Countess Dora (Croatian: Kontesa Dora) is a Croatian pseudo-biographical film about Croatian composer Dora Pejačević. Filmed in 1990, it was released in public in 1993. It was written and directed by Zvonimir Berković. It was Croatia's submission to the 66th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1]
Countess Dora | |
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Directed by | Zvonimir Berković |
Written by | Zvonimir Berković |
Starring | Alma Prica Rade Šerbedžija |
Cinematography | Goran Trbuljak |
Edited by | Maja Rodica Virag |
Music by | Dora Pejačević Igor Kuljerić |
Production companies | Croatia Film Croatian Radiotelevision |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
Country | Croatia |
Language | Croatian |
Karlo Armano, a cabaret entertainer and film aficionado, meets countess Dora Pejačević in Zagreb. The two become close, and after a while Armano visits her at her estate in Slavonia hoping to spur the countess' romantic interest in him, but also to find a well-to-do patron for his film endeavors...
Films directed by Zvonimir Berković | |
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Big Golden Arena for Best Film at the Pula Film Festival | |
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As Croatian Film Awards (1992–present) |
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Croatian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film | |
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