Manly Times (Bulgarian: Мъжки времена, romanizedMazhki vremena) is a Bulgarian drama film released in 1977, directed by Eduard Zahariev, starring Grigor Vachkov, Mariana Dimitrova, Velko Kanev and Pavel Popandov. The screenplay, written by Nikolay Haytov is based on the short stories Manly Times and Wedding from his book Wild Stories (1967).

Мъжки времена
Mazhki vremena
(Manly Times)
Directed byEduard Zahariev
Written byNikolay Haytov
StarringGrigor Vachkov
Mariana Dimitrova
Velko Kanev
Pavel Popandov
CinematographyRadoslav Spasov
Music byKiril Donchev
Production
companies
Release date
  • 1977 (1977)
Running time
125 minutes
CountryBulgaria
LanguageBulgarian

In a colourful folklore manner, the movie presents an old tradition of stealing girls for brides that was a reputable occupation in the Rhodope Mountains region. The interaction between a brilliant literature and skilful directing as well as the memorable performances by Vachkov and Dimitrova received a broad critical acclaim and turned the film into one of the classics of the Bulgarian cinematography.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Gencheva, Galina (2008). Bulgarian Feature Films encyclopedia. Sofia: Publishing house "Dr Ivan Bogorov". ISBN 978-954-316-069-3.

Sources

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  • Gencheva, Galina (2008). Bulgarian Feature Films encyclopedia. Sofia: Publishing house "Dr Ivan Bogorov". ISBN 978-954-316-069-3.
  • Kovachev, Pencho (2008). 50 Golden Bulgarian Films. Sofia: Publishing house "Zahariy Stoyanov". ISBN 978-954-09-0281-4.
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