Bostjan Hladnik - Ples v dezju aka Dancing in the Rain (1961)

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 ageing 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





Una historia de amor entre Maruša, una actriz, y Peter, un pintor. Él vive en una pequeña y obscura habitación alquilada, ella en un pequeño departamento. Ellos pasan la mayor parte de su tiempo reunidos en un bar. Su relación está llena de incertidumbres y contrastes….

Con motivo de la celebración del centenario del cine Esloveno el año 2005, críticos de variadas generaciones escogieron Ples v dezju, como la mejor película eslovena de todos los tiempos.
El Fondo del Cine de la República de Eslovenia, por lo tanto, financió su lanzamiento en dvd con motivo de este aniversario.





Ples v dežju is a 1961 Slovene film directed by Boštjan Hladnik. Its international English title is Dance in the Rain. It is a love drama based on the novel Črni dnevi in beli dan by Dominik Smole.

It is Hladnik's first feature film after he returned from Paris, where he worked with Claude Chabrol, Robert Siodmak & Philippe de Broca.

On the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of Slovene film in 2005, Slovene film critics of various generations chose Ples v dežju as the best Slovene film. The Film Fund of the Republic of Slovenia thus funded its DVD release to in honour this anniversary. It was the first Slovene film to have its image and sound digitally corrected. A discussion with Boštjan Hladnik was filmed especially for this edition.