Cast

Dusa Pockaj Miha Baloh Rado Nakrst Ali Raner Joza Zupan Arnold Tovornik

Credits

Written by: Bostjan Hladnik

Plot

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.

Sinekatalog’s take

A brooding young man drifts through an empty life, chasing an ideal woman while half-heartedly clinging to an older girlfriend. Hladnik's Slovenian drama is moody and existential, more about restlessness than plot. Suited to viewers who enjoy sixties-style European alienation.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Awards

• Pula Film Festival 1961: Best Actress (Golden Arena for Best Actress) — Duša Počkaj

Ratings

IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (450 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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