Review article

Bourek’s Bećarac – an Animated Film

Andrija Mutnjaković ; Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti, Zagreb, Hrvatska

Abstract

Zlatko Bourek’s animated fi lm interprets a popular vocal-instrumental song called the Bećarac from the northern region of Croatia. The original and individual attractiveness of the Bećarac, expressed in a combination of spontaneous light poetry in decasyllabic couplets and joyful music played on folk instruments, was declared intangible Croatian cultural heritage by the Croatian Ministry of Culture, and UNESCO has placed the Bećarac on its List of World Cultural Heritage. The author illustrated the Bećarac in a short fi lm that follows the courtship of a young bride and groom, and in doing so, delicately expressed the characteristics of the lyrics, music, and beauty of the Bećarac. The fi lm Bećarac is part of the authors rich opus of a number of animated and feature fi lms, direction, costuming and scenography of puppet shows and plays, and works of graphics, painting, and sculpture. His fi lms, plays, and art exhibitions came about in Croatia and Germany, and have been presented on numerous world stages and galleries.

Keywords

animated film; cultural heritage; scenography; painting; sculpture

Hrčak ID:

138402

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/138402

Publication date:

30.12.2014.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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