Biography
Živojin "Žika" Pavlović (15 April 1933 – 29 November 1998) was a Yugoslav and Serbian film director, writer, painter and professor. In his films and novels, Pavlović depicted the cruel reality of small, poor and abandoned people living in the corners of society. He was one of the major figures of the Black Wave in Yugoslav cinema in the 1960s, a movement which portrayed the darker side of life rather than the shiny facades of communist Yugoslavia. Pavlović was born in Šabac in 1933. When he was 19, he started writing about film and art for Belgrade newspapers. He graduated in painting at the Academy of Applied Arts, University of Belgrade, and directed his first professional film, Žive Vode (Living Water) in 1961. The film received a special jury award at the Pula Film Festival. He died in Belgrade. Pavlović received numerous awards, including the Andrić Prize, two NIN Prizes for his novels, Isidora Sekulić Award, one Silver Bear of the Berlin International Film Festival and several Golden Arenas of the Yugoslavia's most prestigious Pula Film Festival.
Directed 15
2000s
- 2002
The State of the Dead
Director
1990s
- 1992
Deserter
Director
1980s
- 1987
On the Road to Katanga
Director
- 1983
Body Scent
Director
- 1980
See You in the Next War
Director
1970s
- 1977
Manhunt
Director
- 1970
Red Wheat
Director
1960s
- 1969
The Ambush
Director
- 1967
When I Am Dead and White
Director
The Rats Woke Up
Director
- 1966
The Return
Director
- 1965
The Enemy
Director
- 1963
The City
Director
- 1962
Raindrops, Waters, Warriors
Director
- 1960
Triptych on Matter and Death
Director
Wrote 19
2020s
- 2023
Trail of the Beast
Novel
2000s
- 2002
The State of the Dead
Writer
1990s
- 1992
Deserter
Writer
- 1991
Tattoo
Writer
- 1990
The Border
Writer
1980s
- 1985
- 1983
Body Scent
Writer
- 1980
See You in the Next War
Writer
1970s
- 1977
Manhunt
Writer
- 1974
The Warrior's Talent
Writer
- 1972
Traces of a Black Haired Girl
Writer
- 1971
The Bet
Writer
- 1970
Red Wheat
Writer
1960s
- 1969
The Ambush
Writer
- 1966
The Return
Writer
- 1965
The Enemy
Writer
- 1963
The City
Writer
- 1962
Raindrops, Waters, Warriors
Writer
- 1960
Triptych on Matter and Death
Writer
Acted in 4
1990s
- 1992
Deserter
Zatvorenik (uncredited)
1980s
- 1981
Gazija
Movie
1970s
- 1979
National Class Category Up to 785ccm
Čovek kome treba onaj gumeni deo što ide odozdo ispod motora
1960s
- 1965
Man Is Not a Bird
Sused
Appearances1
2000s
- 2007
Censored without Censorship
Himself (voice)