Bourek’s Be？arac – an Animated Film

Sa？etak Zlatko Bourek’s animated fi lm interprets a popular vocal-instrumental song called the Be？arac from the northern region of Croatia. The original and individual attractiveness of the Be？arac, expressed in a combination of spontaneous light poetry in decasyllabic couplets and joyful music played on folk instruments, was declared intangible Croatian cultural heritage by the Croatian Ministry of Culture, and UNESCO has placed the Be？arac on its List of World Cultural Heritage. The author illustrated the Be？arac in a short fi lm that follows the courtship of a young bride and groom, and in doing so, delicately expressed the characteristics of the lyrics, music, and beauty of the Be？arac. The fi lm Be？arac is part of the authors rich opus of a number of animated and feature fi lms, direction, costuming and scenography of puppet shows and plays, and works of graphics, painting, and sculpture. His fi lms, plays, and art exhibitions came about in Croatia and Germany, and have been presented on numerous world stages and galleries