Posledno liato . The Last Summer
Duration: 01:26:00 This film is a dramatic, colorful parable about migration from the countryside to the town, revealing the deep-rooted attachment of peasant Ivan Efreytorov to the patriarchal way of life. The newly-built dam has submerged his village and his fellow villagers move into standardized...
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| Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
| Language: | Bulgarian |
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Sredets at Boyana Film Studio
1973
Bulgaria |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:48079df7-0d6f-41e8-9967-2d081ed4525d |
| Summary: | Duration: 01:26:00
This film is a dramatic, colorful parable about migration from the countryside to the town, revealing the deep-rooted attachment of peasant Ivan Efreytorov to the patriarchal way of life. The newly-built dam has submerged his village and his fellow villagers move into standardized blocks of flats in the neighboring town. Left alone with his father and his son, Efreytorov fiercely resists the imminent change and does not want to leave his native house. Though his village has disappeared under the waters of a reservoir, it still exists in his memories. In his mind's eye he sees mythological scenes which combine in an almost surrealist fashion with his visions of the contemporary world, memories of his dead wife and images of nature in which animals - the dog, the cow, the horse - figure very prominently. After his father dies and his son escapes to the town, Efreytorov sees that all his ties with the past are broken. The implacable march of time compels the man to bid a heartbreaking farewell to the traditional style of life. |
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| Published: | 1973 |