Cinema
A Nameless Band
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Lyudmil Kirkov · 1982
Synopsis
In a small town, four friends who each have a trade have been rehearsing for a year with their band, which has no name, and dream of playing in high season in the big establishments of the Black Sea. The director of the house of culture gets them the sound system they lack, on condition that they replace their singer, Vania, with his protégée, Reni. Once on the coast, nothing they had been promised awaits them, and they must decide what they are willing to give up in order to keep playing.
Context
The film was released on 4 January 1982, from a screenplay by Stanislav Stratiev, written for its four actors, Velko Kanev, Filip Trifonov, Pavel Poppandov and Georgi Mamalev, who play under their own first names. The music is by Boris Karadimtchev; Margarita Hranova sings for Vania, the band Tangra plays “Notre ville”, and Reni's Italian songs are sung by Neli Tsoneva. The crew filmed notably in Aytos, near Burgas, and the film has been adapted as a stage musical.
Who it is for
A bittersweet comedy of a little under two hours, carried by its four actors and its songs; a Bulgarian DVD offers French subtitles.
Prizes and reception
More than two million viewers; prize for direction and music from the Bulgarian filmmakers, first prize at Gabrovo.
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