Petar B. Vasilev Explained

Petar B. Vasilev
Birth Date:26 June 1918
Birth Place:Kriva Bara village, Bulgaria
Death Place:Sofia, Bulgaria
Othername:Milevin
Occupation:Film director
Screenwriter
Yearsactive:1954 – 1990

Petar B. Vasilev nicknamed Milevin (Bulgarian: Петър Б. Василев-Милевин) (1918–2001), was a Bulgarian film director and screenwriter.

He was among the prominent Bulgarian film directors from the last decades of the 20th century best known for his satirical comedies. Most of them obtained a broad popularity and became a classic works of the Bulgarian cinematography, most notably Jack of All Trades (1962), Whale (1970), Farsighted for Two Diopters (1976), Maneuvers on the Fifth Floor (1985) and especially the sequence about The Past-Master (1970–1983).

Filmography

Selected Director filmography

YearFilmGenreNotes
English titleBulgarian titleTransliteration
1962Jack of All TradesСпециалист по всичкоSpetsialist po vsichkoComedywritten by Pavel Vezhinov
1970The PrinceКнязътKnyazatalso co-screenwriter
WhaleКитKitSatirestopped by the communist censorship
The Past-MasterБаш майсторътBash MaystoratSatire, Comedy
1972The Quiet FugitiveТихият беглецTihiyat begletsComedy
1976Farsighted for Two DioptersДва диоптра далекогледствоDva dioptara dalekogledstvoComedy-Dramawritten by Mormarevi Brothers
1978One Hundred Tons of Happiness100 тона щастие100 tona shtastieComedy
1980The Past-Master on ExcursionБаш майсторът на екскурзияBash Maystorat na EkskurziyaSatire, Comedy
1981The Past-Master – FarmerБаш майсторът фермерBash Maystorat FermerSatire, Comedy
1983The Past-Master – BossБаш майсторът началникBash Maystorat NachalnikSatire, Comedy
1985Maneuvers on the Fifth FloorМаневри на петия етажManevri na petiya etazhSatire, Comedy
1987The MooncalfЛевакътLevakatDrama

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