The Boy Turns Man
Момчето си отива Momcheto si otiva (The Boy Turns Man) | |
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Directed by | Lyudmil Kirkov |
Written by | |
Starring | Nevena Kokanova Philip Trifonov Kiril Gospodinov |
Cinematography | Georgi Rusinov |
Music by | |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Country | Bulgaria |
Language | Bulgarian |
The Boy Turns Man (Bulgarian: Момчето си отива / Momcheto si otiva) is a Bulgarian comedy-drama film released in 1972, directed by Lyudmil Kirkov, starring Nevena Kokanova, Philip Trifonov, Kiril Gospodinov and .
The movie tells the story of Ran (Trifonov) and his schoolmates, the graduates at the high school in a small town. During the last days as a schoolboy, Ran thinks on the possible roads of the life while walking on the streets of his hometown as if for the last time. Three different women are involved in these moments of quest, consideration and valedictory meetings.
The film received a broad critical acclaim and turned into one of the classics of the Bulgarian cinematography. The song "People and Streets" from the soundtrack to the movie, performed by and Boris Godjunov, became one of the most popular songs of the Bulgarian variety. A sequel, named , was released in 1976 directed again by Lyudmil Kirkov.
Cast[]
- Nevena Kokanova as Tinka (confectionery' saleswoman)
- Philip Trifonov as Ran
- Kiril Gospodinov as Tinka's husband
- as Mariana (Ran' classmate)
- as the managing editor Kamenov
- Vasil Popov as the painter Atsata
- as the singer Neli Yordanova
- Evstati Stratev as the Ran's father
- Hristina Ruseva as the Ran's mother
- Nikola Todev as the traffic policeman
- as the headmaster
- Nikolay Lambrev
- Mihail Botevski
- Valentin Gadzhokov
- Krasimir Katsarov
- Georgi Minchev
References[]
Sources[]
- 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.
External links[]
- 1972 films
- Bulgarian-language films
- Bulgarian films
- 1972 comedy-drama films
- Films shot in Bulgaria
- Bulgarian comedy-drama films
- Films set in Bulgaria