Živojin Pavlović

Živojin "Žika" Pavlović (15 April 1933 – 29 November 1998) was a Yugoslav and Serbian film director, writer, painter and professor. In his films and novels, Pavlović depicted the cruel reality of small, poor and abandoned people living in the corners of society. He was one of the major figures of the Black Wave in Yugoslav cinema in 1960s, a movement which portrayed the darker side of life rather than the shiny facades of communist Yugoslavia.

Živojin Pavlović
A plaque on the house in which Pavlović lived and worked
Born(1933-04-15)15 April 1933
Šabac, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Died29 November 1998(1998-11-29) (aged 65)
Belgrade, Serbia
Alma materAcademy of Applied Arts, University of Belgrade
Occupationfilm director, screenwriter, writer, university professor at Faculty of Dramatic arts
AwardsNIN Award, Several Golden arenas at Pula Film Festival, Silver Bear for Directing

Biography

Pavlović was born in Šabac in 1933. When he was 19, he started writing about film and art for Belgrade newspapers. He graduated in painting at the Academy of Applied Arts, University of Belgrade,[1] and directed his first professional film, Žive Vode (Living Water) in 1961. The film received a special jury award at the Pula Film Festival. He died in Belgrade.

Pavlović received numerous awards, including two NIN Prizes for his novels,[2] Isidora Sekulić Award, one Silver Bear of the Berlin International Film Festival and several Golden Arenas of the Yugoslavia's most prestigious Pula Film Festival.

Filmography
Year Film Director Writer Awards / Notes
1960 Triptih o materiji i smrti (Triptich on the Matter and Death) Yes No Golden Arena at Pula Film Festival
1961 Lavirint (Labyrinth) Yes No Bronze Arena at Pula Film Festival, Golden Berlin Bear nominee
1962 Žive vode (part of Kapi, vode, ratnici) Yes Yes omnibus
1963 Obruč (Encirclement; part of Grad) Yes Yes omnibus
1965 Neprijatelj (The Enemy) Yes Yes
1966 Povratak (The Return) Yes No
1967 Kad budem mrtav i beo (When I Am Dead and Gone) Yes No FIPRESCI Prize at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Golden Arena for best film at Pula Film Festival
1967 Buđenje pacova (The Rats Woke Up) Yes No Golden Arena for Best Director at Pula Film Festival, Silver Bear for Directing in Berlin[3]
1969 Zaseda (The Ambush) Yes Yes CIDALC Award at Venice Film Festival
1970 Crveno klasje (Red Wheat) Yes No Best Film and Best Director at the 1970 Pula Film Festival
1973 Let mrtve ptice (Flight of a Dead Bird) Yes No
1975 Pesma (The Song), TV Series Yes Yes TV Series
1977 Hajka (Manhunt) Yes Yes Best Film and director at the 1977 Pula Film Festival
1980 Nasvidenje v naslednji vojni (See You in the Next War) Yes Yes
1983 Body Scent (Zadah tela) Yes Yes Best Film, Director and Screenplay at the 1983 Pula Film Festival
1987 Na putu za Katangu (On the Road to Catanga) Yes No
1992 Dezerter (The Deserter) Yes Yes
2000 Država mrtvih (The State of Dead) Yes Yes post-humous

Bibliography
Short story collections
    • Krivudava reka (1963, 1994)
    • Dve večeri u jesen (1967)
    • Cigansko groblje (1972)
    • Ubijao sam bikove (1985, 1988)
    • Kriške vremena (1993)
    • Blato (1999)
    • Dnevnik nepoznatog (1965)
    • Vetar u suvoj travi (1976)
    • Krugovi (1993)
    • Belina sutra (1984)
    • Flogiston (1989)
    • Azbuka (1990)
Essays
    • Film u školskim klupama (1964)
    • Đavolji film (1969, 1996)
    • O odvratnom (1972, 1982)
    • Balkanski džez (1989)
    • Davne godine (1997)
Novels
    • Lutke; Lutke na bunjištu (1965, 1991)
    • Kain i Avelj (1969, 1986)
    • Zadah tela (1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990)
    • Oni više ne postoje (1985, 1987)
    • Zid smrti (1985, 1986, 1987) (NIN Prize)
    • Lov na tigrove (1988)
    • Raslo mi je badem drvo (1988)
    • Vašar na Svetog Aranđela (1990)
    • Trag divljači (1991)
    • Lapot (1992) (NIN Prize)
    • Biljna krv (1995)
    • Simetrija (1996)
    • Dolap (1997)
Diaries
    • Ispljuvak pun krvi (1984 banned, 1990 reissued)
    • Otkucaji (1998)
    • Dnevnici I-VI (2000)

References
  1. "Otvorena izložba "Živojin Žika Pavlović, Crteži i slike" u Biblioteci "Milutin Bojić" u Beogradu « FCS". www.fcs.rs. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
  2. "Zadah tela - Živojin Pavlović | Laguna". www.laguna.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-11-05.
  3. "Berlinale 1967: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
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