Vulo Radev
Vulo Radev | |
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Въло Радев | |
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Died | March 28, 2001 Sofia, Bulgaria | (aged 78)
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Vulo Radev (Bulgarian: Въло Радев) (Lesidren, 1 January 1923 – Sofia, 28 March 2001) was a Bulgarian film director, writer, and cinematographer, who also did some script editing.[1]
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".[2]
Filmography
Filmography (director)
- 9 November 1964: The Peach Thief ((in Bulgarian): Крадецът на праскови / Kradetzat na praskovi[3] / Kradezat na praskowi[4])
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- 17 January 1966: Tsar and General ((in Bulgarian): Цар и генерал / Tsar i general[6] / Zar i General[4])
Explores the moral and psychological duel between the two main characters: the historical persons
- 4 September 1970: The Black Angels ((in Bulgarian): Черните ангели / Chernite angeli[7] / Tschernite Angeli[4])
The title of the film refers to a group of 20-year old communists who received the task of executing dangerous Bulgarian fascists in 1942 and 1943. The youngsters use language and attitudes as if they were living in the current time [read: ± 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.[4]
- 17 October 1975: Doomed Souls ((in Bulgarian): Осъдени души / Osadeni dushi[8] / Osadenie duschi[4])
A young, rich English woman meets a Spanish Jesuit during the Spanish Civil War in 1936. The film has been praised for capturing the societal dimension of the history.[4]
About a group set up by a mental health professional, addressing issues of insanity.[10]
Notes
References
- ^ "Vulo Radev (1923–2001)". IMDb. Retrieved 23 July 2016.)
- ^ Racheva, Maria (1968). Present Day Bulgarian Cinema. Sofia: Sofia Press. p. 61 – via Internet Archive.
Montage within the frame reaches perfection here, and later examples of similar success came from Vulo Radev's Tsar and General and The Peach Thief and Borislav Sharaliev's Knight without Armour.
- ^ "The Peach Thief (1964) - Release Info". IMDb. Retrieved 22 July 2016.)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Bulgarien" (PDF). EuropeanFilmNetwork.de. 20 January 2005. pp. 66–67 [or pp. 8–9 in compiled PDF]. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "The Peach Thief (1964) - Filming Locations". IMDb. Retrieved 22 July 2016.)
- ^ "Tsar i general (1966) - Release Info". IMDb. Retrieved 22 July 2016.)
- ^ "Chernite angeli (1970) - Release Info". IMDb. Retrieved 22 July 2016.)
- ^ "Osadeni dushi (1975) - Release Info". IMDb. Retrieved 22 July 2016.)
- ^ "Adaptatziya (1981) - Release Info". IMDb. Retrieved 22 July 2016.)
- ^ Djulgerov, Georgi. "Adaptatziya (1981) - Plot Summary". IMDb. Retrieved 22 July 2016.)