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Nevena Kokanova
Nevena Kokanova ( bg, Невена Коканова) (12 December 1938 – 3 June 2000) was a Bulgarian film actress. She was known as the "first lady of Bulgarian cinema." Her mother was from a well-known Austrian aristocratic family, and her father was a political prisoner. Early life Kokanova was born in Dupnitsa, Bulgaria and is most renowned for her role as Lisa in '' The Peach Thief''. She started her career at age 18 as an apprentice actor with the Yambol Theater in Yambol, Bulgaria. Career In 1975 she was a member of the jury at the 9th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1980 she starred in and co-directed ''Three Deadly Sins'' with Lyubomir Sharlandzhiev. She died in Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and h ..., Bulgaria from cancer. Filmography R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dupnitsa
Dupnitsa, or Dupnica ( bg, Дупница (previously ), ), is a town in Western Bulgaria. It is at the foot of the highest mountains in the Balkan Peninsula – the Rila Mountains, and about south of the capital Sofia. Dupnitsa is the second largest town in Kyustendil Province. History The town has existed since ancient times. The German traveller Arnold von Harff visited Dupnitsa in 1499 and described it as a "beautiful town". The names ''Tobinitsa'', ''Doupla'' and ''Dubnitsa'' are mentioned throughout history, the last one used until the Liberation of Bulgaria, when the official name was changed to ''Dupnitsa''. In 1948 the town was renamed ''Stanke Dimitrov''; for a short period in 1949 it was called ''Marek''; the name was changed to ''Stanke Dimitrov'' in 1950. After the democratic changes, the old name ''Dupnitsa'' was restored. On 15 October 1902, around 600 women and children fled to the vicinity of Dupnitsa from Macedonia from the attacking Turkish troops. On a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tango (1969 Film)
''Tango'' ( bg, Танго) is a 1969 Bulgarian drama film directed by Vasil Mirchev. It was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Nevena Kokanova as Havadzhieva * Petar Penkov as Prokurorat Yorgov * Petar Slabakov as Todor * Stoyan Gudev as Melnicharyat Milan * Grigor Vachkov as Ilyo Mitovski * Dimitrina Savova as Kuna * Nevena Milosheva as Baba Darya * Georgi Georgiev (actor), Georgi Georgiev as Yordan Mitovski * Ivan Nalbantov as Ivan Proev * Boris Savov as Boris Yordanov * Boris Arabow as Havadzhiev References External links * 1969 films 1969 drama films 1960s Bulgarian-language films Bulgarian black-and-white films Bulgarian drama films {{Bulgaria-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1938 Births
Events January * January 1 ** The new constitution of Estonia enters into force, which many consider to be the ending of the Era of Silence and the authoritarian regime. ** State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Safinaz Zulficar, who becomes Queen Farida, in Cairo. * January 27 – The Honeymoon Bridge at Niagara Falls, New York, collapses as a result of an ice jam. February * February 4 ** Adolf Hitler abolishes the War Ministry and creates the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (High Command of the Armed Forces), giving him direct control of the German military. In addition, he dismisses political and military leaders considered unsympathetic to his philosophy or policies. General Werner von Fritsch is forced to resign as Commander of Chief of the German Army following accusations of homosexuality, and replaced by General Walther von ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgarian Film Directors
Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * Bulgarian culture * Bulgarian cuisine, a representative of the cuisine of Southeastern Europe See also * * List of Bulgarians, include * Bulgarian name, names of Bulgarians * Bulgarian umbrella, an umbrella with a hidden pneumatic mechanism * Bulgar (other) * Bulgarian-Serbian War (other) The term Bulgarian-Serbian War or Serbian-Bulgarian War may refer to: * Bulgarian-Serbian War (839-842) * Bulgarian-Serbian War (853) * Bulgarian-Serbian wars (917-924) * Bulgarian-Serbian War (1330) * Bulgarian-Serbian War (1885) * Bulgarian-Serbi ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgarian Stage Actresses
Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * Bulgarian culture * Bulgarian cuisine, a representative of the cuisine of Southeastern Europe See also * * List of Bulgarians, include * Bulgarian name, names of Bulgarians * Bulgarian umbrella, an umbrella with a hidden pneumatic mechanism * Bulgar (other) * Bulgarian-Serbian War (other) The term Bulgarian-Serbian War or Serbian-Bulgarian War may refer to: * Bulgarian-Serbian War (839-842) * Bulgarian-Serbian War (853) * Bulgarian-Serbian wars (917-924) * Bulgarian-Serbian War (1330) * Bulgarian-Serbian War (1885) * Bulgarian-Serbi ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgarian Film Actresses
Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * Bulgarian culture * Bulgarian cuisine, a representative of the cuisine of Southeastern Europe See also * * List of Bulgarians, include * Bulgarian name, names of Bulgarians * Bulgarian umbrella, an umbrella with a hidden pneumatic mechanism * Bulgar (other) * Bulgarian-Serbian War (other) The term Bulgarian-Serbian War or Serbian-Bulgarian War may refer to: * Bulgarian-Serbian War (839-842) * Bulgarian-Serbian War (853) * Bulgarian-Serbian wars (917-924) * Bulgarian-Serbian War (1330) * Bulgarian-Serbian War (1885) * Bulgarian-Serbi ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikola Korabov
