Kekec

Kekec is a Slovenian fictional child character created by Josip Vandot in 1918 when it was first published in Kekec on the Hard Path (Kekec na hudi poti) at the Zvonček (year19#1/2) publication.[1]

Kekec
Josip Vandot (creator of Kekec)
First appearanceZvonček (y.19#1/2)
1 January 1918
Kekec na hudi poti
(Kekec on the Hard Path)
Created byJosip Vandot
Portrayed byMatija Barl (1951)
Velimir Gjurin (1963)
Zlatko Krasnič (1968)
In-universe information
AliasMežnarčev Gregec
Gendermale
Occupationfearless boy and
a mountain shepherd
fighting Bedanec and Pehta
FamilyMežnar
NationalitySlovenian

List of characters
  • Kekec (Mežnarčev Gregec) - is widely recognized as a Slovenian superhero and cultural icon. Kekec is a brave boy, a fearless shepherd from the highlands of his home region, Kranjska Gora and Julian Alps. He is good guy who is fighting an evil wild hunter from the mountains (Bedanec) and evil herbalist woman from mountains who is stealing children (Pehta).[2]
  • Bedanec (or. Bedanc) - evil poacher with long beard from the mountains
  • Mojca - sister of Rožle, captured by Bedanec and Pehta
  • Pehta - wild woman from the mountains
  • Rožle - scared boy, a friend of Kekec
  • Kosobrin - tiny old herbalist
  • Tinkara
  • Brincelj
  • Vitranc
  • Tinka

Vandot's original novels

Original trilogy short novels with Kekec as the main character were published as annex in Zvonček publication, not in one piece at once but in total 12 parts for each novel:

# Title Issue date in twelve parts Author Publisher Pages Note
1 "Kekec on the Hard Path"
(Kekec na hudi poti)		 1 January – 1 December 1918 Josip Vandot Zvonček (youth publication) 86 in January and July two parts were published, none in February and June
2 "Kekec on the Wolf Trail"
(Kekec na volčji sledi)		 1 January – 1 December 1922 Josip Vandot Zvonček (youth publication) 117 in July two parts were published; none in August
3 "Kekec Above the Lonely Abyss"
(Kekec nad samotnim breznom)		 1 January – 1 December 1924 Josip Vandot Zvonček (youth publication) 123 novel was published on every first in the month

Novels weren't published in one piece, but every month one or two parts, as Zvonček publication was released at only every first in the month.

Gale's film trilogy
Jože Gale (trilogy director)

Jože Gale directed Slovene/Yugoslav film trilogy about Kekec, based on novels by Josip Vandot. But only the first and second film were a direct adaptation of the second and third book:

# Title Premiere Director Producer Composer Prod. company Distribution Based on Character (actor) Note
1 "Kekec" 18 December 1951 Jože Gale Dušan Povh Marjan Kozina Triglav Film Vesna film (prvotno)
Viba film (trenutno)		 "Kekec nad
samotnim breznom"
(1924)		 Kekec (Matija Barl)
Kosobrin (Frane Milčinski)
Bedanec (France Presetnik)
Mojca (Zdenka Logar)
Tinka (Alenka Lobnikar)
Rožle (Jože Mlakar)
Mišnjek (Modest Sancin)		 first ever Slovenian feature film with international award
2 "Good Luck, Kekec"
(Srečno, Kekec!)		 15 December 1963 Jože Gale Dušan Povh Marjan Vodopivec Viba film Viba film "Kekec na volčji sledi"
(1922)		 Kekec (Velimir Gjurin)
Mojca (Blanka Florjanc)
Rožle (Martin Mele)
Pehta (Ruša Bojc)
oče (Bert Sotlar)
mati (Marija Goršič)
berač (Stane Sever)		 first ever Slovenian feature film in colors
3 "Kekec's Tricks"
(Kekčeve ukane)		 23 December 1968 Jože Gale Ljubo Struna Bojan Adamič Viba film Vesna film (prvotno)
Viba film (trenutno)		 "po motivih Vandotovih pripovedk o Kekcu" Kekec (Zlatko Krasnič)
Bedanec (Polde Bibič)
Rožle (Boris Ivanovski)
Mojca (Jasna Krofak)
Tinkara (Fanika Podobnikar)
Brincelj (Milorad Radovič)
Vitranc (Jože Zupan)		 the last and the worst film about Kekec

bad critics and
low cinema visit
gollark: Quoted from my notes:The relevant factors for course choice are probably something like this, vaguely in order: “personal fit” - how much I'll actually like it. This is quite hard to tell in advance. During the Y11 careers interview I was recommended some kind of trial thing for engineering, but I doubt that's on now, like many other things. Probably more important than other things, as I'd spend 3-5 years on said course, will perform better if I do enjoy it, and will probably not get much use out of studying a subject I would not like enough to do work related to. flexibility/generality - what options are opened by studying this stuff? Especially important in a changing and unpredictable world. how hard a subject is to learn out of university - relates to necessity of feedback from people who know it much better, specialized equipment needed, availability of good teaching resources, etc. Likely to decline over time due to the internet/modern information exchange systems and advancing technology making relevant equipment cheaper. earning potential - how much money does studying this bring? I don't think this is massively significant, it's probably outweighed by other things quite rapidly, but something to consider. Apparently high for quantitative and applied subjects. entry requirements - how likely I am to be able to study it. There are some things I probably cannot do at all now, such as medicine, but I didn't and don't really care about those, and there shouldn't be many. Most of the high-requirement stuff is seemingly available with more practical ones at less prestigious universities, which is probably fine.
gollark: Replying to https://discord.com/channels/346530916832903169/348702212110680064/759121895022002206Well, yes, somewhat, BUT! There are other considerations™.
gollark: Weird.
gollark: Replying to https://discord.com/channels/346530916832903169/348702212110680064/759121667070492682<@!332271551481118732> Yes, possibly.
gollark: The power of yet!

References
  1. "Kekec na hudi poti; published 1 January 1918 in Zvončkek N.19/1,2 publication". dlib.si. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  2. Helga Glušič, Sto Slovenskih Pripovednikov (Ljubljana: Prešernova družba, 1996) ISBN 961-6186-21-3
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