Kekec | |
First: | Zvonček (y.19#1/2) 1 January 1918 Kekec na hudi poti (Kekec on the Hard Path) |
Alias: | Mežnarčev Gregec |
Gender: | male |
Nationality: | Slovenian |
Occupation: | fearless boy and a mountain shepherd fighting Bedanec and Pehta |
Family: | Mežnar |
Portrayer: | Matija Barl (1951) Velimir Gjurin (1963) Zlatko Krasnič (1968) |
Creator: | Josip Vandot |
Kekec is a fictional children's literature character created by Slovenian author Josip Vandot in 1918. He was first introduced in the serial "Kekec on the Hard Path" in Zvonček magazine (volume 19, issue 1/2).[1] He is a young shepherd boy living in the Julian Alps, revered in Slovenia, and the subject of several films.[2]
Original trilogy short novels with Kekec as the main character were published as annex in Zvonček publication, not in one piece at once but in total 12 parts for each novel:
Title | Issue date in twelve parts | Author | Publisher | Pages | Note | ||
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1 | "Kekec on the Hard Path" (Kekec na hudi poti) | 1 January – 1 December 1918 | Josip Vandot | Zvonček (youth publication) | 86 | in January and July two parts were published, none in February and June | |
2 | "Kekec on the Wolf Trail" (Kekec na volčji sledi) | 1 January – 1 December 1922 | Josip Vandot | Zvonček (youth publication) | 117 | in July two parts were published; none in August | |
3 | "Kekec Above the Lonely Abyss" (Kekec nad samotnim breznom) | 1 January – 1 December 1924 | Josip Vandot | Zvonček (youth publication) | 123 | novel was published on every first in the month |
Novels weren't published in one piece, but every month one or two parts, as Zvonček publication was released at only every first in the month.
Part | Issue date | Pages | |
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I II | 1 January 1918 | 7 8 | |
III | 1 March 1918 | 8 | |
IV | 1 April 1918 | 8 | |
V | 1 May 1918 | 6 | |
VI VII | 1 July 1918 | 7 7 | |
VIII | 1 August 1918 | 6 | |
IX | 1 September 1918 | 6 | |
X | 1 October 1918 | 9 | |
XI | 1 November 1918 | 7 | |
XII | 1 December 1918 | 7 |
Part | Issue date | Pages | |
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I | 1 January 1922 | 10 | |
II | 1 February 1922 | 10 | |
III | 1 March 1922 | 10 | |
IV | 1 April 1922 | 10 | |
V | 1 May 1922 | 10 | |
VI | 1 June 1922 | 10 | |
VII VIII | 1 July 1922 | 10 11 | |
IX | 1 September 1922 | 10 | |
X | 1 October 1922 | 6 | |
XI | 1 November 1922 | 10 | |
XII | 1 December 1922 | 10 |
Part | Issue date | Pages | |
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I | 1 January 1924 | 12 | |
II | 1 February 1924 | 11 | |
III | 1 March 1924 | 9 | |
IV | 1 April 1924 | 10 | |
V | 1 May 1924 | 10 | |
VI | 1 June 1924 | 10 | |
VII | 1 July 1924 | 9 | |
VIII | 1 August 1924 | 10 | |
IX | 1 September 1924 | 10 | |
X | 1 October 1924 | 9 | |
XI | 1 November 1924 | 10 | |
XII | 1 December 1924 | 13 |
Jože Gale directed Slovene/Yugoslav film trilogy about Kekec, based on novels by Josip Vandot, but only the first and second film were a direct adaptation of the second and third book:
Title | Premiere | Director | Producer | Composer | Prod. company | Distribution | Based on | Character (actor) | Note | ||
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1 | "Kekec" | 18 December 1951 | Jože Gale | Dušan Povh | Marjan Kozina | Triglav Film | Vesna film (prvotno) Viba film (trenutno) | "Kekec nad samotnim breznom" (1924) | Kekec (Matija Barl) Kosobrin (Frane Milčinski) Bedanec (France Presetnik) Mojca (Zdenka Logar) Tinka (Alenka Lobnikar) Rožle (Jože Mlakar) Mišnjek (Modest Sancin) | first ever Slovenian feature film with international award | |
2 | "Good Luck, Kekec" (Srečno, Kekec | ) | 15 December 1963 | Jože Gale | Dušan Povh | Marjan Vodopivec | Viba film | Viba film | "Kekec na volčji sledi" (1922) | Kekec (Velimir Gjurin) Mojca (Blanka Florjanc) Rožle (Martin Mele) Pehta (Ruša Bojc) oče (Bert Sotlar) mati (Marija Goršič) berač (Stane Sever) | first ever Slovenian feature film in colors |
3 | "Kekec's Tricks" (Kekčeve ukane) | 23 December 1968 | Jože Gale | Ljubo Struna | Bojan Adamič | Viba film | Vesna film (prvotno) Viba film (trenutno) | "po motivih Vandotovih pripovedk o Kekcu" | Kekec (Zlatko Krasnič) Bedanec (Polde Bibič) Rožle (Boris Ivanovski) Mojca (Jasna Krofak) Tinkara (Fanika Podobnikar) Brincelj (Milorad Radovič) Vitranc (Jože Zupan) | the last and the worst film about Kekec bad critics and low cinema visit |