Lordan Zafranović
Lordan Zafranović | |
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Lordan Zafranović in the 1980s. | |
| Born | 11 February 1944 |
| Years active | 1961–present |
| Awards | Big Golden Arena for Best Film 1978 Occupation in 26 Pictures 1981 The Fall of Italy Golden Arena for Best Director 1981 The Fall of Italy 1986 Evening Bells |
Lordan Zafranović (born 11 February 1944) is an eminent Croatian-Yugoslav film director known for his World War II trilogy consisting of Occupation in 26 Pictures (1978), The Fall of Italy (1981), and Evening Bells (1986), all co-written with Mirko Kovač (writer), for his experimental black and white early work, which mark him as a major figure of the Yugoslav Black Wave, and for his dauntless exploration of Ustaše crimes during the NDH period.