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
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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
The People's Republic of Bulgaria (PRB; bg, Народна Република България (НРБ), ''Narodna Republika Balgariya, NRB'') was the official name of Bulgaria, when it was a socialist republic from 1946 to 1990, ruled by the ...
. 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
(, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob.
The section presents 20 films ...
section the
1986 Cannes Film Festival
The 39th Cannes Film Festival was held from 8 to 19 May 1986. The Palme d'Or went to '' The Mission'' by Roland Joffé.
The festival opened with ''Pirates'', directed by Roman Polanski and closed with ''El Amor brujo'', directed by Carlos Saura ...
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 Shadow'' (1962)
# ''
First Lesson'' (1960)
# ''
On the Small Island'' (1958)
References
External links
*
Rangel Vulchanov at movie.pop.bg
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1928 births
2013 deaths
Bulgarian filmmakers
Bulgarian male film actors
Bulgarian film directors
People from Sofia City Province
Members of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts alumni