The Diary of Diana B.
- Dana Budisavljević
- Feature - documentary
- Drama
- 2019
- 88:07
- Feature
- 12
Availability: Worldwide / Subtitles: Eng
Synopsis
Deeply troubled by the persecution of innocent mothers and children in Nazi-occupied Croatia, Diana, a distinguished Austrian, undertakes what is to become one of the largest rescue campaigns of World War II - one that saved 10,000 children from certain death. Eighty years later, few survivors return to the ruins of former camps only to find out that they owe their lives to the determination of one woman. Through its fragmentary structure, an amalgam of archival footage, survivors’ accounts, and scenes depicted by Diana in her diary entries, the film attempts to create a cinematic encounter between those the history has unjustly torn asunder: a selfless woman and the children she had saved.
Directors
Dana Budisavljević
Dana Budisavljević (Zagreb, 1975) is graduated film editor from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb, co-founder and co-director of Hulahop, Croatian producing company that produces and distributes its own line-up and organizes Animafest. Her first feature film The Diary of Diana B. was awarded Golden Arena at the Pula Film Festival making her the first female director to receive main festival award since 1957. She made her directorial debut with the documentary Straight A’s (Factum, 2004), after which she went on to win wide acclaim with Family Meals (Hulahop, 2012), a documentary about coming out. She has produced the documentary series Slumbering Concrete, directed by Saša Ban, as well as films like I Like That Super Most the Best by Eva Kraljević and Then I See Tanja by Juraj Lerotić.
Production
- Hulahop
Directors
- Dana Budisavljević
Cast
- Krešimir Mikić
- Vilim Matula
- Jerko Marčić
- Livio Badurina
- Alma Prica
- Mirjana Karanović
- Ermin Bravo
- Biserka Ipša
- Igor Samobor
Sound mix
- Julij Zornik
Screenplay
- Jelena Paljan
- Dana Budisavljević
Costume Design
- Martina Franić
Director of Photography
- Jasenko Rasol
Editing
- Marko Ferković
Sound
- Jakov Munižaba
Producer
- Miljenka Čogelja
- Olinka Vištica
Make-up Artist
- Dušica Vuksanović
Production Designer
- Ivo Hušnjak
- Dušan Milavec
Genre
- Drama
Year
- 2019
Awards
Grand Golden Arena for Best Film; Golden Arena for Best Directing (Dana Budisavljević); Golden Arena for Best Music (Alen Sinkauz, Nenad Sinkauz); Golden Arena for Best Editing (Marko Ferković); Golden Gate of Pula; FEDEORA Award for Best Croatian Feature Film – Pula Film Festival 2019
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Prize for Best Debut Film – FilmFestival Cottbus – Festival of East European Cinema 2019
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Best Film (Program 'PLUS') – Zagreb Film Festival 2019
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Best Feature Film in International Competition – Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival 2019
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Oktavijan Award for Best Feature Film 2019
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Vladimir Nazor Award 2019
Media quotes
Zapravo, ne sjećamo se kad je neki noviji hrvatski film uspio izazvati ovakav emotivni potres unutar duše.
Marko Njegić, Slobodna Dalmacija
Redateljica Dana Budisavljević uvjerljivo je i emotivno snažno ispričala priču o mračnom poglavlju iz povijesti svoje zemlje Hrvatske uspješno ujedinivši igrane scene i dokumentarni materijal. Suzdržano se koristi filmskim sredstvima uzdajući se u istinitost iskaza svjedoka. Glumačka ekipa omogućuje nam osjetiti vrijeme u kojem se hrabrost i ljudskost nisu podrazumijevali.
Žiri festivala istočnoeuropskog filma u Cottbusu
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Media quotes
Zapravo, ne sjećamo se kad je neki noviji hrvatski film uspio izazvati ovakav emotivni potres unutar duše.
Marko Njegić, Slobodna Dalmacija
Redateljica Dana Budisavljević uvjerljivo je i emotivno snažno ispričala priču o mračnom poglavlju iz povijesti svoje zemlje Hrvatske uspješno ujedinivši igrane scene i dokumentarni materijal. Suzdržano se koristi filmskim sredstvima uzdajući se u istinitost iskaza svjedoka. Glumačka ekipa omogućuje nam osjetiti vrijeme u kojem se hrabrost i ljudskost nisu podrazumijevali.
Žiri festivala istočnoeuropskog filma u Cottbusu
Production
- Hulahop
Directors
- Dana Budisavljević
Cast
- Krešimir Mikić
- Vilim Matula
- Jerko Marčić
- Livio Badurina
- Alma Prica
- Mirjana Karanović
- Ermin Bravo
- Biserka Ipša
- Igor Samobor
Sound mix
- Julij Zornik
Screenplay
- Jelena Paljan
- Dana Budisavljević
Costume Design
- Martina Franić
Director of Photography
- Jasenko Rasol
Editing
- Marko Ferković
Sound
- Jakov Munižaba
Producer
- Miljenka Čogelja
- Olinka Vištica
Make-up Artist
- Dušica Vuksanović
Production Designer
- Ivo Hušnjak
- Dušan Milavec
Genre
- Drama
Year
- 2019
Awards
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Grand Golden Arena for Best Film; Golden Arena for Best Directing (Dana Budisavljević); Golden Arena for Best Music (Alen Sinkauz, Nenad Sinkauz); Golden Arena for Best Editing (Marko Ferković); Golden Gate of Pula; FEDEORA Award for Best Croatian Feature Film – Pula Film Festival 2019
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Prize for Best Debut Film – FilmFestival Cottbus – Festival of East European Cinema 2019
-
Best Film (Program 'PLUS') – Zagreb Film Festival 2019
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Best Feature Film in International Competition – Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival 2019
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Oktavijan Award for Best Feature Film 2019
-
Vladimir Nazor Award 2019
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