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Boris Dvornik - in memoriam to outstanding Croatian actor (1939-2008)
http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9517/1/Boris-Dvornik---in-memoriam-to-outstanding-Croatian-actor-1939-2008.html
By Matko Jelavić
Published on 04/1/2008
 
Boris Dvornik was an amusing man, and he was very emotional; a man who was able to feel the sufferings and destinies of others. That was visible even while he was acting. That's the charisma that glows around him - a mix of warmth and authority.

Boris Dvornik is one of most appreciable symbols of Split



 

IN MEMORIAM

(BORIS DVORNIK, SPLIT 16. TRAVNJA 1939- SPLIT, 23.OŽUJKA 2008)

 

NA SCENI I U ŽIVOTU-UVIJEK SAMO BORIS

Uz Miljenka Smoju, Ivu Tijardovića, uz Zdenka Runjića, Gorana Ivaniševića i još nekolicinu uglednika - Boris Dvornik je nedvojbeno simbol grada pod Marjanom. Splićani su ga uvijek prihvaćali kao običnog  sugrađanina. Nikada sa sobom nije nosio one glumačke živote izvan scene, kako se katkada zna dogoditi u životima drugih glumaca, koji su teško ulazili u tuđe živote a još teže iz njih izlazili. Jednostavnost je ono što ga je činilo velikim i malim… 

Piše GORAN PELAIĆ

Glumci, po nekim kazališnim, filmskim ili televizijskim pravilima – vezuju se uz ostvarene uloge, uz one najbolje, najsjajnije, po kojima se pamte i koje su ostavile traga. S Borisom Dvornikom od samih početaka glumačke karijere bilo je drugačije, jer je i on bio drugačiji čovjek i glumac. A ni jedan splitski umjetnik nije se toliko poistovjećivao sa svojim gradom kao Boris. Njemu je Split bio njegova prava i prirodna pozornica. I Split uistinu ne bi bio ono što jeste da nije imao Borisa.

Polazeći s bilo kojeg uporišta, uvijek ćemo doći do iste činjenice: Boris Dvornik je jedan od najvećih i najtalentiranijih predstavnika hrvatske dramske umjetnosti,  glumac koji je zasigurno snimio najviše filmova, televizijskih serija… O kazališnim ulogama da i ne govorimo.

Ali, uvijek kad se govori ili razmišlja o glumcu,  o njegovoj pojavi na sceni, kada se ocjenjuje i vrednuje njegovo umijeće, kada se govori o složenosti, slojevitosti uloge, o onom nevidljivom fluidu koji struji između publike i glumca, onda se razmišlja o dubokim glumačkim poniranjima u rolu, na daske koje život znače. Tu, u tome je Boris Dvornik bio glumac od formata. No, sva ta teorijska polazišta padaju u vodu kada se želi ocrtati glumački lik Borisa Dvornika. Jer, njega publika nikada nije doživljavala kao Bokčila, kao Meštra, kao Roka Prča… Uvijek je on bio samo Boris.

To njegovo umijeće jednostavnosti, donošenja uloge manirom najobičnijeg čovjeka, jedinstven je slučaj našega glumišta. Jer od svakog glumca se očekuje da on glumi nekoga, da ulazi u tuđe živote i da se ta gluma vidi i osjeti "na glumački način". Kod Borisa Dvornika nikada niste bili sigurni je li on uistinu tog trenutka glumi ili je na sceni tek tako progovorio u prolazu…

I SUZE I SMIJEH 

Zato on nije samo jedinstven već i izniman. A ta iznimnost se mogla pratiti od njegovih samih početaka, od prvog filma „Deveti krug“,  u kojemu je odmah pokazao što kao glumac  može, pa do sada već kultnih televizijskih serija Malo i Velo misto, u kojima je na najbolji glumački način ocrtao i vrijeme i lik, davši pritom kreacije koje će se pamtiti. Ili recimo njegove impresivne role u Roku i Cicibeli, Hamletu u Mrduši Donjoj, pa sve do uloge Dujma Špurijana u Šjora Fili, koja je možda njegova najbolja uloga. On je kao stvoren za tragikomične likove, s njim je u istome trenutku zadovoljstvo i plakati i smijati se. Nitko do sada nije uspio tako blisko koketirati s dalmatinskim i mediteranskim duhom, šarmom i umijećem kao Boris Dvornik. Zato nije nimalo čudno što ga kao obična čovjeka poistovjećuju sa Sv. Dujom, Dioklecijanovom palačom… Sa Splitom!

On je nedvojbeno uz Miljenka Smoju, Ivu Tijardovića, uz Zdenka Runjića, Gorana Ivaniševića i još nekolicinu uglednika - simbol grada pod Marjanom.

Splićani su ga uvijek prihvaćali kao običnog  sugrađanina. Nikada sa sobom nije nosio one glumačke živote izvan scene, kako se katkada zna dogoditi u životima drugih glumaca koji su teško ulazili u tuđe živote a još teže iz njih izlazili. Jednostavnost je ono što ga je činilo velikim i malim.

Oduvijek je bježao od publiciteta. Razgovor za novine njemu je najgora stvar koja mu se može dogoditi. Dvornik se znao doimati naizgled "teškim čovjekom". Naizgled.

Najbolje ga je oslikala njegova supruga Dijana:

            - "Moj brak je vrlo dobar. Mogao je i ne biti, s obzirom na to da sam bila premlada kad sam se udala za Borisa. S njim sam se upoznala kad sam imala 15 godina, sa 18 sam već imala Deana, a nakon godine i pol rodio se Dino. Uvijek sam imala neku intuiciju, znala sam odabrati. Uvijek sklad, ljubav i tolerancija, strpljenje, mudrost. Ljubav nije žrtva. Kad se voli to je sreća, nije ništa teško, dapače. Boris je neobično brižan, o svemu vodi računa. Zahvaljujući njemu nisam osjetila težinu života..."

