Happy Ever After Land
General Information
- Original Title
- Sretna Zlemja
- Author/Creator
- Dević, Goran, director.
- Subtitles
- English
- Published
- Croatia, 2008.
- Physical Description
- DVD-ROM (50 min.)
- Digital ver. identifier
- HU_OSA_00003324
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- Two Croatian groups are taking off for memorial sessions in two different directions. The first group boards a bus in Rijeka for a ride to the village of Kumrovec; its passengers are going to commemorate Tito’s birthday and the happy memories of socialist times by visiting his birth house. The second group takes a bus from Zadar to Bleiburg, the place of surrender of the army forces of the Independent State of Croatia, created during WWII under the leadership of ustasha Ante Pavelić. It is today constructed by the subculture nostalgic about Pavelić's ustasha regime, as a memorial site of militant nationalism. The director follows both journeys from departure to their final destinations. The travelers from both groups are not going on mere recreational or entertaining trips, rather, both groups undertake a time-travel, driven by nostalgia for “good old days” which they imagine radically differently. The sharp contrast brings out an image of a polarized society, where the past haunts the present.
Subjects
- Genre
- Documentary films
Bibliographic Information
- Title Translation
- Happy Ever After Land
- Note
- Verzio Film Festival Submission
- Library Special Collection
- Verzio Film Festival Submission
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Call Number | Status | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD-ROM | OSA Film Library | FL Record 1700 | Available | - | - |
| Digital film | OSA Film Library | FL Record 1700 (HU_OSA_00003324.mp4) | Available | Access Copy, MP4 format |