Ivo Brešan
Ivan "Ivo" Brešan was a Croatian and Yugoslav playwright, novelist and screenwriter, known for political satire. His works include screenplays written with his son Vinko.
Personal life
Born in Vodice in 1936, Brešan attended Antun Vrančić High School in Šibenik. He was married to Croatian writer Jelena Godlar, a Jew native to Slavonia. In February 1964, she gave to birth their son Vinko, today a film director. Ivo's wife Jelena died on 20 September 2016. He died after a long and severe illness on 3 January 2017 in Zagreb when he was 80 years of age.Screenplays
- 1973 – Predstava Hamleta u selu Mrduša Donja
- 1976 – Izbavitelj
- 1980 – The Secret of Nikola Tesla
- 1986 – Obećana zemlja
- 1989 – Donator
- 1996 – How the War Started on My Island
- 2000 – Marshal Tito's Spirit
- 2004 – ''Libertas''