Duša Počkaj

Duša Počkaj

Born: November 16, 1924
Died: June 24, 1982
in Lendava, Slovenia

Movies for Duša Počkaj...

Kill Me Softly
Title: Kill Me Softly
Character: Auntie
Released: December 6, 1979
Type: Movie
An old house by the sea is the scene of a number of puzzling crimes and deaths.
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The Fugitive
Title: The Fugitive
Character: Sodnikova
Released: June 28, 1973
Type: Movie
WWII - Slovenia under Italian fascist occupation. Two friends separated by a woman they both loved, and then by war as well: one of them joins partisans, the other Italian occupying forces.
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Blossoms in Autumn
Title: Blossoms in Autumn
Character: Luca Skalar
Released: June 20, 1973
Type: Movie
Doctor Janez, a somewhat elderly lawyer, tired of urban life, pays a few week's visit to his relative Presecnik, a well-off farmer living in highland village. Farm life holds a great attraction for him, particularly because a deep and secret love develops between himself and Presecnik's daughter Meta. After a few serene and cheerful days spent on the farm, filled with pleasant labor and walks together with Meta in the unspoilt surroundings, he has to return to Ljubljana to resume his office work. But he cannot forget Meta and he makes his mind to buy a property not far from the Presecnik home and and to become a farmer. He does indeed buy a farm and sets out again to the Presecnik home to ask Meta to be his wife.
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Ninth Miracle on the East
Title: Ninth Miracle on the East
Character: Valentina Primorac
Released: July 18, 1972
Type: Movie
Perpetual wandering of a man who searches for his own identity, never reaching the final destination.
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Wild Angels
Title: Wild Angels
Character: Fredova majka
Released: November 3, 1969
Type: Movie
A group of juvenile delinquents go to a coastal resort town after successful robbery.
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Funeral Feast
Title: Funeral Feast
Released: March 3, 1969
Type: Movie
The first days of war in Ljubljana. The young hero Niko experiences the bloody and violent transition from childhood to manhood. Based on the novel by Beno Zupancic.
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Stronghold of Toughs
Title: Stronghold of Toughs
Character: Francijeva mama
Released: April 25, 1967
Type: Movie
War orphans rebel against teachers and authority figures in their reform school in this somber social drama. Danny is a teen punk who organizes a breakout, only to become a victim of the code of toughness by which he lives.
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The Climber
Title: The Climber
Character: Kaća Radak
Released: July 10, 1966
Type: Movie
A young, ambitious man employs every means necessary in order to climb to the top of the social ladder. But the whirlpool of compromises and corruption eventually threatens to render his life meaningless.
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Amandus
Title: Amandus
Character: First beggar
Released: February 28, 1966
Type: Movie
The film is based on a novel by Ivan Tavcar and was adapted for the screen by Andrej Hieng. It is set at the end of the 17th century in the area that is now Slovenia at a time of religious intolerance with Amandus, a Catholic priest, determined to persecute local Protestants.
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Conspiracy
Title: Conspiracy
Released: April 1, 1964
Type: Movie
State Security Administration agent tries to sabotage a critical report filed to the national assembly on the state energy system.
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A Minute for Murder
Title: A Minute for Murder
Character: Nina
Released: October 14, 1962
Type: Movie
An emigrant returning after many years, is killed while trying to clear his name of treason. Investigation produces several skeletons.
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One Fine Day
Title: One Fine Day
Character: Hedvika
Released: October 4, 1962
Type: Movie
A story set in a Slovenian village during Italian occupation. Stefuc, a man who has been widowed twice and has four daughters, wants to get married for the third time with Zana, who's already engaged and pregnant with Ludvik. Stefuc tries to separate them away, but realizes that he'll have to marry Hedvika, a nice looking girl who has just returned from Milan. In the meantime, Italian fascist authorities decide to eradicate five Slovenian songs with the help of local traitors.
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Dancing in the Rain
Title: Dancing in the Rain
Character: Maruša
Released: March 26, 1961
Type: Movie
Peter is the dark brooding type. Leading a vacuous, shapeless life, he longs for the ideal woman, while at the same time, half heartedly continuing with his habitual girlfriend, Marusa , who is considerably older, a fact that Peter is quick to point out. As an aging actress, struggling for parts in her local theatre, she oozes insecurity and breathes uncertainty. Together, they spend their time in the local restaurant, smoking, drinking and trading verbal blows. "I bet you'll just end up a drunk," she tells Peter each time. Peter just grins and tells her how old she looks. Compounded by a thankless director who soon shows her the door, Marusa finds her identity being squeezed harder and harder against the wall. To escape, Peter and Marusa dream...