Anton Karastoyanov
Biography: Anton Mitev Karastoyanov was a Bulgarian actor. He was born on April 14, 1939 in Elhovo, Bulgaria. He graduated National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria in 1966 with a degree in "acting". He worked in the Gabrovo Drama Theater, in Satire Theater and in the National Theatre. Anton was called by friends and colleagues "Tony the Wrinkle". Viewers have remembered his roles in "The Boy is going", "Tattoo", "Perverse Man", "Love", "Glow over Drava", "Rural Area", "Buna", "Daughter in Law", "Addendum to the Law on Protection of the State" and "The Double". He played memorable characters in the theater in "Learning to Fly" by Yordan Radichkov, "Major Barbara" by Bernard Shaw, "Last time" by Valentin Rasputin, "Ivan Kondarev" by Emilian Stanev and "Under the Yoke" by Ivan Vazov. Karastoyanov was awarded the title "Honored Artist" in 1981. He won Second prize of the Review of the Soviet drama for his role in "Optimistic tragedy". He died on December 21, 2004 in Sofia.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: April 14, 1939
Deathday: December 21, 2005
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Time of Violence
1988-03-28
Time of Violence
Overview: In the 17th century, a Bulgarian Christian region is selected by the Ottoman rulers to serve as an example of conversion to Islam. A Janissary who was kidnapped from the village as a boy is sent to force the reluctant inhabitants to convert. The Turkish governor seeks a peaceful solution, but ultimately torture, violence, and rebellion break out.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: bg
Release Date: 1988-03-28
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The Bride with the Most Beautiful Eyes
1976-07-09
The Bride with the Most Beautiful Eyes
Overview: Exotic, yet lyrically aimed fairy tale about a young gypsy Pista in search of a beautiful, gentle and faithful bride. An old man told him where to find a girl with those qualities, so Pista sets out on a journey to find the girl of his dreams without knowing that she is special: an hour a day human and rest of the day a chicken...
Genres: Family Fantasy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1976-07-09
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Entrance to Labyrinth
1990-05-01
Entrance to Labyrinth
Overview: The actions of this mystery movie takes both in the past (in medieval times, as the scientists' hallucinations) and in the days of Perestroika.
Genres: Crime Mystery
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1990-05-01
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The White Odyssey
1973-03-24
The White Odyssey
Overview: During World War 2, four soldiers are trapped between a harsh winter and the enemy. They need food and shelter, but this comes at the expense of their position. With no where else to turn, they begin an Odyssey through the mountains.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: bg
Release Date: 1973-03-24
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Love
1972-04-01
Love
Overview: Maria is having great difficulty getting on with her parents because of their blind, consumerist approach to life. Traumatized by continuous family dramas, having experienced the disappointments of firs love, Maria decides to go up the mountain to a holiday home. There she meets a conceited architect, a shy teacher, a jurist, and a timid journalist (all of them representatives of the intelligentsia) who are domineered by the manager of the holiday home and his 'problems'. Maria's resignation changes into a rebellion against impersonal submission and sheep-like compliance with those who hold power.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bg
Release Date: 1972-04-01
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The Goat Horn
1984-03-29
The Goat Horn
Overview: Two adolescents, Sauly and Mick, get to know each other while hitchhiking and stick together for the long haul. They both want to reach the ocean, which is some thousand kilometers away. An old car picks them up, but the trip ends shortly thereafter in a sleazy motel. At the bar, a man named Landolfi approaches them. He explains to Sauly that he must have sold his guardian angel to a man by the name of Miller in the city of Prince. Though the boys do not believe in guardian angels, Sauly slowly succumbs to his own fears. He would like to have his guardian angel back again. On their trip, Sauly becomes sick. Mick works on a farm to pay the doctor's bills. Once Sauly is well, they travel farther - until they reach Prince. In this mysterious city, all of the people are named Miller, and once Sauly and Mick finally are at the ocean, they meet Landolfi once more.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1984-03-29
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The Boy Turns Man
1972-05-18
The Boy Turns Man
Overview: The action centers on Ran and his schoolmates who are in the last year of school. They are only a few days away from the day when they will have to make a decisive choice: what are they going to be, and what is more important, how are they going to live? In the whirlpool of meetings with different people and mainly with three women, the filmmakers are trying to see the future of their main character. His schoolmate Mariana wants to lead him into family life. The pop singer Neli is the very incarnation of adventurism. However, he is most deeply touched by the salesgirl in the near-by coffee shop Tintyava. This is a wordless affair in which each glance exchanged betrays the piercing excitement of impossible love.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bg
Release Date: 1972-05-18
