I Love You (Croatian: Volim te) is a 2005 Croatian drama film directed and written by Dalibor Matanić.
| I Love You | |
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| Croatian | Volim te |
| Directed by | Dalibor Matanić |
| Written by | Dalibor Matanić |
| Produced by | Mario Orešković |
| Starring | Krešimir Mikić |
| Cinematography | Branko Linta |
| Edited by | Tomislav Pavlic |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | Croatia |
| Language | Croatian |
Plot
editKrešo is a successful young copywriter who works for a marketing company in Zagreb. He largely ignores his girlfriend Ana, preferring to spend time with his high school friends in rounds of alcohol, drugs and sex.[2]
When one day Krešo causes a death of a woman while driving under the influence, and gets infected with HIV from a subsequent blood transfusion, his life is turned upside down. He is left by his girlfriend, fired from his job, and gradually abandoned by his friends until he meets a good-natured waitress...[2]
Cast
edit- Krešimir Mikić – Krešo
- Ivana Roščić – Waitress
- Ivana Krizmanić – Ana
- Zrinka Cvitešić – Squash girl
- Nataša Janjić – Nataša
- Bojan Navojec – Žac
- Leon Lučev – Mario
- Angelo Jurkas – Robi
- Ana Stunić – Escort girl
- Božidar Orešković – Krešo's father
- Biserka Ipša – Krešo's mother
Reception
editIn a favorable 2007 review in The New York Times, Jeannette Catsoulis describes the film as a "bleak drama [which] is an unusually perceptive scrutiny of absence and emptiness", emphasized further by gray and pastel tones of Branko Linta's cinematography.[3]
Croatian Film Association's database of Croatian films describes I Love You as a film with a modern style, dealing with an interesting and somewhat intriguing topic, but notes its one-dimensionality and predictability, arguing that characterization and depth were sacrificed in favor of the film's visual style.[1]
Ronnie Scheib from Variety called the film uneven, with perfect tech credits, music, ambience and visuals, good delivery of leading actors, but generally unconvincing plot.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Volim te". Baza HR kinematografije (in Croatian). Croatian Film Association. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ a b Musetto, V. A. (2007-01-03). "'LOVE' STUD CONQUERS ALL". New York Post. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ Catsoulis, Jeannette (3 January 2007). "In Croatia, an Empty Life in Full View". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ Scheib, Ronnie (2007-01-09). "I Love You". Variety. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
External links
edit- I Love You at IMDb