''Opasen char'' () is a

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

crime In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a State (polity), state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definit ...

film released in

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

in 1984. It was directed by

Ivan Andonov Ivan Asenov Andonov ( bg, Иван Асенов Андонов; 3 May 1934 – 29 December 2011) was a Bulgarian film director and actor. He directed more than thirty films, and is best known for his cinematography on '' Ladies' Choice'' (198 ...

and written by Svoboda Bachvarova. The story is about a highly educated and charming gentleman, who is actually a brilliant con artist, who robs naïve women. He constantly changes his name, his exploits are countless and his life is one everlasting adventure.

Plot

Born with the plain name Gencho Gunchev and with the soul of an adventurer, he cannot settle with the daily grind of a clerk. Using his charm, Gunchev begins relationships with rich women and after that disappears with their money. Pretending to be the famous freelance architect Yastrebovski, he wrings a huge amount of money out of a group of naïve people. The swindling is caught in a bar where he squanders the money of those people. Despite he is well-known to the police with all his reincarnations (see Special notes at the end), he manages to provoke sympathy in the inspector in charge (Tzvetan). Simulating illness, Gunchev is hospitalized, and in the hospital he manages to forge his death certificate. Then he goes to Bourgas in a search for his next victim. There he meets the intelligent and sensitive teacher Boryana and they both fall in love with each other. But soon, realizing he will be caught, Gunchev escapes from Boryana, taking only a picture of her. Again in Sofia, not without the help of providence, he manages to steal a uniform of a police captain. By accident he catches a man (Sedlarov) who has an illegal workshop in his house. Gunchev accepts the bribe from Sedlarov and, true to his nature, offers to marry his daughter, Sevelina. Under the name Iliya Burevestnikov he blackmails all illegal private contractors in the area and incidentally comes across one of his ex-wives. His identity is uncovered and he finds himself again in custody. The only thing he requests from the inspectors before going in jail is the picture of Boryana.

Cast

* Todor Kolev as Gencho Gunchev (Yastrebovski, Orelski, Pelikanski, Sokolov, Radul Misirkov, Iliya Burevestnikov) *

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 he ...

as Boryana * Stefan Mavrodiyev as Tzvetan, inspector * Lyuben Chatalov as Inspector Boychinov *

Georgi Rusev Georgi Iliev Rusev ( bg, Георги Илиев Русев; 7 May 1928 – 1 April 2011) was a Bulgarian actor. He created a gallery of colorful characters for a four-decade career, and became famous as a master of the so-called "second plan ro ...

as Kolyu Sedlarov *

Tatyana Lolova Tatyana Lolova ( bg, Татяна Лолова; 10 February 1934 – 22 March 2021) was a Bulgarian stage and film actress. She was best known for her comedy roles that she played for more than 40 years, bringing her the reputation as one of the m ...

as Leda * Nadya Todorova as Mimi Sedlarova * Tzvetana Maneva as Inspector Vateva * Margarita Karamiteva as Sevelina, the daughter of Kolyu Sedlarov * Petar Slabakov as Inspector Peshanov

Awards

Grand Prix of the International TV Film Festival Teleconfronto di Chinciano Terme, Italy, 1985
Special Award of the Festival International de film d’humour de Chamrousse, France, 1988
The Award for Male Act given to Todor Kolev at the International Comedy and Satirical Film Festival, Gabrovo, 1985
The Best Script Award of the Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers for Svoboda Bachvarova.

Special notes

All characters of Gunchev adopt family names that are derived from the name of a bird. *''Yastrebovski'' - comes from the Bulgarian for hawk, which is pronounced as "yastreb" *''Orelski'' - comes from the Bulgarian for eagle, which is pronounced as "orel" *''Pelikanski'' - comes from pelican *''Sokolov'' - comes from the Bulgarian for falcon, which is pronounced as "sokol" *''Misirkov'' - comes from the Bulgarian for turkey, which is pronounced as "misirka" (

dialect The term dialect (from Latin , , from the Ancient Greek word , 'discourse', from , 'through' and , 'I speak') can refer to either of two distinctly different types of Linguistics, linguistic phenomena: One usage refers to a variety (linguisti ...

) *''Burevestnikov'' - comes from the Bulgarian for petrel, which is pronounced as "burevestnik"

External links

* {{IMDb title, id= 0283524, name= Opasen char 1984 films 1980s Bulgarian-language films Bulgarian satirical films Bulgarian comedy films Films set in Bulgaria Films shot in Bulgaria 1980s crime comedy films 1984 comedy films Films directed by Ivan Andonov

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