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A Roof
1978-05-22
A Roof
Overview: The truck driver Kiril has a dream to build a house for his family. Is this a possible ambition in society of scarcity and envy.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bg
Release Date: 1978-05-22
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Daughter-in-Law
1976-10-07
Daughter-in-Law
Overview: The rich villager Yuftalana discovers that someone has broken corn from the cornfield. By chance he sees the thief - a child of a poor man. Blinded by rage, Yuftalana kills him with a stone...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bg
Release Date: 1976-10-07
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Men Without Work
1973-02-23
Men Without Work
Overview: A road-building team is forced to stay idle for a couple of days since the asphalt has not been delivered.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bg
Release Date: 1973-02-23
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To Eat the Apple
1976-01-09
To Eat the Apple
Overview: Maria, a beautiful middle-aged woman, former participant in the fight against Nazism is killed. The investigator Urumov discovers the criminal. Urumov wants to know the reason why Dzherikarov has committed the murder. Dzherikarov is a former officer of the king army. Maria's memories expose the fact that she has arrested his commander in the past. By killing Maria, he wants to save his understanding of "officer's honor". Urumov sees that Maria's daughter leaves at the mother's grave an apple. In order to save her illusion, he eats the apple every time. In final talk with Dzherikarov, the murderer condemns himself to death and eats the apple.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: bg
Release Date: 1976-01-09
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Maverick
1973-09-21
Maverick
Overview: Bulgaria in the 1950's. The agriculture in the country goes after the communist model. In one village, there is a man who refuses to join the cooperative and opposes the despotic local leader.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-09-21
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The Dragon
1974-12-06
The Dragon
Overview: There is a dragon, which threatens the life of the shacked village. The attempts of lumberjacks, shepherds and hunters to get rid of the menace are without success. Their battle with the imaginary mythical monster makes them realize that their real enemies are the master Kolota and his servants. The dragon is beaten not physically but spiritually.
Genres: Fantasy Drama Comedy
Original Language: bg
Release Date: 1974-12-06
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My Father, the Painter
1974-02-22
My Father, the Painter
Overview: A former history teacher, currently a house painter is broke before the New Year. Faith meets him with the rich man, who wants his living room to be painted by 4 o'clock for a hefty pay. The father and his six children begin the heavy task with a song. When all is done, the rich man calls that he is going to pay the house painter on the 2nd of January. The father decides to celebrate New Year no matter what.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: bg
Release Date: 1974-02-22
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Villa Zone
1975-05-30
Villa Zone
Overview: A common Bulgarian family spends a warm afternoon in the fall in a country house. The preparations for a dinner party are in full swing. The formal reason is that the son enlists in the Army and the real reason is to arrange a match between him and the daughter of the boss. All the schemes are frustrated as it turns out that the boy has already married another girl. Both the hosts and the guests lose control, unleashing a consecution of tragic or comic situations.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: bg
Release Date: 1975-05-30
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The Thirteenth Bride of the Prince
1987-02-05
The Thirteenth Bride of the Prince
Overview: A silly prince wants to marry a beautiful peasant girl. His guards kidnap her, but the girl escapes and returns to her beloved. Meanwhile, a UFO lands in the kingdom and the aliens witness nuisances, court intrigues, and lies. They are not allowed to meddle in other people's affairs, but they still influence the happy ending.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Family Science Fiction
Original Language: bg
Release Date: 1987-02-05
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Gunpowder
1977-09-05
Gunpowder
Overview: The police trucks and the piled up dead partisans in the village square shatter the peace of the village. The people manage to not only bear these extreme conditions, but also manage to take part in history. An army blocks off the village. Arrests and interrogation are common. The partisans are hiding in the forest. One of the soldiers manages to run off to them. The pot maker is among their aids and is killed while completing a mission.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: bg
Release Date: 1977-09-05
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Unterwegs nach Atlantis
1977-07-27
Unterwegs nach Atlantis
Overview: At the end of the 19th century, German archaeologist Professor Bohmann is searching for the remains of the legendary island Atlantis. But he is not the only one who is trailing the myth. His adversary, the British scientist Sir Grey claims to have already found Atlantis. In different masks and guises, he sets cunning traps to keep off his adversary from finding Atlantis.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1977-07-27
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