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Metodi Andonov

Born March 16, 1932 · Kalista, Bulgaria

Died April 12, 1974 · aged 42

Metodi Andonov (16 March 1932 – 12 April 1974) was a Bulgarian film director. Specializing in intense psychological dramas, Bulgarian filmmaker Metodi Andonov is best remembered for making one of his country's most popular films, The Goat Horn (1972). He also directed a pair of high-grossing detective dramas based on the novels and screenplays of Bogomil Rainov, There's Nothing Finer Than Bad Wea…

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The Goat Horn

The Goat Horn · 1972

XVII century, Bulgaria is under Ottoman rule. Four men break into the house of the shepherd Karaivan, raping and killing his wife in full view of their child, Maria. To protect his daughter and to enact revenge, he raises Maria as a son, teaching her to fight and kill. But as Maria grows up, she longs for a different life.

The White Room

The White Room · 1968

In a white ward in a clinic, a lifetime balance on the verge of death. Memories are herding together in the mind of seriously ill Aleksandrov, a scientist, who evaluates and reevaluates his own life: friendships, loves, career. Images of his youth are crowding in: of his beloved, of his children, of evenings spent with his friends, ups and downs. And no one is able to say if all this made any difference.

There Is Nothing Finer Than Bad Weather

There Is Nothing Finer Than Bad Weather · 1971

There Is Nothing Finer Than Bad Weather

A Bulgarian secret service agent is sent undercover to a big Western European company.

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The Goat Horn

The Goat Horn · 1972

XVII century, Bulgaria is under Ottoman rule. Four men break into the house of the shepherd Karaivan, raping and killing his wife in full view of their child, Maria. To protect his daughter and to enact revenge, he raises Maria as a son, teaching her to fight and kill. But as Maria grows up, she longs for a different life.

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The White Room

The White Room · 1968

In a white ward in a clinic, a lifetime balance on the verge of death. Memories are herding together in the mind of seriously ill Aleksandrov, a scientist, who evaluates and reevaluates his own life: friendships, loves, career. Images of his youth are crowding in: of his beloved, of his children, of evenings spent with his friends, ups and downs. And no one is able to say if all this made any difference.

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There Is Nothing Finer Than Bad Weather

There Is Nothing Finer Than Bad Weather · 1971

There Is Nothing Finer Than Bad Weather

A Bulgarian secret service agent is sent undercover to a big Western European company.

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