The Road to Sofia (1979) Director: Nikolai Mashchenko Writer: Stefan Dichev (novel) Camera: Venetz Dimitrov Stars:

rs: Georgi Georgiev-Getz, Petar Slabakov and Konstantin Tsanev The story takes place during the War between Russia (liberating Bulgaria) and Turkey (trying to keep it enslaved) in the autumn of 1877. The film shows the complex relations and different attitudes of having the Russian army on one side, the Turkish army on the other, and the Bulgarians - helping the Russians and revolting against the Turks. Captain Petko Voivode - 3 parts, 12 episodes x 70/80 min. Scriptwriter: Nikolay Haitov Director: Nedelcho Chernev As the series is based on Nikolay Haitov's novel bearing the same title, each episode opens with the writer himself introducing the audience to the political situation in the Ottoman Empire, and more specifically in the East Rodope Mountain, which predetermines the actions of Petko Kiryakov, known in the history of several Balkan nations as Captain Petko Voivode. Wolf Hunt - 6 x 54 min. Scriptwriter: Ivailo Petrov Director: Stanimir Triffonov Cinematography: Ivan Varimezov and Emil Penev Grand Prix, Golden Chest International TV Festival 2000 A dramatic saga based on the famous novel by the great Bulgarian writer Ivailo Petrov. Through the intricately entangled human destinies of the characters (several generations of residents of the upland village of Cherkovna) the film portraits the fate of Bulgaria with all its fearful turns and twists from the 1920s to the end of the 1960s. The novels messages, successfully re-created on the screen, reach even generations born long after the times of which the film narration tells. People are born and die in the deadlock of Stalinism, many of them becoming victims of their love for the land or for a single woman. This is how the film brings us to the wolf hunt, to the violent urge for revenge and squaring of accounts whose way out rests deep inside ones soul, in the craving for lost human happiness. Measure for Measure - 7 episodes x 63/93 min. (based on Svoboda Bachvarova's book "Liturgy for St. Elija's' Day") Scriptwriters: Roussi Chanev and Georgi Dyulgerov Director: Georgi Dyulgerov

The film discusses an issue which - prior to its production (1981) - has been tabooed: the struggle of Bulgarians living in Macedonia for liberation and annexation to Bulgaria. The historical events related to the uprising on St. Elija's Day, 1903 are represented through the involvement of real historical personalities in the story. The focus, however, is the fate of an ordinary fighter for liberty - Dilber Tanas - who, from an illiterate shepherd, grows into a thinking individual and adherent of famous leaders of the struggle. In the course of his tumultuous life, he faces many trials and meets many people: voivodes Gotse Delchev, Yane Sandanski, Hristo Chernopeev, Postol Voivode, Georgi Mouchitano, all of whom became national heroes in their lifetime. At the end of the film, Dilber Tanas has already understood that he has been just a grain carried away by the turmoil of the revolutionary upheaval and his destiny is beyond his control.
AFTER THE END OF THE WORLD

Duration 104 min Script: Anjel Wagenstein Cinematography: Georgi Nikolov Director: Ivan Nichev Cast: Caterina Didascalu, Stefan Danailov, Vassil Michailov, Tatyana Lolova, Georgi Kaloyanchev, Georgi Russev, Joko Rossich, Alexander Morfov, Vassil Vassilev Zueka, Peter Slabakov, Peter Popyordanov A funny and woeful story, resembling an old Jewish anecdote, aiming to wrap a comical framework around the dark side of life. At the time the poorest neighbourhood of Plovdiv represents a unique European recess, where reigned a perfect ethnic harmony among Bulgarians, Armenians, Turks, Jews, Gypsies and Greeks. A priest, a rabbi and a hodjah and an antichrist nicknamed the Boozer are smitten with the same full-bosomed Turkish woman. Along with their rivalry, squabbles and good fellowship a first love between a Jewish boy and an Armenian girl is born. The political winds of the era will blow away the idyll separating of the 12-year old lovers. After many years, the Jew and the Armenian woman meet again in a different world.
The Peach Thief (1964)
Kradetzat na praskovi (original title) 84 min - Drama | Romance | War Users: (188 votes) write review - 9 November 1964 (Bulgaria)

World War I is coming to its end. Prisoners of war are coming into the town with Serb Ivo among them. During one of his escapes from the camp, he finds himself in a private garden. There he meets Lisa, the wife of the town-major - a severe and heartless colonel. She is sad, lonely and her meeting with the Serb develops into a deep mutual love. Their meetings become more frequent. But the lovers are doomed. The war prisoners are moved away and as Ivo comes to bid her farewell, he is shot to death.
Director: Vulo Radev Writers: Vulo Radev, Emilian Stanev (story) Stars:

Nevena Kokanova, Rade Markovic and Mikhail Mikhajlov

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The Goat Horn (1972)

