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The Tied-Up Balloon

Original title: Privarzaniyat balon
  • 1967
  • 1h 38m
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7.4/10
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The Tied-Up Balloon (1967)
SatireComedyDramaFantasy

A large balloon suddenly appears above villages and fields and grabs the attention of the peasants. They start liking the sudden guest from nowhere for the beauty of the free existence. A po... Read allA large balloon suddenly appears above villages and fields and grabs the attention of the peasants. They start liking the sudden guest from nowhere for the beauty of the free existence. A policeman comes and the dreams of freedom vanish.A large balloon suddenly appears above villages and fields and grabs the attention of the peasants. They start liking the sudden guest from nowhere for the beauty of the free existence. A policeman comes and the dreams of freedom vanish.

  • Director
    • Binka Zhelyazkova
  • Writer
    • Yordan Radichkov
  • Stars
    • Georgi Kaloyanchev
    • Grigor Vachkov
    • Ivan Bratanov
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
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    • Director
      • Binka Zhelyazkova
    • Writer
      • Yordan Radichkov
    • Stars
      • Georgi Kaloyanchev
      • Grigor Vachkov
      • Ivan Bratanov
    • 1User review
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Georgi Kaloyanchev
    Georgi Kaloyanchev
    • Peasant
    Grigor Vachkov
    • Chovekat s pishtova
    Ivan Bratanov
    • Peasant
    Georgi Georgiev-Getz
    Georgi Georgiev-Getz
    • Peasant
    • (as Georgi Georgiev)
    Konstantin Kisimov
    • Slepiyat
    Georgi Partsalev
    • Peasant
    Konstantin Kotsev
    • Peasant
    Lyubomir Dimitrov
    • Reasant
    Janet Miteva
    • Girl in white
    Tzvyatko Nikolov
    Petar Slabakov
    Petar Slabakov
    Vasil Popiliev
    Stoyan Gudev
    Dossio Dossev
      Petar Antonov
        Ivan Obretenov
        Dimitar Bochev
        Kiril Bozev
        • Director
          • Binka Zhelyazkova
        • Writer
          • Yordan Radichkov
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        Bulgarian Masterpiece: A Dark Absurdist Tragicomedy

        Binka Zhelyazkova, a pioneer who was the first Bulgarian woman to direct a feature film in 1957. This movie was banned by the authorities citing cultural and socio-economic reason, treating this as a disgrace to Bulgarian values and traditions. It was daring that Binka Zhelyazkova made this film showcasing male aggression, misuse of powers, loss of innocence, female oppression and even using feminism as the leitmotif of her creative output with tragicomedy.

        It seems like a absurdist comedy as the men in the village act bonkers when a Hydrogen balloon hovers over as a creature. But why has everyone gone crazy? The answer is sad, tragic and it makes you think. There is a sequence of a pack of yappy dogs barking and you have to see with subtitles, a lines goes "Bless you, Achoo, Bless you." What starts as a comedy with men acting innocent, sometimes wild, asking naked kids to hide their peckers, taking a cover with sunflowers gradually begins to realize that something is wrong. The realization of the end will come as when the Female gaze ends like a silent tragedy.

        I would like to say a few words about the technical details which sets a unique atmosphere and can sense the villagers living in it. The cinematography by legendary Emil Vagenshtain manifests a harmonic potentials with the mood of the film and perhaps sometimes wild and philosophical paintings. In closing, director Binka clings to doleful, cheerful lives of people in the village, finding perceptions from all age groups and what the surreal Balloon means to each. A Cinema is for everyone and a must see masterpiece from Bulgaria.

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          Having been deemed too cryptic, and thus carrying the potential to be read in unpredictable and uncontrollable ways, this film was immediately suppressed from screenings, and the director was prohibited to make films until 1972. Only in 1990 "The attached balloon" was rediscovered and rated as one of the masterpieces of Bulgarian cinema.
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        • Release date
          • December 1, 1967 (Bulgaria)
        • Country of origin
          • Bulgaria
        • Language
          • Bulgarian
        • Also known as
          • Privezani balon
        • Production companies
          • Boyana Film
          • Feature Film Studio
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          1 hour 38 minutes
        • Color
          • Black and White
        • Sound mix
          • Mono
        • Aspect ratio
          • 2.35 : 1(original ratio)

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