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Lyudmil Kirkov
Born December 14, 1933 · Vratsa, Bulgaria
Died December 12, 1995 · aged 61
Lyudmil Kirkov was a prominent Bulgarian film and theater director, celebrated for his contributions to Bulgarian cinema during the latter half of the 20th century. He directed some of the most popular Bulgarian films of that era, including The Swedish Kings (1968), The Boy Turns Man (1972), A Peasant on a Bicycle (1974), Matriarchy (1977), and A Nameless Band (1982). His film Balance (1983) rece…
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The Last Round · 1961The Last Round
★ 5.01961
MovieCrimeDrama
Young Nikolay is a national boxing champion. On a picnic, he meets Vanya and falls in love with her. They have a lunch in the restaurant and when a brawl erupts there, Vanya leaves. Nikolay tries to catch up with her in a car, but has an accident. The uncle of his friend offers to pay for repairs of a car if he will agree to act as a courier in foreign currency smuggling deal. Nikolay agrees to take along a box of matches. The uncle tells him that he will receive as many dollars as there are matchsticks in the box. Nikolay is due to leave for Paris to compete in the world championships. During the journey, his coach confiscates the box, thinking that the athlete is smoking. Nikolay has to explain everything.
Equilibrium · 1983Equilibrium
★ 8.51983
MovieDrama
A social and psychological study of contemporary problems.
Friday Night · 1987Friday Night
★ 9.01987
MovieDrama
Friday night. On the weekend, five women will be able to think about themselves.
A Peasant on a Bicycle · 1974A Peasant on a Bicycle
★ 7.21974
MovieDrama
Born in a small village, Yordan has to live and work in the nearby town. Only on the weekends can he return to his native village. He travels by a bike and observes the nature and the animals around him with overt sadness. In the village arrives a young pharmacist and she rents his house. Soon both of them fall in love. In order to be near her, Yordan tries to persuade his colleagues to move one of the workshops from the plant to the village. But they are all used to living in the town now and decline his offer. Yordan realizes that he cannot demand impossible things.
Don't Look Back · 1971Don't Look Back
★ 8.01971
MovieWar
The movie is set in the years of WWII. The partisans Stefan, Rado and Velko await a plane with weapon. The three men are trapped. Velko is killed. Rado and Stefan go to the Silent one. Only she knows the location where the weapon should be received. Army regiments arrive and a shootout begins. The plane drops the weapons. Stefan covers the others with machine gun while the Silent one and Rado leave with the weapon to the contingent
Matriarchy · 1977Matriarchy
★ 7.41977
MovieDrama
The film belongs to the 'migration cycle' in the Bulgarian cinema. It is about the drama of a group of women who have been left alone in their 'female kingdom' - a village deserted by its entire men folk.
A Nameless Band · 1982A Nameless Band
★ 7.21982
MovieComedy
Velko, Filip, Pavel and Gosho have different professions but are connected by the love they have for music. They rehearse all year to make it big on the sea resorts in the summer. The head of the cultural center where they play is willing to give them the musical equipment if they replace their singer Maria (Filip's girlfriend) with the attractive but untalented Reni. This is the first, but not the last compromise they have to make on the way to the dream.
A Ray of Sunshine · 1979A Ray of Sunshine
★ 4.51979
MovieDramaMystery
Sashko and Tanya are two lovers who want to go on a holiday at the seaside. In order to earn money, Sasho starts working in a brigade digging a well in the yard of Chief Krumov's villa. The workers accidentally discover the remains of human skeletons, a tin ring and several buttons, most likely belonging to participants in the September Uprising of 1923. To avoid complications, everyone decides to keep quiet. However, Sashko decides to break his silence and tell the truth, for which he pays with his life.
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