Matjaž Klopčič

Matjaž Klopčič

Actor · Director · Writer

Ljubljana, Slovenia
December 4, 1934

Biography

Matjaž Klopčič (4 December 1934 – 15 December 2007) was a Slovenian film director and screenwriter. He directed 28 films between 1959 and 2005. His film Heritage (Slovene: Dediščina) was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival. Many of his films starred Polde Bibič. He was the son of the poet Mile Klopčič, and the nephew of the Communist activist and historian France Klopčič.

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Matjaž Klopčič 1

Representative Works

Funeral Feast
Funeral Feast
9.2
/ Slovenian
Black Orchid
Black Orchid
No Rating Yet
/ Slovenian
Fear
Fear
5.8
/ Slovenian
Summer in the South
Summer in the South
8.0
/ SH
The Widowhood of Karolina Žašler
The Widowhood of Karolina Žašler
5.6
/ Slovenian
On the Run
On the Run
6.8
/ Slovenian
My Dad, the Socialist Kulak
My Dad, the Socialist Kulak
7.3
/ Slovenian
Blossoms in Autumn
Blossoms in Autumn
6.7
/ Slovenian
The Film Before the Altar
The Film Before the Altar
No Rating Yet
/ Slovenian
Ljubljana the Beloved
Ljubljana the Beloved
6.0
/ Slovenian
Triptych of Agata Schwarzkobler
Triptych of Agata Schwarzkobler
10.0
/ Slovenian
Heritage
Heritage
10.0
/ Slovenian

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Funeral Feast
1969Winner

Best Director

Funeral Feast

Black Orchid
1989Nominee

Best Director

Black Orchid

Summer in the South
1980Winner

Best Director

Summer in the South

Career Highlights

The Widowhood of Karolina Žašler
1976Highlight

Best Director

The Widowhood of Karolina Žašler

On the Run
1967Highlight

Best Director

On the Run