Ante Babaja Movies

  • 1976
    Old Women

    Old Women

    Old Women

    01976HD

    Short Croatian documentary by Ante Babaja that centers around the everyday lives of elderly Yugoslav women.

    Old Women
  • 1967
    The Birch Tree

    The Birch Tree

    The Birch Tree

    7.51967HD

    A beautiful but ailing girl is married to a harsh man who doesn't care for her. Only after she dies does he realize that he actually loves her.

    The Birch Tree
  • 1980
    Lost Homeland

    Lost Homeland

    Lost Homeland

    41980HD

    The funeral in his native village evokes the main character's reminiscences from the childhood, but the bygone time exist only in his memories.

    Lost Homeland
  • 1951
    Not Everyone Sleeps at Night

    Not Everyone Sleeps at Night

    Not Everyone Sleeps at Night

    01951HD

    Not everyone sleeps at night in Zagreb. An exploration of various night-time jobs.

    Not Everyone Sleeps at Night
  • 1975
    Waiting Room

    Waiting Room

    Waiting Room

    01975HD

    Short Croatian documentary from the former Yugoslavia by Ante Babaja that captures the different faces in a waiting room.

    Waiting Room
  • 1961
    The Emperor's New Clothes

    The Emperor's New Clothes

    The Emperor's New Clothes

    6.21961HD

    The adaptation of Hans Cristian Andersen's tale filmed on a white background. It is also the first Croatian movie in color.

    The Emperor's New Clothes
  • 1958
    A Misunderstanding

    A Misunderstanding

    A Misunderstanding

    6.31958HD

    The local postal service makes a mistake delivering a small figurative sculpture to a miller and a miller stone to a museum. The museum curator, not...

    A Misunderstanding
  • 1971
    Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh

    Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh

    Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh

    51971HD

    In an island town, a professor pensioned before his time, together with his wife, takes care of the hundred year old Maddona Makantuna, a...

    Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh
  • 1959
    Elbow (As Such)

    Elbow (As Such)

    Elbow (As Such)

    01959HD

    A tale of two brothers from babies to adulthood told without words. One brother is upstaged by the other from the crib onward. Eventually the tables...

    Elbow (As Such)
  • 1965
    Do You Hear Me?

    Do You Hear Me?

    Do You Hear Me?

    01965HD

    A meditative essay.

    Do You Hear Me?
  • 1955
    One Day in Rijeka

    One Day in Rijeka

    One Day in Rijeka

    01955HD

    A short documentary film that follows and describes the city of Rijeka through one day - its port, shipyard, fish market, streets, bridges, parks,...

    One Day in Rijeka
  • 1965
    Body

    Body

    Body

    71965HD

    A tribute to the human body.

    Body
  • 1992
    The Stone Gate

    The Stone Gate

    The Stone Gate

    71992HD

    After writing a book about life after death, a cardiologist experiences a heart attack while jogging, exactly the same thing he wrote about in his...

    The Stone Gate
  • 1962
    Justice

    Justice

    Justice

    81962HD

    A man and a woman quarrel in the street. Others take sides, and a brawl begins. The police finally intervene and justice is carried out in a manner...

    Justice
  • 1966
    The Cabin

    The Cabin

    The Cabin

    01966HD

    A study of activity surrounding a changing room by a place of swimming.

    The Cabin
  • 2007
    Good Morning

    Good Morning

    Good Morning

    02007HD

    With the film Good Morning Ante Babaja took one last look in the bloodthirsty jaws also known as Time – with eyes wide open. Until then he did...

    Good Morning