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The Tied up Balloon was one of the most innovative and challenging works by Bulgaria’s pioneering female director, Binka Zhelyazkova. Set during WWII, a barrage balloon inexplicably appears in the sky above a remote peasant village creating an atmosphere of alarm, speculation and debate.
Almost immediately after the premiere, the film was stopped by the communist authority because of the direct display of the actual reality in the Bulgarian villages as well as for the hints about the origin of many of the communist leaders. After the restoration of the democracy in 1990, the movie came into a broad view and was recognized as one of the masterpieces of the Bulgarian cinematography from that time.
Director: Binka Zhelyazkova. AKA The Tied Up Balloon / Привързаният балон.
Writers: Yordan Radichkov (screenplay), Yordan Radichkov (story).
Stars: Georgi Kaloyanchev, Grigor Vachkov, Ivan Bratanov, Georgi Georgiev-Getz, Konstantin Kisimov, Georgi Partsalev, Konstantin Kotsev, Lyubomir Dimitrov, Janet Miteva.
Cinematographer: Emil Vagenshtain.
Composer: Simeon Pironkov.
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Note: HD copy with proper AR added on December 27, 2021.
recommended to all lovers of films
I’m glad I took Michael’s recommendation here. A rare film indeed: beautifully executed and populated and poetically made. Holiday time well spent!
Bullet melting?
On the previous version I posted on Nov 2020 it was translated as “he needs witchcraft” so it must be something like that.
Wow, a fantastic absurdist satire. Possibly my first ever Bulgarian film? It’s really great to have access to something like this, thanks!
Download link is dead, any chance of an upload please (with Eng subs)? Thanks
Hi Adam,
Sorry about that, I’ve added a new link now.
Enjoy! 😉
Thanks muchly Jon,
Been looking for a copy of this with Eng subs for a while now!