Nikola Korabov ( bg, Никола Корабов, 7 December 1928 – 10 November 2016) was a Bulgarian film director and screenwriter. He directed thirteen films between 1956 and 1999. His 1962 film ''Tyutyun'' was entered into the 1963 Cannes Film Festival. His 1965 film ''Bull'' was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1971 film '' Wrathful Journey'' was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival. He died on 10 November 2016. Filmography * '' Dimitrovgradtsy'' (1956) * '' Malkata'' (1959) * ''Tyutyun'' (1962) * ''Bull'' (1965) * ''Svoboda ili smart ''Svoboda ili smart'' ( bg, Свобода или смърт, lit=Freedom or Death), written in Reforms of Bulgarian orthography, pre-1945 Bulgarian orthography: "Свобода или смърть" and before 1899: "Свобода или см ...'' (1969) * '' Gnevno patuvane'' (1971) * '' Ivan Kondarev'' (1974) * '' Yuliya Vrevskaya'' (1978) * '' Az ne zhiveya edin zhivot'' (1981) * '' O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tobacco (film)
''Tobacco'' ( bg, Тютюн, italic=yes) is a 1962 Bulgarian drama film written and directed by Nikola Korabov, and based on Dimitar Dimov's 1951 novel of the same name. The film deals with the conflicts and contradictions in Bulgarian society during a period stretching from the early thirties to the end of World War II, and stars Nevena Kokanova as Irina, an aspiring medicine student, and Yordan Matev as Boris, an ambitious man from a working class background. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival. Background In August 1951, the publishing house Narodna Kultura received an internal review of Dimitar Dimov's novel ''Tobacco'' from the literary critic Pantelei Zarev. In his review, Zarev made recommendations for corrections in the novel, so that it could be accurate to the principles of socialist realism. However, the novel was printed without the recommended corrections. In the late autumn of the same year, the book was already on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rangel Vulchanov
Rangel Valchanov ( bg, Рангел Вълчанов; 12 October 1928 – 30 September 2013) (also seen as Vulchanov) was a Bulgarian cinema actor and director. He finished theater directing at the Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in 1953. He started working as an assistant director and subsequently as a director. Valchanov worked in Czechoslovakia between 1970 and 1972 where he continued to work on films. He became a member of the European film academy and a "People's artist" in the People's Republic of Bulgaria. He was voted as the best Bulgarian film director of the 20th century. His 1986 film '' Where Are You Going?'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section the 1986 Cannes Film Festival and was entered into the main competition at the 15th Moscow International Film Festival. Rangel Valchanov died on 30 September 2013. Partial filmography Director # '' Where Are You Going?'' (1986) # '' Judge and the Forest'' (1975) # ''The Sun and the Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vulo Radev
Vulo Radev () ( Lesidren, 1 January 1923 – Sofia, 28 March 2001) was a Bulgarian film director, writer, and cinematographer, who also did some script editing.) Within the context of Bulgarian cinema, his films Цар и генерал (Tsar and General) and The Peach Thief have been praised for their "montage within the frame". Filmography Filmography (director) * 9 November 1964: The Peach Thief ''(: Крадецът на праскови / Kradetzat na praskovi / Kradezat na praskowi)'' A film adaptation of a novel about World War I by Emilian Stanev. A location shooting in Veliko Tarnovo. Central characters are "Lisa" (a wife of commanders in Tarnovo), and a prisoner "Ivo" with whom she starts a love relationship. The style of narrative is "epic". * 17 January 1966: Tsar and General ''(: Цар и генерал / Tsar i general / Zar i General)'' Explores the moral and psychological duel between the two main characters: the historical persons tsar Boris III and G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detour (1967 Film)
''Detour'' ( bg, Отклонение, translit. Otklonenie) is a 1967 Bulgarian drama film directed by Grisha Ostrovski and Todor Stoyanov. It was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Special Golden Prize and the Prix FIPRESCI. Cast * Nevena Kokanova as Neda * Ivan Andonov as Boyan * Katya Paskaleva Katya Paskaleva ( bg, Катя Паскалева) was a Bulgarian film and stage actress, born in 1945, deceased in 2002. She is best known for her performance as Maria in the Bulgarian film classic ''The Goat Horn'' (1972), for which she recei ... as Vera * Stefan Ilyev as Kosta * Dorotea Toncheva as Pavlina * Tzvetana Galabova as Lili ot muzeya * Lyuben Zhelyazkov as Priyatelyat ot kafeneto * Dora Markova as Selyankata s praskovite * Svetoslav Peev as Asistentat * Dimitar Lalov as Zaekvashtiyat * Nikolai Ouzounov as Yacho * Nencho Yovchev as Varadin References External links * 1967 films 1967 drama films Bulgarian dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