KARIZMA 

Dvornik je bio duhovit čovjek, ali i veliki emotivac, čovjek koji je strahovito osjećao patnje i sudbine drugih. I to se osjetilo čak i u njegovim glumačkim kreacijama. To je ta karizma koja je sjajila iz njega, spoj topline i autoritativnosti.

Njegov glumački talent nije mogao proći nezapaženo. Dobio je niz nagrada: Zlatne arene za uloge u filmovima "Povratak", Grand Prix na Festivalu glumca u Nišu za filmove "Kad čuješ zvona" i "U gori raste zelen bor", Nagradu "Slavica" za životno glumačko ostvarenje na filmu, brojne televizijske i kazališne nagrade. Nagradu "Zlatni smijeh" na Danima satire za ulogu Paron Furte u komediji "Ribarske svađe", Nagradu za životno djelo Hrvatskog društva dramskih umjetnika te niz drugih strukovnih i glumačkih ostvarenja.

Zadnjih nekoliko godina iz zdravstvenih razloga bilo ga je manje na sceni.

S odlaskom Borisa Dvornika odlazi jedan od najznačajnijih simbola Splita.


 

IN MEMORIAM

(BORIS DVORNIK, SPLIT, APRIL 16th, 1939- SPLIT, MARCH 23rd, 2008)

 

ON SCENE AND IN LIFE - ALWAYS JUST BORIS


Boris Dvornik, together with Miljenko Smoje, Ivo Tijardović, Zdenko Runjić, Goran Ivanišević, Toni Kukoč and some other notabilities, is a symbol of Split. Citizens of Split always accepted him as a common citizen. He never lived his fictional acting lives outside the scene, as many other actors did. Simplicity is what made him great and small… 

By GORAN PELAIĆ

There is an unwritten rule which says that actors always bond with the roles that made them famous, roles that people remember. With Boris Dvornik it was different since the very beginning, because he was a different person and different actor. No other artist from Split was so equalized with its hometown as much as Boris. Split was his true and natural stage. And Split wouldn't be what it is now if it weren't for Boris.

Wherever we start, we'll get to the same point: Boris Dvornik is one of the greatest and most talented Croatian actors - actor who participated in most movies, TV serials and plays…

But, when you talk or think about an actor and his appearance on scene, when you assess his skills, when you talk about the complexity of the role, about the invisible fluid which flows between the actor and the audience, then you think about the actor's plunge in the role. And Boris Dvornik was doubtlessly great at it. But, all this theory loses its sense when you try to describe acting character of Boris Dvornik. The audience never experienced him as Bokčilo, Meštar or Roko Prc… He was always just Boris.

His art of simplicity -  to act as any other common man would - is a unique case in history of Croatian theatre. Every actor is expected to act someone and to enter other people's lives, but with Boris Dvornik you were never sure if he was acting or simply started to talk passingly…

TEARS AND LAUGH

That's why he was not just unique, but exceptional too. That was visible from the start, from his first movie "Deveti krug", in which he showed his acting capabilities, till famous TV serials Malo and Velo misto, in which he outlined the time and the character, giving the creations that will be remembered forever. And what about his impressive roles in Roko and Cicibela, Hamlet in Mrduša Donja, Šjora File… He was perfect for acting characters that were in the same time comic and tragic - with him it was pleasure to laugh and to cry at the same time. No one ever managed to flirt so closely with Dalmatian and Mediterranean charm and art as much as he did. So it's not odd that this ordinary man is compared to Saint Duje, Diocletian's Palace… to Split!

Boris Dvornik, together with Miljenko Smoje, Ivo Tijardović, Zdenko Runjić, Goran Ivanišević, Toni Kukoč and some other notabilities, is a symbol of Split. Citizens of Split always accepted him as a common citizen. He never lived his fictional acting lives outside the scene, as many other actors did. Simplicity is what made him big and small.

He was always running away from publicity. An interview was the worst thing that could happened to him. He seemed as a rough man. But just seemed. He was best described by his wife Dijana:

- "My marriage is very good. I met Boris when I was 15;, when I was 18 I gave birth to Dean, and 18 months after, Dino, our second son, was born. I've always had an intuition, I've always known what to choose. Harmony, love, toleration, patience, wisdom. Love is not sacrifice. When you love somebody, nothing is hard. Boris is a very caring person. Thanks to him, I've never experienced how hard tough life can be…"

CHARISMA

Dvornik was an amusing man, and he was very emotional; a man who was able to feel the sufferings and destinies of others. That was visible even while he was acting. That's the charisma that glows around him - a mix of warmth and authority.

Of course, his great talent was awarded by many prizes: Golden Arenas for roles in movies "Povratak", Grand Prix on the Festival of Acting in Niš for the movies "Kad čuješ zvona" and "U gori raste zelen bor", award Slavica for his contribution to Croatian art, Zlatni smijeh for the role of Paron Furte in comedy "Ribarske svađe" ---

Last few years he was not very active because of problems with health.

Leave of Boris Dvornik is the leave of one of most appreciable symbols of Split.




 
Nadahnut govor Zoje Odak, prvakinje Hrvatskog glumišta na komemoraciji Borisu Dvorniku dne 26. ožujka 2008.: [MP3]




Ten thousand people paid last respects to Boris Dvornik. Photo by Ernest Pelaić.


Photo by Ernest Pelaić.
Contact: goran.pelaic@st.htnet.hr
Goran Pelaić is the author of www.croatianpopmusic.com

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