Heaven Without Love

Heaven Without Love
Croatian	Pukotina raja
Directed by	Vladimir Pogačić[1]
Written by	Vladimir Pogačić; Milan Tuturov;
Starring	Ljubica Jović; Milan Puzić; Severin Bijelić; Tatjana Beljakova; Antun Vrdoljak;
Music by	Bojan Adamič[1]
Cinematography	Milorad Marković; Slobodan Marković; [1]
Edited by	Ljerka Šurina-Stanojević[1]
Production; company	Jadran Film[1]
Release date	22 July 1959[1]
Running time	102 minutes[1]
Country	Yugoslavia

Heaven Without Love (Croatian: Pukotina raja, lit. "a crack in heaven") is a Serbian-language Croatian[2] drama film directed by Vladimir Pogačić, adapted from a novel by Milan Tuturov. It was released in 1959.[3][4] The film was poorly received.

Plot

In Belgrade, Marija, a pharmacy student (Ljubica Jović) marries a medicine student, Slobodan Marković (Milan Puzić), in order to solve her existential issues. They grow older and their relationship changes. Slobodan abuses and ignores her, convinces her to have an abortion as she gets pregnant, and cheats on her with a nurse, so she starts a tragic love affair with Pavle Borovac (Antun Vrdoljak), a young journalist whom she meets at a beach.

Cast

Ljubica Jović as Marija Marković
Milan Puzić as Slobodan Marković
Tatjana Beljakova as Branka
Severin Bijelić as Inspector Naumović
Antun Vrdoljak as Pavle Borovac
Branko Tatić as Obrad Kratić
Zoran Longinović as Police Department Chief

Reception

The film was poorly received upon its release, and was criticised for its perceived advocacy of Jean-Paul Sartre's philosophy. Utilising psychological realism, the film was part of a trend of decreasing emphasis on ideology and regime compliance in Communist cinema towards the late 1950s. Tomislav Šakić of Kino Tuškanac likens the film to Orson Welles' Citizen Kane in its form as it tells the story form the point of view of a police investigation, and considers it an early feminist film for its portrayal of abortion.[2]

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References

"Pukotina raja". Baza HR kinematografije (in Croatian). Croatian Film Association. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
Šakić, Tomislav. "O filmu Pukotina raja". Kino Tuškanac. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
"Hrvatski filmski arhiv - Hrvatski dugometražni filmovi 1944. – 2006. godina" [Croatian Film Archives - Croatian feature films 1944–2006]. Croatian State Archives. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
"Ljubica Jović, zvezda "Pukotine raja": Filmski svet predstavlja novo ime našeg filma". Filmski svet. June 1959. Retrieved 24 July 2018. Archived by Yugopapir.com.

External links

Heaven Without Love on IMDb

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[hrfilm-1] "Pukotina raja". Baza HR kinematografije (in Croatian). Croatian Film Association. Retrieved 4 April 2019.

[tuškanac-2] Šakić, Tomislav. "O filmu Pukotina raja". Kino Tuškanac. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

[3] "Hrvatski filmski arhiv - Hrvatski dugometražni filmovi 1944. – 2006. godina" [Croatian Film Archives - Croatian feature films 1944–2006]. Croatian State Archives. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

[4] "Ljubica Jović, zvezda "Pukotine raja": Filmski svet predstavlja novo ime našeg filma". Filmski svet. June 1959. Retrieved 24 July 2018. Archived by Yugopapir.com.