Scenes from a village 24 - In search of Janko Fudurić (HD)

[MargaretAMG]

A touching story so beautifully told. Hvala

[AnkaLeigh]

Prekrasno! Ganuta do suza! Cestitam! Briliantan zavrsetak citanja pjesme o Bukovlju!

And the life goes on...

[mirorukavina]

Divno. Do suza!!!

Hvala Silvia od srca!!!

[Caspar33]

***** Excellent and handled beautifully and so sensitively. So interesting to consider who some are remembered with so much affection. Plenty have charisma or energy but seems like he was a true benefactor too and, which is rarer still, brilliantly practical. Your orchestration of images and unweaving of the narrative - top notch! I love the shots of the old school house, after mention of the party, to the faint music; made fainter by the passing years.

[andrewnorris2]

@Caspar33 Thanks for such a generous comment. I worked really hard on this film since I thought it a story so worth telling, glad it paid off!

[Amiduffer]

It's good to remember useful things people do. There's too much harping on the negative.

[andrewnorris2]

@Amiduffer I agree, and we are thankful to Janko everytime we go for water.

[ronpolla]

Janko Fudurić and the Spring.

Wonderful

[andrewnorris2]

@ronpolla You said it!

[ronpolla]

@andrewnorris2 and, furthermore....all of us immigrants have left a Spring behind somewhere

[Poemsapennyeach]

Very interesting...Proust said of course...i In Search of Time Lost...that we...and places, only exist as long as they exist in the memory...once the memory is gone...they are gone..This reminds me of this...

[andrewnorris2]

@Poemsapennyeach Thomas Hardy said something similar, that we die twice. The first time physically then the second time when the last person to remember us dies, hopefully Janko's memory is secured for quite a while yet.

[tinySpectacle]

The stories that keep memories of a person alive--though maybe they cannot paint a completely realistic picture--often get to truths that are just as important about the remembered and the ones who remember. This is so well put together from beginning to end. Thanks for sharing this with us.

Lo

[andrewnorris2]

@tinySpectacle Thanks for such an interesting comment, Lo, really it was a great pleasure to read. I am so glad you liked this film. It is the one I have put most effort into so far, purely because it is such a wonderful story of unselfishness. I still find it so touching, especially that such a simple act could have such an impact on the life of everyone in the village, and Janko's enclosure still helps everyone every day to collect drinking water.

[PassionateMistress]

A wonderful tribute to Janko. Quite amazing that his memory remains a continual presence and the spring still a significant part of life in the village. Such a touching poem at the end.

[andrewnorris2]

@PassionateMistress Thanks for your comment. It is hard to really appreciate just how much the enclosure of the spring helpd the village when one has gotten so used to simply turning on a tap. It is the only source of water in the area and is, in many ways, the life of the village.

[XaveJamesGrey]

Your film brings Janko Fuduric's poem to fulfillment; Bukovlje is now known far and wide. Your presentation is like a painting of the “collective consciousness” of this village. Your palette, the villagers' hearts and recollections, you allow to shine as they introduce Janko in deed and legend. It is a narrative of the the village woven of its people, each a flower “full of well being and good cheer.” A film that is art, it is a joy to explore. Bravo, Andrew!

[andrewnorris2]

@XaveJamesGrey Thank you so much for such a wonderfully heart felt comment. To all those concerned they will certainly be deeply touched by it, as indeed I am. Thank you, James.

[Idlinfarm]

This is beautiful and a tribute to a good person. A lovely village with wonderful people.

[andrewnorris2]

@Idlinfarm Yes, he was a really good, generous man. Such a rarity these days. Thanks for stopping by.

[silviafuduric]

Dear Andrew,

To see the beautiful story of our beloved father, Janko Fuduric, gives us so much joy. We see how his life still touches the lives of those in Bukovlje, just the way he would like to be remembered, by ensuring they have clean drinking water. Thank you for this recognition of his contribution and send a big "Thank you" to Teta Bara, Maca Puskaric, Jana and Darko Domsic.

MNOGO HVALA.

Silvia Fuduric (for our whole family)

[andrewnorris2]

@silviafuduric Dear Silvia, If ever a seemingly insignificant act ever had a profound, long-term impact on people it is this one and it was a story worth telling.

[ethnicgrl]

@silviafuduric

Dear Silvia,

Like you, I found my family through Andrew's films. My great-grandfather, Petar Domsic, left Bukovlje for America. His daughter, my grandmother Mary, went back to try and find "home" but was unsuccessful. This June, my 18yo, Elisabeth, and I will achieve what my grandmother could not. We are going to Bukovlje.

You are especially blessed to have this living tribute to your father, it is a film of great beauty and poignancy.

Blessings to your family, Peggy

[HerAeolianHarp]

It's nice to see this video, having seen/heard previously the evolution of some parts of the story, here showcased with sensitivity and cohesion. I enjoyed the multiple perspectives shedding light upon this pivotal villager. The music around 7:20 is very evocative, and I am so drawn to the postcard from Trieste (a beautiful city). There's always something mythic about the one who left in contrast to those who kept memory alive back home, fusing it with nostalgia. A wonderful tribute to him, A.

[andrewnorris2]

@HerAeolianHarp I really liked your comment about the mythical status of those who 'left'. You are, of course, right and it is wonderful to hear the eulogies heaped on such people. In Janko's case I think much of the mythology is close to fact as it seems fairly universal the high opinion people had of him, which is not quite the case with one or two others!