This movie is a filmization of the famous novel of the same name by Ivan Cankar, who is officially regarded as the best Slovenian writer and dramatist in the history. Maybe Cankar is the best, but surely isn't the most popular. Everybody in Slovenia must learn about him, but if you are too young to understand the meaning of his symbolism you won't like his works and ultimately him as a writer. The story is about the life of a woman (actually Cankar's mother) in the 19th century. She is torn between wishes to find love and happiness, and the knowledge that she will never reach it. It seems to me that almost nobody in Slovenia saw this film. Nobody ever says a word about it when it comes to terms 'The best of...'. When I saw (we were three in the whole theater) Na klancu I couldn't believe my eyes. A feature film with a strong story 'told' almost without any dialogue. Almost no words whatsoever. Just beautiful images and sounds (as fantastic effects). It was so new, so different to me (after all, we too grew up with/on American popcorn movies) that after 20 years (I saw this film in the 80's, but it was filmed in 1971) I still remember some powerful scenes from it. So, if you are a true 'cinephile' you should see this one. It can be a totally new experience for you. But if you love American 'impossible masked mission of the porky's pie', don't even think about it. This is a film for those who enjoy films like 'Days of Heaven' (T. Malick) or those of Sergei Paradjanov. Something like 'pure Cinema'. A celebrated Serbian writer and film director Zivojin Pavlovic (check him out in IMDb) once said that 'Na klancu' is one of the best (he said Top 5) Slovenian films in history. I completely agree with him!