Kozijat rog (original title)
100 min

The film sends us to the 18th century when Bulgaria was a part of the Ottoman Empire. Four hoodlums break into the house of the shepherd Karaivan, raping and killing his wife in full view of their little girl, Maria. Karaivan decides to take the law into his own hands and becomes enslaved by his violent wish for revenge. He burns their house with his wife's body inside and abandons the gentle life they had shared, choosing instead to take his daughter to live in a rough hut high in the hills. He raises Maria as a boy, training her to fight so that she can kill in cold blood and help her father avenge her mother's murder. Nine years pass before the two locate and kill three of the four perpetrators. At each body they leave a goat horn as the symbol of their revenge. While on a mission to kill the last one at his rich oriental house, Maria becomes the unwitting witness of a love scene and change comes over her. Now, from time to time she secretly dons a beautiful women dress and exults in her newly found femininity. She falls in love with young shepherd and the hate begins to melt from her heart. When Karaivan discovers the change that is taking place in her it is already late. He tries to bring Maria back to him and their life of revenge, with disastrous results. Director: Metodi Andonov Writer: Nikolai Haitov Stars: Katya Paskaleva, Anton Gorchev and Milen Penev

Trimata ot zapasa (1971)

THREE SOLDIERS FROM THE MILITARY RESERVE

In 1945, on the battlefields in Hungary, three Bulgarian soldiers from the reserve have to fight for the liberation of the country. They are totally unprepared for the war and have no desire to take part in the battles. The three reservists are the sad sight and initially their commander wants to send them back to Bulgaria. But their attitude is changed after the witnessed tragedies. Without knowing it, they all turn into heroes. Written by Director: Zako Heskija Writer: Pavel Vezhinov Stars: Nikola Anastasov, Kirill Gospodinov and Georgi Partsalev

Osadeni Dushi (Bulgarian: ) is a 1975 Bulgarian film, starring Jan Englert and Edit Solay, based on the novel by Dimitar Dimov.

Plot outline
The epic film, directed by Vulo Radev, tells the tragic story of Fanny Horn and Father Eredia. Amidst the back drop of the Spanish Civil War the British noblewoman and Jesuit Priest begin to fall in love; however, this runs contrary to Father Eredia's faith. He places his fanatic devotion for his faith above their immense attraction. Eventually, Fanny Horn leads the priest to a typhus outbreak, where Pena Ronda is a patient at a camp there. Finally, Fanny seduces Eredia in an act that would seal their fate. The priest's feelings of guilt lead to his loss of sanity and Fanny begins to take morphine.

Tarnovskata tzaritza (1981)

Director: Yanko Yankov Writers: Emilian Stanev (novel), Yanko Yankov Stars: Kameliya Todorova, Stefan Danailov and Eli Skorcheva The action takes place at the beginning of the 20th century in the provincial Bulgarian town, Turnovo. A rich young doctor suffers because of his love to his housemaid. Meanwhile the First World War is beginning... A young student, who has graduated as a doctor from a foreign university, comes back to Bulgaria, to Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgarian town, in early 20th century. His parents want him to marry a rich, but sickly young woman. He, instead, falls in love with beautiful maid Marina. Their happiness does not last long, as the doctor yields to his parents' demands. Abandoned, but proud, Marina finds a worthy path in life - she dedicates her time to the sick and wounded.

The Weddings of King John Asen

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Apostol Karamitev, Kosta Tsonev, Ivan Kondov, Nevena Kokanova

feature film (drama, historical)

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As for Bulgarian movies, here are some that I know of: - Han Asparuh (aka "681 - Glory of the Khan" in its shortened American version) - a 1981 movie, made for the 1300 years jubilee and one of the most epic movies. A trilogy about the disintegration of the Old Great Bulgaria and the creation of the Danubian Bulgaria. A playlist with some cut-scenes from the original movie, playlist with parts of the shortened American version. Full movie, low quality: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. - Deniat na vladetelite (The day of the rulers) - a 1985 movie about Khan Krum's reign and his fights with the Byzantines. Parts 1 and 2. - Konstantin Philosoph - a 1983 movie about the life of St. Constantine/Cyril, the creator of the Glagolithic alphabet, after whom our current Cyrillic alphabet is named - Boris I. Posledniat ezichnik (Boris I. The last heathen) - a 1984 movie about the reign of Kanas Boris I and his conversion to Christianity. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 - Zlatniat Vek (The Golden Age) - a 1984 serial movie about the first Golden Age of Bulgaria under Tsar Simeon I. Episodes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. - Kaloyan - a 1962 movie about the reign of Tsar Kaloyan and his fights with the knights of the 4th Crusade. 1, 2, 3, 4. - Svatbite na Ioan Asen (The weddings of Ioan Asen) - a 1975 (somewhat artistic) movie about the reign of Tsar Ioan Asen II, famous, among other things, with the many weddings he organized and used in his diplomacy. The main actor who played the tsar, Apostol Karamitev, died during the making of the movie, so in some scenes he's replaced by the actor who plays his brother.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. - Boyanskiat maistor (The master-painter of Boyana) - a 1980 movie about the masterpainter at the re-construction of the Boyana church, famous with its proto-renaissance style. Parts 1 and 2. - Ivailo - a 1963 movie about the peasant tsar Ivailo and his fights with Mongols, Romans and Bulgarian royalists. Parts 1 and 2. - Knyazat (The knyaz) - a 1970 movie about Tsar Teodor Svetoslav. Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. - Vreme na nasilie (Time of violence) - a 1987 movie, based on the great book of Anton Donchev "Vreme Razdelno" (Time of partition), about the forceful Islamization of the Rhodopes region in the 17th century. Torrent with English subtitles edited by me. Online

