Matriarkhat . Matriarchy – aka Matriarchate
A film about the rupture of family ties and the characters` deep-rooted love for their simple life. The action takes place in a Bulgarian village, inhabited mostly by women. Bereft of means for living, their husbands work in the town and are rare to show up. The women work, have fun and enjoy a wond...
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| Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
| Language: | Bulgarian |
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1977
Bulgaria |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:ab233d4d-b23c-42fd-869a-d9c50f8e88a1 |
| Summary: | A film about the rupture of family ties and the characters` deep-rooted love for their simple life. The action takes place in a Bulgarian village, inhabited mostly by women. Bereft of means for living, their husbands work in the town and are rare to show up. The women work, have fun and enjoy a wonderful sense of solidarity. The women's everyday life is not easy: they work in the fields and keep the houses going. Each of these women has her personal drama. Old Yordana, whose son is professor, has chosen to remain alone. Ganeta`s husband wants her to seduce an auditor in the hope that his crimes will not be detected. Some time later she commits adultery against her will and suffers under the burden of her `sin`, which gets known in the village. Stipana finds her only solace in the brandy she distills at home. Tana despises her husband for being unable to arrange their departure to the nearby city. This is what their life is like. They, however, stand up to hardship and hope for the better. |
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| Published: | 1977 |