Bulgaran is a Gallant (1915)
- Original title
- Българан е галант
- Directed by
- Vassil Gendov
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- Kingdom of Bulgaria
- Runtime
- 1h
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This is the first Bulgarian feature film, a silent comedy. It follows a character named Bulgaran through humorous situations. Almost all copies of the film were lost in World War Two, and only a few frames survive today.
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What happens
Bulgaran is Gallant (Bulgarian: Българан е галант, romanized: Bŭlgaran e galant) is the first Bulgarian feature film. It is a silent black-and-white comedy written and directed by Vasil Gendov who also stars as the main protagonist Bulgaran. There are different accounts as to when exactly the film was first shown. According to Gendov, shooting started on 16 May 1910 and the première was in the Modern Theatre in Sofia on 22 June 1910. However, the earliest written record of a showing of the film points to 13 January 1915 as the date of the première. The film was almost entirely destroyed during the World War II bombardment of Sofia. All that remains is one or two frames. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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