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*[[Izet Hajdarhodžić]] ... Ivo
*[[Slobodan Dimitrijević]]
==Themes==
''Journalist'' has been described as one of the most prominent examples of a subgenre which Croatian film historian [[Ivo Škrabalo]] has called the "[[feuilleton]]ist cinema" ({{lang-hr|feljtonistički film}}). It is a Yugoslav variety of the Western-made [[political cinema]], characterized by topical analysis of Yugoslav society and its problems, such as [[social inequality]], [[careerism]] and inter-ethnic tension. In this aspect, ''Journalist'' is a continuation of political themes seen in earlier Hadžić's films such as ''[[Protest (film)|Protest]]'' and ''[[The Deer Hunt]]''.{{Sfn|Pavičić|2003|p=32}}
Although some Croatian film critics have described the film as exceptionally daring, [[Jurica Pavičić]] found such assessments somewhat overstated, particularly in comparison with films of the [[Yugoslav Black Wave]]. Nevertheless, he noted that ''Journalist'' was not only much more piercing than other ''feuilletonist'' films, but also much more pessimistic: there is no happy end, as the film ends with the message that the establishment always prevails - crushing its opposition in the process - and that the system cannot be fixed.{{Sfn|Pavičić|2003|pp=32–33}} In retrospect, Hadžić saw the film's central theme of journalistic integrity under attack of [[The powers that be (phrase)|the powers-that-be]] still relevant in the early 21st century, a decade after the demise of the [[one-party system]].<ref name="Nacional"/>
Journalism is also not a unique topic in Hadžić's films - other examples include ''Official Position'' and ''[[Back of the Medal]]'' - but here it receives the most exhaustive treatment. Hadžić, a former journalist and editor-in-chief of ''Vjesnik u srijedu'', a highly popular 1950s Zagreb-based weekly magazine, gave the film an authentic feel readily recognized by professional journalists.{{Sfn|Pavičić|2003|pp=31–32}}
In 1987, Hadžić named ''Journalist'' – with ''[[Protest (film)|Protest]]'' and ''[[The Ambassador (1984 Croatian film)|The Ambassador]]'' – among his best three films, and noted:{{Sfn|Pavičić|2003|p=34}}
:''[T]hose three films are actually a single film about the betrayed ideals of the revolution. It is a kind of a crucifix for the socialist morality which had romantic revolutionary and theoretic assumptions, and a subsequent corrosion in practice.''
==Reception==
''Journalist'' was popular and well received. Fadil Hadžić won the [[Golden Arena for Best Director]] at the 1979 [[Pula Film Festival]].<ref name="filmski"/> Despite the film's success, Hadžić had to wait for five years before he got the chance to shoot his next film, ''[[The Ambassador (1984 Croatian film)|The Ambassador]]''.{{Sfn|Pavičić|2003|p=34}}
While some critics see ''Journalist'' as an undeservedly overlooked classic,<ref name="FL"/>{{Sfn|Pavičić|2003|p=6}} others find that the film's expressiveness and narrative soundness lag behind Hadžić's best works.<ref name="filmski"/> The critics' main complaint is the shallow characterization of the protagonist: his idealism and revolt seem completely unmotivated, even implausible,<ref name="FL"/> and his disagreeable, aloof disposition makes him difficult to sympathize with.{{Sfn|Pavičić|2003|p=31}}
==Izvori==
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