Budapest Classic Film Marathon 2024: The Sea

Director: Petar Donev

Screenplay by Georgi Branev
Director of photography: Boris Yanakiev
Music by Kiril Donchev
Cast: Stefan Danailov, Severina Teneva, Itzhak Fintzi

Programme section "Open Archives" / Bulgarian National Film Archive

Sexy Zhana spends her days on the crowded beaches of the Black Sea and at night she hangs out in the stifling bars of the corso. When she bumps into the cheeky Tony, her world suddenly opens up. They are both looking for adventure and to stretch the limits of freedom; they tear around in a shiny Mercedes until the inevitable tragedy occurs. This New Wave-style road movie features the most popular actors of Bulgaria’s classic films, including Stefan Danailov, Severina Teneva and Itschak Fintzi, who celebrated his 90th birthday in 2023.

Supporting film: Diary
Hungarian animation, colour, 1966, dir: György Kovásznai, Language: Hungarian, Subtitles: English, 11’

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