A treat for film buffs - a unique collection of films from our new EU friends
Bulgarian Creative Arts is presenting the Third Bulgarian Film Festival at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith from Friday 27th of October to Sunday 29th of October.
During these three days of world cinema, there will be eight varied and stimulating features from the 60s to the present days.
There will be also a Q & A after the last film of the day, with the producer of «Night and Day» and with the Directors of «Stolen Eyes» and «And God came down to see us…».
Also present will be Vessela Kazakova, one of the most promising Bulgarian young actresses, awarded recently with the «Actress Award» at the Moscow Film Festival and the «Shooting Star Award» at the Berlinale for the film «Stolen Eyes».
BULGARIAN FILM FESTIVAL
Koziyat Rog /The Goat Horn/
Friday 27 October 6.30pm Riverside Studios
(Metodi Andonov, Bulgaria, 1971) 103m sub-titles black and white
With Anton Gorchev, Katja Paskaleva, Nevena Andonova
Goat herder Karaivan is obsessed with taking revenge on the Turks who raped and killed his wife, in front of their daughter, who grows up dumb as a result.
Nosht I Den /Night and Day/
Friday 27 October 8.40pm Riverside Studios
( Krassimir Krumov, Bulgaria, 2006) 115m sub-titles
With Kristian Simeonov, Radena Valkanova, Nikolay Urumov
Marko is 12 years old and enraptured by his boundless fantasies and games. After a turn of fate the skills and advice, which he had ignored until now, will come into use to help him save his mother.
Double Bill:
Vreme na nasilie (Vreme razdelno) /Time of Violence: Part 1 – The Threat/
Vreme na nasilie (Vreme razdelno) /Time of Violence: Part 2 – The Threat/
Saturday 28 October 2.30pm and 4:45pm
(Ludmil Stavkov, Bulgaria, 1987) 150m sub-titles
1668. Bulgarian-born Karaibrahim is kidnapped from his family and raised as a muslim to become a ferocious warrior and convert infidels to Islam. However, his cruelty even stuns the local Ottoman Governor as he seeks a peaceful solution.
Otkradnati ochi /Stolen Eyes/
Saturday 28 October 8.00pm Riverside Studios
(Radoslav Spassov, Bulgaria, 2005) 111m sub-titles
With Vessela Kazakova, Valery Yordanov, Itzakh Finzi
This is a love story between a Muslim woman and a Christian man. He is responsible for the seals required to issue new identity documents and she steals them. When fate brings them together mutual attraction grows.
Orkestur bez ime /A Nameless Band/
Sunday 29 October 2.00pm Riverside Studios
(Ludmil Kirkov, Bulgaria, 1981) 114m sub-titles
With Velko Kunev, Philip Trifonov, Pavel Poppandov
A band is anxious to get a job for the summer so they accept an offer to play at the Golden Sands Hotel. However, they discover the gig is in a local bar.
Margarit I Margarita /Margarit and Margarita/
Sunday 29 October 4.15pm Riverside Studios
( Nikolay Volev, Bulgaria, 1987) 92m sub-titles
With Hristo Shopov, Irina Zampona, Rashko Mladenov
A story of teenage love and rebellion. The film was banned after it was screened but it offers a genuine rendering of a collapsing regime and a touching observation on the failure of human values and ideals.
Tsar I General /Tsar and General/
Sunday 29 October 6.20pm Riverside Studios
(Vulo Radev, Bulgaria, 1966) 76m sub-titles black and white
With Peter Slabakov, Naum Shopov, Roussi Chanev
General Vladimir Zaimov and the Bulgarian Tsar Boris III are antagonists. Their conflict is political and ideological. Zaimov is opposed to the official policy of the Palace and is detained, charged with treason and sentenced to death.
I Gospod sleze da ni vidi /And God Came Down to See Us/
Sunday 29 October 8.00pm Riverside Studios
(Peter Popzlatev, Bulgaria, 2003) 123m sub-titles
With Itzakh Finzi, Samuel Finzi, Svetlana Yantcheva
A sociologist arrives in a village to study the risks of ethnic conflict. He discovers that not far from Kosovo Muslims and Christians live in peace. But more interesting are the people of Kesten where everything is as charming as it is absurd.
25 October, 2006
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