Valeri Petrov
Writer · 1920 – 2014 · Sofia, Bulgaria
Valeri Petrov was a prolific Bulgarian poet, screenwriter, playwright, and translator.
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Movie9.0DocumentaryA film pioneer, Binka Zhelyazkova was at the forefront of political cinema under Bulgaria's Communist dictatorship. Though she remained faithful to the communist ideals she became an avid critic of the regime and brought upon herself the wrath of its censorship. As a result four of her nine films were shelved and released to the public only after the fall of the regime in 1989, and Binka Zhelyazkova became known as the bad girl of Bulgarian cinema. A provocative portrait that reveals the pressures and complexities that arise when art is made under totalitarianism.
Movie5.5ComedyTV MovieAmerican filmmakers associated with the mafia are concerned about the great success of Bulgarian films around the world. They decided to send a big spy, Jesse James, to Bulgaria. His task is to blow up the film studios. But the Bulgarian inspector Lokum Shekerov is at his post.
Movie8.0DocumentaryThis film is a documentary portrait of the great Bulgarian Writer and poet Valeri Petrov.