifetime screenings.... |
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| Slovenia, July 3, 2008 |
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| The US Embassy in Slovenia was looking for a group to sing the American and Slovenian National Anthems at the July 3rd celebration. The members of the new men's group, 'Mi Smo Mi' would be in Ljubljana at that time for Poletna Sola, so they got together a recording of... |
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| The new website http://www.slotraveler.com bills itself as
THE NUMBER ONE TRAVELER SITE FOR SLOVENIA.
This interactive site features Cultural Heritage, Natural Heritage, Culture, Favors of Slovenia, Spa &
Wellness, Entertainment & Sport and Accommodation sections. Currently slotraveler.com is available
in Slovenian and English. |
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SLOVENIA: Strategically placed at the intersection of two key
international corridors, Slovenian Railways is well placed to act as
a hub linking east and west, but it must face up to emerging
competition in the lucrative freight market. Chris Jackson asked
SZ Director-General Tomaz Schara about the challenges and
opportunities that lie ahead.
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| Join us Saturday Feb. 7, 2009 as Cleveland Slovenian Ski Club takes a day trip to Holiday Valley Ski Resort in Ellicottville, N.Y. |
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| Marko Nabersnik's Petelinji Zajtrk (Rooster's Breakfast), centering
on forbidden love in a sleepy
town, is Slovenia's entry for
foreign-language film in the
Academy Awards... |
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