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"Lisinski" [1944] - The first Croatian film (English subtitles)

"Lisinski" (1944) The first Croatian full-length feature sound film (with English subtitles) Directed by: Oktavijan Miletić Written by: Milan Katić Compositions by Lisinski adapted and conducted by Boris Papandopulo Performed by: Chorus and Ballet of Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb Choir of Zagreb Radio Zagreb Philharmonic Starring: Branko Špoljar as Vatroslav Lisinski Lidija Dominković as Hedviga Ban Srebrenka Jurinac as countess Sidonija Erdödy Rubido Veljko Maričić as Albert Štriga Other roles: Tošo Lesić as Opat Krizmanić Hinko Nučić as president of Croatian Music Institute in Zagreb Tomislav Tanhofer as commentator Bonus tracks: an example of restoring process and TV report about premiere of the film from 1944. This film is a biography of Vatroslav Lisinski (1819. - 1854.), a Croatian composer who lived and worked in the tumultuous times of re-awakening of the Croatian national consciousness. At first, Lisinski wrote short compositions and patriotic songs, and in 1846. he composed the first Croatian opera, titled "Ljubav i zloba" (Love and malice). This opera was highly acclaimed by the audiences and received glowing reviews from Croatian intellectuals. Too old to be admitted to the Prague Conservatory, Lisinski took private lessons at professor Pitsch's organ school in Prague, where he also composed his second opera, "Porin". Having broadened his musical knowledge, he returned to Zagreb full of hope, but was only gives a humiliating position of an unpaid supervisor at the Musical Institute. Disappointed and bitter, he swore never to compose again, and lived the rest of his life as an ordinary clerk, misunderstood and lonely. He died young, at only 35 years of age. As is often the case with great individuals, Lisinski's extraordinary talent and greatness were widely recognized only after his death. The film was restored in 2008.