streaming on BG: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. - Koziat rog (The goat horn) - a 1972 (parts 1 and 2) movie and a 1994 remake (parts 1 and 2) about a 17th century shepherd, whose wife is raped and killed by the Turks, so he flees with his little daughter to the mountains and raises her as a man to avenge their oppressors (at least until she falls in love in another shepherd). - Zapiski po bulgarskite vustania (Notes on the Bulgarian uprisings) - a 1976 serial movie about the Bulgarian uprisings against the Ottomans, based on the historical memoirs of the revolutionary Zahari Stoyanov. Playlist with 44 videos. - Ikonostasat (The iconostasis) - a 1968 movie, based on the book of Dimitar Talev "Zhelezniat svetilnik" (The iron lamp), about Macedonia in the beginning of the liberation movement (AFAIK, the movie's centred around a specific part of the book, concerning the iconostasis-maker). Parts 1 and 2. - Pod igoto (Under the yoke) - a 1953 movie, based on the classical novel of Ivan Vazov, about the struggles of the Bulgarian people under the Ottoman rule and the consequent April Uprising in 1876. Parts 1 and 2. - Geroite na Shipka (The heroes of Shipka) - a 1954 Soviet-Bulgarian production about the Russian-Turkish Liberation War from 1877-1878. Parts 1 and 2. - Kapitan Petko Voivoda (Captain Petko Voivoda) - a 1981 serial movie about the Bulgarian revolutionary Petko Voivoda (12 episodes in numerous parts) - Mera spored mera (Measure for measure) - a 1981 movie about the struggles of the Macedonian Bulgarians left under Turkish oppression and the consequent IlindenPreobrazhenie Uprising in 1903. Playlist with 29 parts. - Tsar i general (Tsar and general) - a 1965 movie about the turbulent times during World War II. Parts 1 and 2. - Zarevo nad Drava (Dawn over the Drava) - a 1974 movie about the Bulgarian participation on the Hungarian front against the Germans in WWII and more specifically the Drava epopee. Episode 1, parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,, episode 2, parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. - Trimata ot zapasa (The three in reserve) - a 1971 war-comedy about the Bulgarian participation on the Hungarian front in WWII and specifically about three unfit-for-war reservists sent to the front lines. Parts 1, 2, 3, 4.

In the small mountain town Duganhisar, Ferenska district live crowded family Kirko Karakirov. The life of Bulgarians here is very heavy - fag, big taxes, often gratuitous harassment by the Turks. Therefore, eight children Kirko toil with his parents in the fields and shepherd Kashla. Among them is 17-year-old Petko. The change in the lives of otherwise meek Petko occurs suddenly. His older brother Matthew, argatin shepherd in chiflikchiyata Kesedzhi Mehmet in Turkish village Bahshi Bey and his cousin Valcho are killed by the governor. This forever ripping Petko of peaceful life. He gathers faithful band of people personally affected by the governor and are preparing revenge. After the assassination of Kesedzhi father Petko was taken to jail in Ferre. From the mountain Petko sent a letter to kaymakama of Sandzak, which threatens him, if not free his father, will befall the fate of Mehmet Bey. In return, the young rebel promises to disband his battalion. Kirko returned home. On the way home Petko encounters ambush, escaped by stealth and leave his native place.
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Cinematography by Dimo Kolarov

Petko Kiryakov Kaloyanov (Bulgarian: ), better known as Captain Petko Voyvoda ( ) (6 December18447 February 1900) was a 19th-century Bulgarian hajduk leader and revolutionary who dedicated his life to the liberation of Bulgaria (and particularly the region of Thrace). Born in the Bulgarian-inhabited village of Dogan Hisar, today Esimi in Evros Prefecture, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece, located in Aegean ThraceDedeagach, Petko took part in an uprising on Crete in 18661869 and visited Italy in 1866, meeting Giuseppe Garibaldi and staying in his home. The two organized the well-known Garibaldi Battalion, consisting of 220 Italians and 67 Bulgarians, which fought the Ottomans on Crete. 15 km from Petko Voyvoda's detachment, established in 1869, took part in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78. His detachment took part in the liberation of the Rhodopes together with that of Kraycho Voyvoda. Petko lived in Varna after 1880, dying in the city in 1900. His revolutionary work has been commemorated with numerous monuments all around Bulgaria, as well as in his native village in modern Greece and on the hill of Gianicolo in Rome, where a monument of Garibaldi also stands. The TV series Kapitan Petko Voyvoda written by Nikolay Haytov and first aired in 1974 also popularized him as a national hero. Petko Voyvoda PeakLivingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica was also named in his honour.