Kekec
| Kekec | |
|---|---|
 Matija Barl as Kekec | |
| First appearance |
1918 Kekec na hudi poti (Kekec on the Hard Path) |
| Last appearance |
1924 Kekec nad samotnim breznom (Kekec Above the Lonely Abyss) |
| Created by | Josip Vandot |
| Portrayed by |
Matija Barl (1951) Velimir Gjurin (1963) Zlatko Krasnič (1968) |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation |
very strong boy Mountain Shepherd Fighter for justice |
| Nationality | Slovenian |
Kekec is a Slovenian book fictional child hero character created by Josip Vandot in 1918.
He is widely recognized as a Slovenian superhero and cultural icon. Kekec is a brave boy, a fearless shepherd from the highlands of his home region, the Karavanke and Julian Alps. He is fighting for justice. It was first published in Zvonček publication in 1918.[1]
Appearance
Books
Josip Vandot's trilogy short novels with Kekec as the main character, originally published in Zvonček (Slovenian publication):
- Kekec na hudi poti ("Kekec on the Hard Path", 1918)
- Kekec na volčji sledi ("Kekec on the Wolf Trail", 1922)
- Kekec nad samotnim breznom ("Kekec Above the Lonely Abyss", 1924)
Films
The Vandot's novels about Kekec were adapted into three films, all directed by Jože Gale. But only the first and second film were a direct adaptation of the second and third book:
- 1951 Kekec,[2] - the first Slovenian international award winner; won a Golden Lion in the Children's Film category at the Venice Film Festival in 1952; the screenplay and lyrics of theme song "Dobra volja je najbolja" by Frane Milčinski.
- 1963 Good Luck, Kekec,[3] (originally in Slovene: "Srečno, Kekec") - the first Slovene colour feature film
- 1968 Kekec's Tricks,[4] (originally in Slovene:"Kekčeve ukane")
Related characters
- Bedanec (Bedanc) - evil poacher
- Pehta - wild woman from the mountains
- Kosobrin - tiny old herbalist
- Rožle - scared boy, a friend of Kekec
- Mojca - sister of Rožle
- Tinkara
References
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- ↑ Helga Glušič, Sto Slovenskih Pripovednikov (Ljubljana: Prešernova družba, 1996) ISBN 961-6186-21-3
- ↑ Kekec at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Srečno, Kekec at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Kekčeve ukane at the Internet Movie Database
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