The Diary of Diana B.
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| Croatian | Dnevnik Diane Budisavljević |
| Directed by | Dana Budisavljević |
| Screenplay by | Dana Budisavljević |
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| Starring | Alma Prica Biserka Ipša Igor Samobor Mirjana Karanović |
| Music by | Alan Sinkauz Nenad Sinkauz |
Production companies | Hulahop December Film This and That Productions |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Countries | Croatia Serbia Slovenia |
| Languages | Croatian German |
The Diary of Diana B. (Croatian: Dnevnik Diane Budisavljević) is a 2019 biographical film directed by Dana Budisavljević.[1] The film tells the story of the aid operation of the Austrian humanitarian Diana Budisavljević during World War II in Yugoslavia. The film had its world premiere at the 2019 Pula Film Festival. It won four Golden Arenas, including the Big Golden Arena for Best Film.[2]
Plot
Cast
- Alma Prica as Diana Budisavljević
- Biserka Ipša as Ivanka Džakula
- Igor Samobor as Julije Budisavljević
- Ermin Bravo as Kamilo Bresler
- Areta Ćurković as Dragica Habazin
- Mirjana Karanović as Mira Kušević
- Vilim Matula as Sergeant Hecker
- Krešimir Mikić as Robert Stein
- Krunoslav Šarić as Đuro Vukosavljević
- Tihomir Stanić as Marko Vidaković
- Livio Badurina as Aloysius Stepinac
- Boris Ostan as Gustav von Koczian
- Barbara Prpić as Lydia Alexandra von Koczian
- Urša Raukar-Gamulin as the tailor
Production
In June 2017, the European co-production fund Eurimages granted 160,000 EUR in support for the Croatian-Slovenian-Serbian co-production The DB Campaign (working title Diana's List) by Dana Budisavljević.[3]
The feature film was retitled The Diary of Diana B.[4] and its world premiere was at the Pula Film Festival on 18 July 2019.[1]
Reception
The film was awarded with the Big Golden Arena for Best Film, Golden Arena for Best Director, Golden Arena for Editing, Golden Arena for Best Music, Golden Gate of Pula Audience Award and recognition for Best Croatian Feature Film.[5]
References
- 1 2 "The Diary of Diana B". Pula Film Festival. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- ↑ Stojiljković, Marko (23 July 2019). "The Diary of Diana B. triumphs at Pula". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- ↑ "Croatian co-production The DB Campaign by Dana Budisavljević is granted support from Eurimages". 29 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ↑ "Hulahop - The Diary of Diana B." Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ↑ "Awards of the 66th Pula Film Festival". Archived from the original on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
External links
- 2019 films
- Croatian biographical films
- Croatian black-and-white films
- Serbian biographical films
- Serbian black-and-white films
- Slovenian drama films
- Slovenian black-and-white films
- World War II films based on actual events
- Holocaust films
- Films about Nazism
- Films set in 1942
- Films set in 1943
- Films set in 1944
- Films set in 1945
- 2019 war films
- Films set in Croatia
- Films set in Yugoslavia during World War II
- Cultural depictions of Austrian people
- Films based on works by Austrian writers
- Films based on diaries
- 2010s Croatian films
- 2019 Serbian films
- 2010s Slovenian films
- 2019 black-and-white films
- Croatian film stubs
- Holocaust film stubs
