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Vulo Radev () ( Lesidren, 1 January 1923 –
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, 28 March 2001) was a
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n
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, 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
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of a novel about
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by Emilian Stanev. A
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in
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. Central characters are "Lisa" (a wife of
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s in
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), 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
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and
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Vladimir Stoyanov Zaimov. The latter receives the death penalty and gets shot for collaborating with the
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during
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. The tsar is depicted tragically, as a man whose attitude is not suited for his time; yet he survives in the movie. Many scenes are not directly connected to the central event; side-events display the
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and their arguments. * 4 September 1970: The Black Angels ''(: Черните ангели / Chernite angeli / Tschernite Angeli)'' The title of the film refers to a group of 20-year old
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who received the task of executing dangerous Bulgarian
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in 1942 and 1943. The youngsters use language and attitudes as if they were living in the current time ead: ± in 1970, the year when the movie was released The movie explores the difficulty for "normal" youngsters to kill, even if they understand the necessity and importance of their task. This culminates in some of their suicides. * 17 October 1975: Doomed Souls ''(: Осъдени души / Osadeni dushi / Osadenie duschi)'' A young, rich English woman meets a Spanish Jesuit during the
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in 1936. The film has been praised for capturing the societal dimension of the history. * 22 June 1981: Adaptation ''(: Адаптация / Adaptatziya / Adapzia)'' About a group set up by a
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, addressing issues of insanity.)


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1923 births 2001 deaths 20th-century Bulgarian screenwriters Bulgarian cinematographers Bulgarian film directors Bulgarian male screenwriters People from Lovech Province {{Bulgaria-film-director-stub