The Merry Wedding

by France Štiglic

Veselo gostivanje, 1984, fiction, Digital DCP (2023), 98 min
Finished

YU (SI)

In 1920s Ljubljana, a student of theology decides to leave his studies and dedicate to music.

based on the book by
Miško Kranjec
screenwriter
Branko Šömen, France Štiglic
director
France Štiglic
director of photography
Vilko Filač
music composer
Jani Golob
film editor
Andreja Bolka
production designer
Mirko Lipužič
costume designer
Marija Kobi
key make-up artist
Berta Meglič
sound designer
Luka Jaki

featuring
Bert Sotlar, Danilo Benedičič, Polde Bibič, Igor Samobor, Darja Moškotevc, Milena Muhič, Boris Cavazza

production
Filmski studio Viba Film
distribution
Slovenian Film Centre

Slovenian Film Centre
Jaka Strnad
promocija@sfc.si

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 nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Štiglic's more prominent achievements also include the films That Beautiful Day; The Ballad of the Trumpet and the Cloud; Don't Cry, Peter; Little Shepherds; and The Story of Good People. His directorial opus includes twelve feature films.