| DIRECTOR: |
Edward Zahariev |
| SCREENPLAY: |
Edward Zahariev |
| CINEMATOGRAPHER: |
Emil Christov |
| EDITION: |
Tsvetana Kolarova |
| MUSIC: |
Kiril Donchew |
| CAST: |
Yitzhak Fintzi, Nikolai
Urumow, Virginia Kelmelite, George Cherkelow |
| PRODUCER: |
Edward Zahariev |
| FESTIVALS: |
Varna, Berlim, Taos-New
Mexico, Moscou, Karlovy Vary, Montreal |
| PRODUCTION: |
ET. Edward Zahariev - EDI -
F.E.Z
12, Kosta, Gulchev, STR, 1113, Sofia, Bulgária,
Tel.: 00 35 9 272-2593
Fax: 00 35 9 272-2593 |
| WORLD SALES: |
ET. Edward Zahariev - EDI -
F.E.Z
12, Kosta, Gulchev, STR, 1113, Sofia, Bulgária,
Tel.: 00 35 9 272-2593
Fax: 00 35 9 272-2593 |
| ORIGINAL TITLE: |
Zakasnialo Palnolunie |
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Col., 120 min., 1996 |
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Edward Zahariev was born in Sofia,
Bulgaria, in 1908 and died in June, 1996.
Graduated by the Budapest School of Cinema,
Hungary, in 1961, where he was a colleague of
Istvan Szabó (Director of Mephisto). The
following year he made Railway in the Sky, the
first of his much-praised documentaries, awarded
the Gold Rose at the Festival of Varna. In 1966,
he made his first fiction feature with If a Train
Isn’t Coming.Zahariev directed over 14
feature films, such as Counting of the Hares
(1973), A Cottage Area (1975), Time For Men
(1977) e Elegy (1982).
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Zahariev,
Bulgarian director who died a few months after the
filming. The main character is an old man played by Itzko
Fintzi, his favorite actor and great friend. He is a man
facing difficulties with the times in which he lives and
with the process of aging. He is perplexed by a world
peopled by nouveau riche, business men, beggars, and
immigrants.He has a difficult relationship with his son,
daughter-in-law, and grandson. These are persons that are
quite different in every respect, that barely put up with
each other. The son tries to do well at his job and in
life, but does not meet with support or understanding
from his father. He also can not understand the old man
and generates unbearable situations at home.The old man
is sent to an old people’s home from whence he
escapes to find himself on a dangerous adventure. He
decides to rob a bank together with two new companions
and a woman who is in love with him. The plan does not
come off, but he finds a way to help his son, even if it
is for the last time.