Slovenian Film Retrospective: Hey, Triglav, My Home and In The Realm of Goldenhorn

Hey, Triglav, My Home (O, Triglav, moj dom)

Laibach, komposter, Slovenia, 2023, DCP, colour, 6'

The famous Slovenian folk song Oj, Triglav, moj dom (Hey, Triglav, My Home) was written in 1894 by the priest, poet and translator Matija Žemljic under the pseudonym 'Slavin' and was inspired by the German patriotic song O Schwarzwald, o Heimat. A year later, Jakob Aljaž, also a priest and a great admirer of Slovenia's highest mountain, Triglav, set the song to music. Laibach, one of the most famous and important Slovenian bands, chose the song for their performance at the opening ceremony of Planica 2023 – FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.

In The Realm of Goldenhorn (V kraljestvu Zlatoroga)

Janko Ravnik, Slovenia (Kingdom of Yugoslavia), 1931, DCP (shot on 35mm), B&W, silent 91', English subtitles

A student from Ljubljana, an ironworker from Jesenice and a peasant agree to make a three-day trip to the “realm of Goldenhorn” and climb Slovenia’s “holy mountain” Triglav. On their trip, they meet haymakers, foresters and shepherds. In the evening, they put up a tent. The next day, they visit shepherds and spend the night at a beautiful shepherdess’. On the third day, they ascend Triglav and then, through Bohinj, return to Bled, where they part ways. This docu-fiction mountain film is the first Slovenian silent feature.

Live musical accompaniment: composed by – Andrej Goričar; performers – Andrej Goričar (piano), Janez Podlesek (violin) Jakob Bobek (clarinet) and Izak Hudnik (cello).

In the Realm of Goldenhorn, 1931; Producer: Skala Tourist Club, Ljubljana, Director and Cameraman: Janko Ravnik; Held at: Slovenian Film Archives at the Archives of the Republic of Slovenia, SI AS 1086 Zbirka filmov.