Ita Rina, a Film Star Who Declined an Invitation to Hollywood

Born in 1907, Italina Lida "Ida" Kravanja known as Ita Rina, became famous in Europe and especially in France for her role in Erotikon (1929) by Gustav Machaty. At the height of her glory she got married and refused an invitation to Hollywood. After that she appeared in a few German/Yugoslav co-productions but her career slowly faded.

• Marta FrelihWriter
• Marta FrelihDirector

• Ita RinaSelf (archive footage)
• Olaf FjordCast
• Theodor PištěkSelf (archive footage)
• Carl BallhausCast