Tana (1958)
1h 30m
Running Time
July 16, 1958Release Date
Plot.
The movie is based on a Fatmir Gjata screenplay. Gjata had written a novel with the same title earlier. The events evolve in the 1950s. The main character, Tana, is a smart, outgoing and progressive young woman. She is in love with Stefan (Naim Frashëri) and they both live in an unnamed mountain village in Albania. Tana has to face the old mentality of her old grandfather and she also has to fight the jealousy of Lefter . It is a love game, while socialist progress is highlighted as is often in the socialist realism.
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Cast & Crew.

Tinka Kurti
Tana

Naim Frashëri
Stefani

Pjetër Gjoka
Gjyshi

Kadri Roshi
Lefter Dhosi

Andon Pano
The Cooperative Chief

Thimi Filipi
Party's secretary

Marie Logoreci
Stefan's mother

Violeta Manushi

Nikolla Panajoti

Melpomeni Çobani

Mihal Stefa

Kristaq Dhamo
Writer / Director

Fatmir Gjata
Writer

Nasho Jorgaqi
Writer

Llazar Lipivani
Producer

Teodor Siliqi
Producer

Çesk Zadeja
Music

Mandi Koçi
Cinematography

Sokrat Musha
Cinematography

Vitori Çeli
Editor

Namik Prizreni
Art Direction

Xhevat Behri
Sound

Agim Vërzivolli
Still Photographer

Vasil Ballço
Associate Producer
Media.

Details.
This Movie Is About.
albania
man-woman relation
love
black and white
Wiki.
Tana is an Albanian feature film, produced by the "New Albania" Film Studio (Albanian: Kinostudio "Shqipëria e Re"). The movie premiered on 17 August 1958. The film was directed by Kristaq Dhamo, and written by Kristaq Dhamo, Fatmir Gjata, and Nasho Jorgaqi. The music was also composed by Çesk Zadeja. The film was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival. The film is often cited as the first feature length film produced fully in Albania.