''Osadeni Dushi'' ( bg, Осъдени Души, italic=yes) is a 1975 Bulgarian

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, written and directed by

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 ...

based on the 1945 novel by

Dimitar Dimov Dimitar Todorov Dimov ( bg, Димитър Тодоров Димов, 25 June 1909 – 1 April 1966) was a Bulgarian dramatist, novelist and veterinary surgeon. Biography Born in Lovech, Dimov is best known for his best-selling novel ''Tob ...

, and starring

Jan Englert Jan Aleksander Englert (born 11 May 1943) is a Polish film actor. He has appeared in more than 60 films since 1957. Since 2003 he has served as Artistic Director of the National Theatre, Warsaw, National Theatre in Warsaw. Biography In 1957 ...

Rousy Chanev Rousy Chanev ( bg, Руси Чанев) (born 18 September 1945) is a Bulgarian actor. He has appeared in 30 films since 1966. He starred in the 1977 film '' Advantage'', which was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival where i ...

, Mariana Dimitrova, and Edit Szalay.

Plot outline

The film tells the tragic story of

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Fanny Horn ( Edit Szalay) and

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Heredia (

) against the backdrop of the

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. A rich young aristocrat who has spent her preceding years in a decadent lifestyle, Fanny falls in love with Heredia; however, although the priest feels the same, he places his fanatical devotion to his faith above their attraction. Fanny follows Heredia to a

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outbreak at a camp near Pena Ronda and volunteers to work as a nurse under his command and to finance the camp. Nevertheless, the conditions at the camp are appalling and deteriorate sharply as the civil war begins. Fanny gradually becomes increasingly desperate with the fanatic and inhumane behaviour of Heredia, who turns out to be deeply involved in the plotting of the anti-republican side in the civil war. As Heredia continues to reject her love, and as she eventually witnesses his fanaticism take several human victims, Fanny shoots him. Her psychological breakdown has led her to begin taking morphine, which will eventually lead to her own demise.

Cast

as Father Heredia *

as Jacques Muriet * Mariana Dimitrova as Carmen * Edit Szalay as Fanny Horn * Valcho Kamarashev as Father Olivares * Silvija Rangelova as Clara

Reception

Speaking toward Minister

Vezhdi Rashidov Vezhdi Letif Rashidov ( bg, Вежди Летиф Рашидов, tr, Vecdi Latif Raşidoğlu; born 14 December 1951) is a Bulgarian duffer sculptor, GERB politician and was a Minister of Culture of Bulgaria (2009–2013; 2014–2017) who is the ...

's visit to Poland to present actor

with a lifetime achievement award, '' Fakti'' called the film a "Bulgarian classic", and ''

Dnevnik Dnevnik means "The Daily" or "Daily News" in South Slavic languages. It can also be translated as "Diary". Closely related Slavic variants of the word are Deník (Czech) Dziennik (Polish) and Дневник (Russian). It may refer to: ;In broadc ...

'' marked the film as among the top 10 most beloved films of Bulgaria.

References

External links

*
A fan site with some pictures from the movie (in Bulgarian language).
1970s Bulgarian-language films Bulgarian war films 1975 films Films based on Bulgarian novels Spanish Civil War 1975 drama films 1970s war drama films Bulgarian drama films {{War-drama-film-stub