Early Bulgarian cinematography
Unique Bulgarian film materials from the early 20th century uploaded by the Bulgarian National Film Archive.
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The university student and the girl are in love. The girl’s aunt opposes their love. She has decided to marry her off to a rich suitor. The student decides to cunningly discredit the suitor of her choice before the aunt.
The university student and a girl are in love. The girl’s aunt opposes their love. She has decided to marry her off to a rich suitor. The student decides to cunningly discredit the suitor of her choice before the aunt.
An advertisement film for the Bulgarian beer “Shumensko pivo”. Two men bottling the beer. People drinking the beer. An advertising bus branded with Shumensko materials on the streets of Pazardzhik. A girl and a boy raising glasses and kissing. People comi…
Fire drill demonstration by the Sofia fire department. Demonstration of fire estinguishеrs. Parade of Sofia fire department for their holiday, August 2nd. Reenactment of putting out a fire.
Church "St. Nedelya" after the bomb explosion. Uniformed firemen enter the church, remove debries and dig out dead bodies. A memorial service for the victims is held at the Sofia cemetery. The accused for the bombing are sentenced and executed i…
Torpedo boat "Drazki" disarms Otoman cruiser ""Hamidiye"". Lüleburgaz after it has been taken over by Bulgarian troops. The seige of Odrin (Edirne).Wounded soldies at a Russian Red Cross field hospital near Lozengrad (Kırklar…
This film celebrates the congress of the Bulgarian sea association in 1929. The coasts of Sozopol, Nessebar and Pomorie. Beaches. Boats. The Ropotamo river. Children`s beach activities. Water sposrts. A lighthouse.
The film has been produced by the Tryavna municipality. Shots of the town. The town's square. The house of famous revolutionari Georgi Raykov. The house of famouls poet Petko Slaveykov. The room where his son and poet Pencho Slaveykov was born. A text…
"I. Sofia. Military parade in front of the palace. Veterans from the liberation war with a flag. Men and women in traditional dress; students in uniform; little children; cavalry; bicycle riders. King Boris III observes the parade. // II. Intertitle:…
Solemn opening of the memorial plaque of Vladislav Varnenchik. Tsar Boris III, Prince Cyril, Queen Joanna are present. A military man gives a speech. The monument to Vladislav Varnenchik. Parade of military units and generals.
King Alexander I and Tsar Boris III, Queen Giovanna and Queen Maria in open cars on the streets of Sofia. Citizens are watching. Majority in front of the Palace. The car with the Serbian king and the Bulgarian king is moving on the street. Planes fly by. …
A street in Veliko Tarnovo, a trellis, a cavalry passes, the royal chariot - King Ferdinand and Queen Eleanora, Prince Cyril. They get out of the carriage and enter the building of the Grand National Assembly. They exit the building. The king talks to the…
Map of the town of Popovo and its surroundings. Footage of the town shit from a plane, road, plain, hill. Map of villages around Popovo. Headquarters – military personnel review maps and documents. Cavalrymen deliver orders to the divisions. A soldier han…
Directed by: Panayot Kenkov – Cast:Petya Popova, Katya Rusevska, Petar Nikolov, Panayot Kenkov, Mara Andreeva, Hristo Adzhiev, Hristo Zagorov –– Synopsis:– The young rentier Zhezhi leads a secluded life on his estate, away from the bustle of the city. His…
A film about the Chepino Gorge - Ladjene, Chepino, Kamenica, Rakitovo, Tsigov Chark, the "Stara Reka" area, Dorkovo, the children's colony in Dorkovo. –– camera: Stefan Petrov