The Diary of Diana B.
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| Croatian | Dnevnik Diane Budisavljević |
| Directed by | Dana Budisavljević |
| Screenplay by | Dana Budisavljević |
| Based on | Dnevnik Diane Budisavljević 1941.–1945. by Diana Budisavljević |
| 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 for the rescue of more than 10,000—mainly Orthodox Christian Serb—children from concentration camps in the Independent State of Croatia 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]
Cast
[edit]- 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 as the tailor
Production
[edit]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.[5]
Reception
[edit]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.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Diary of Diana B". Pula Film Festival. 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.
- ^ "The Diary of Diana B - Pula Film Festival". Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Awards of the 66th Pula Film Festival". Retrieved 20 July 2019.
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