LIFE IN KAJŽAR

Summary:
Haloze, Slovene countryside after the War: the new, so-called Communist authorities take away land (vineyards) from the Church and »kulaks« and start establishing cooperatives. On the initiative of his determined wife, Vračko the vinedresser who, during the War, first felt sympathy for the Germans but then liked the partisans better, moves into an emptied landlord's house, the owners of which fled the place along with the German occupiers. Other vinedressers confiscate the vineyard cottage which belonged to the Church, and have a party there. In comes Trinkhaus, the leading representative of the »reactionary forces« (the kulaks, the Church and the quislings), and tries to interrupt it. By some strange and unexplained coincidence this same Trinkhaus is appointed Commissioner of the village comunity. Thus authorized, Trinkhaus occupies the vineyard cottage but the villagers take action on the initiative of Vračko: they chase him out. As a consequence, Vračko must go and report to the district council authorities… After three days he comes back and informs the people that Trinkhaus is no longer Commissioner. Vračko summons the local vindressers for the purpose of establishing a cooperative, »the beginning of our new, better life«. Ornik, a former collaborator, would not be admitted to the membership. Nor would Lizika, also called Magdalene. Her lover, the village accordion player, dares not defend her in front of the comunity. Lizika, desperate, seeks refuge in the arms of Trinkhaus. Trinkhaus, together with Ornik and the babbling cellarman, are getting ready for an »armed rebellion«. But Vračko is lucky and before is too late seizes the weapons hidden in a barrel. Trinkhaus shoots at Lizika whom Vračko's wife wants to admit to the cooperative. The accordion player kills Trinkhaus in a fight, after which we see him bringing in the body of Lizika from the dark…

Director: Štiglic France
 Screenplay by: Potrč Ivan
 Author of literary source: Potrč Ivan
 Title of literary source: Svet na Kajžarju
 Director of photography: Marinček Ivan
 Music by: Cvetko Ciril
 Performed by: Orkester Slovenske filharmonije
 Set designer: Mlakar Tone
 Sound by: Kokove Herman
 Edited by: Štiglic Frane
 Make-up by: Negro Janette, Meglič Berta
 Second assistant director: Šenk Janez
 Cast: Podgorska Vika (Jula), Kopač Miro (Vračko), Šenk Tatjana (Lizika), Sotlar Bert (Tjoš), Skrbinšek Vladimir (Trinkhaus), Zoretič Ivo (Štefek), Potokar Lojze (Župnik Farkaš), Presetnik France (Kulak Sinko), Kovič Pavle (Kletar), Furijan Maks (Ornik), Kačič Mila (Sinkovica), Sancin Modest (Kejac), Juvan Vida (Lajhovka), Valič Aleksander (Sirk), Peček Bojan (Filipov), Milčinski Frane (Trobentač), Kralj Elvira (Tičkovca), Albreht Janez (Muhič), Bučar Metka (Geta), Zakrajšek Mileva (Ozmečevka), Bojc Ruša (Kuharica), Baloh Miha (Fant s kapo), Gorjup Nežka (Rajhovica), Rozman Lojze (Miličnik), Lončina Jože (Fricel), Mlakar Jože (Pastir), Žagar Vlasta (Lujzika), Daneš Josip, Dežman Polde
 Technical data: 35mm; čb; standard
 Footage: 2723m
 Censor date: 27.12.1952
 Production company: Triglav film, Ljubljana
 Production manager: Povh Dušan
 Distribution: Viba film, Ljubljana