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Manly Times
''Manly Times'' () is a Bulgarian drama film released in 1977 in cinema, 1977, directed by Eduard Zahariev, starring Grigor Vachkov, Mariana Dimitrova, Velko Kanev and Pavel Popandov. The screenplay, written by Nikolay Haytov is based on the short stories ''Manly Times'' and ''Wedding'' from his book ''Wild Stories'' (1967). In a colourful folklore manner, the movie presents an old tradition of stealing girls for brides that was a reputable occupation in the Rhodope Mountains region. The interaction between a brilliant literature and skilful directing as well as the memorable performances by Vachkov and Dimitrova received a broad critical acclaim and turned the film into one of the classics of the Bulgarian cinematography. Cast *Grigor Vachkov as Banko (the stealing women expert) *Mariana Dimitrova as Elitsa (the stolen girl) *Velko Kanev as Velko (candidate husband) *Pavel Popandov as Dinko *Nikola Todev as Kara Kolyo *Teofil Badelov as Gelyo *Trayan Yankov as Ilcho *Georgi Dimi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduard Zahariev
Eduard Zahariev (; 1 July 1938 – 26 June 1996) was a Bulgarian film director and screenwriter. Being among the prominent Bulgarian film directors from the last decades of the 20th century, Zahariev directed 15 films between 1962 and 1996, most notably ''The Hare Census (film), The Hare Census'' (1973), ''Villa Zone'' (1975), ''Manly Times'' (1977), ''Almost a Love Story'' (1980), ''Elegy'' (1982) and ''My Darling, My Darling (film), My Darling, My Darling'' (1986) which was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival. His movie ''Villa Zone'' (1975) won a Special Prize of the Jury at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and the film ''Belated Full Moon'' (1996) was nominated for Crystal Globe (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival), Crystal Globe award at the same festival. Filmography Director References Sources * * External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zahariev, Eduard 1938 births 1996 deaths Bulgarian film directors Bulgarian satirists S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |