BEST Bulgarian Movies - Page 3

As many other European countries, the film industry in this little Balkan nation begins at the beginnings of the 20th century. Few years after the historic Lumiere brothers' projection, the first itinerant cinemas began to become popular in Bulgaria, and by 1908 the first cinema theatre opened its doors to public.In that initial period, amateur film directors and producers -supported by the intellectuals of the country- started to shine. Like in other countries, the stories taken to the silver screen were mainly based in the popular literature of those years, and performed by actors which their unique acting experience was in theatres. That era, which lasted until the mid-30s witnessed the rise of Bulgarian cinema pioneers such as: Vassil Gendov, Boris Grejov, Alexander Vazov, Petar Stoychev and Vassil Bakardjiev.