Ivo Brešan
Croatian and Yugoslav playwright, novelist and screenwriter (1936–2017)
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Ivan "Ivo" Brešan (27 May 1936 – 3 January 2017)[1][2] was a Croatian and Yugoslav playwright, novelist and screenwriter, known for political satire. His works include screenplays written with his son Vinko.[3]
Born
27 May 1936
Ivan Brešan[1]
27 May 1936
Died3 January 2017 (aged 80)
Zagreb, Croatia
Occupation
- Playwright
- novelist
- screenwriter
NationalityCroatian
Ivo Brešan | |
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Brešan at the première of the film Will Not End Here in 2008 | |
| Born | Ivan Brešan[1] 27 May 1936 |
| Died | 3 January 2017 (aged 80) Zagreb, Croatia |
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| Nationality | Croatian |
| Citizenship | Croatia |
| Education | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
| Years active | ?–2016 |
| Spouse |
Jelena Godlar (died 2016) |
| Children | Vinko Brešan |
Personal life
Born in Vodice in 1936, Brešan attended Antun Vrančić High School in Šibenik.[citation needed] He was married to Croatian writer Jelena Godlar, a Jew native to Slavonia.[4] In February 1964, she gave to birth their son Vinko, today a film director. Ivo's wife Jelena died on 20 September 2016.[5] He died after a long and severe illness on 3 January 2017 in Zagreb when he was 80 years of age.[6]
Screenplays
- 1973 – Predstava Hamleta u selu Mrduša Donja
- 1976 – Izbavitelj
- 1980 – The Secret of Nikola Tesla
- 1986 – Obećana zemlja
- 1989 – Donator
- 1996 – How the War Started on My Island
- 2000 – Marshal Tito's Spirit
- 2004 – Libertas
