Ivan "Ivo" Brešan (27 May 1936 – 3 January 2017)[1][2] was a Croatian and Yugoslav playwright, novelist and screenwriter, known for political satire. His work included screenplays written with his son Vinko.[3]

Ivo Brešan
Brešan at the première of the film Will Not End Here in 2008
Born	Ivan Brešan[1] (1936-05-27)27 May 1936 Vodice, Yugoslavia
Died	3 January 2017(2017-01-03) (aged 80) Zagreb, Croatia
Occupation	Playwright novelist screenwriter
Nationality	Croatian
Citizenship	Croatia
Education	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Alma mater	University of Zagreb
Years active	?–2016
Spouse	Jelena Godlar ​ (died 2016)​
Children	Vinko Brešan

Personal life

Born in Vodice 1936, Brešan attended Antun Vrančić High School in Šibenik.^{[citation needed]} He was married Croatian writer Jelena Godlar, a Jew of Slavonia native.[4] In February 1964, she gave to birth their son Vinko, today a film director. Ivo's wife Jelena died on 20 September 2016.[5] He died after long and severe illness, on 3 January 2017 in Zagreb, aged 80.[6]

Screenplays

• 1973 – Predstava Hamleta u selu Mrduša Donja
• 1976 – Izbavitelj
• 1980 – The Secret of Nikola Tesla
• 1986 – Obećana zemlja
• 1989 – Donator
• 1996 – How the War Started on My Island
• 2000 – Marshal Tito's Spirit
• 2004 – Libertas

References

External links

• Ivo Brešan at IMDb
• Ivo Brešan at film.hr

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[ru] Брешан, Иво