Aloa: Festivity of the Whores
| Aloa: Festivity of the Whores | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lordan Zafranović |
| Written by | Lordan Zafranović Veljko Barbieri |
| Based on | Zatvor od oleandrovog lišća by Veljko Barbieri |
| Produced by | Sulejman Kapić Miroslav Lilić |
| Starring | Neda Arnerić Ranko Zidarić Stevo Žigon Dušica Žegarac |
| Cinematography | Andrija Pivčević |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minute |
| Country | Yugoslavia |
| Language | Serbo-Croatian |
Aloa: Festivity of the Whores (Serbo-Croatian: Haloa – Praznik kurvi) is a 1988 Yugoslav film directed by Lordan Zafranović.[1] It is based on a novel by Veljko Barbieri.[2] The film is also known in English as Aloa - The Whores' Feast[3] or Aloa: The Whores' Festival.[4]
The film was presented as an example in Yugoslavian film, of a portrayal of a "sexually active female whose liberated eroticisim is smothered by death".[5]
The film received the Critics' Award at the Pula Film Festival,[6] where Neda Arnerić received the Golden Arena for Best Actress for her role in the film.[7][8] It was screened at the Venice festival.[6]
References
- ^ "Haloa (Praznik kurvi) - Haloa (Praznik kurvi)". Kino Tuškanac. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- ^ "Haloa - praznik kurvi". Baza HR kinematografije (in Croatian). Croatian Film Association. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ Variety. Garland Pub. 1987. ISBN 978-0-8352-2667-7. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ Nježić, Tatjana. "Lordan Zafranović for NIN: I am afraid that our fears will come true". Nin online. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- ^ Vuković, Vesi (2022). Women in the Wave: Representation of Female Characters in Yugoslav New Film and Black Wave (PhD). University of Bremen.
- ^ a b "Lordan Zafranović - director and screenwriter". www.lordanzafranovic.com. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- ^ "Film – Haloa, praznik kurvi [Tema: Jadran]". Fenomeni. 2012-05-06. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- ^ Polimac, Nenad (January 18, 2020). "A beautiful kid that Yugoslavia loved". Vijesti.
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