Ivo Brešan


Ivo Brešan was a Croatian playwright, novelist, and screenwriter, known for political satire. His work included screenplays written with his son Vinko.

Personal life

Born in Vodice in 1936, he attended Antun Vrančić High School in Šibenik. He was married the late Croatian writer Jelena-Jela Brešan, a Jew from Slavonia. In February 1964, they got a son Vinko, today the film director. Ivo's wife Jelena, died on 20 September 2016, while he died after long and severe illness, on 3 January 2017 in Zagreb.

Screenplays