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Ezop (1970)

Ezop poster
Original title
Езоп
Directed by
Rangel Vulchanov
Genre
drama film, parable, historical film
Country
Czechoslovakia, People's Republic of Bulgaria, Bulgaria
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A historical parable about a storyteller navigating a world of oppression. The film follows his struggles and the symbolic weight of his words.

leisurelythoughtfulreflectivehistoricalmelancholicsubduedserious

What happens

Ezop is a 1969 Bulgarian-Czechoslovak film directed by Rangel Valchanov. The film starred Josef Kemr and Davzad Twast-Kafka. It was a minor success upon release, with the film's repeated line 'to help me' becoming symbolic of Prague in the early 1970s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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