Walo Radew

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Walo Radew ( Bulgarian Въло Радев ; born January 1, 1923 in Lesidren , † March 28, 2001 in Sofia ) was a Bulgarian film director, cameraman and screenwriter.

In 1953 he graduated from the State Institute for Cinematography in Moscow (VGIK) as a cameraman. He made his first documentary film as early as 1952 and then worked as a cameraman for various directors. His first feature film direction was the film The Peach Thief (1964) - based on a novel by Emilijan Stanew , which was shown at the Venice Film Festival that same year . The main roles in this romance during the First World War played Newena Kokanowa and Rade Marković . In Black Angels (1970) Radew portrayed the internal conflict of young, anti-fascist resistance fighters when deciding to kill for a just cause. The film won an award at the Karlovy Vary film festival . His melodrama Damned Souls (1975) about the encounter between a young English woman and a Spanish Jesuit priest against the backdrop of the Spanish civil war is also one of the most important works in Bulgarian film , which has also been shown abroad. Lili Ivanova sings the title song .

Walo Radew taught at the National Academy of Film and Theater (NATFIS) in Sofia.

Filmography (director)

  • 1964: The Peach Thief (Крадецът на праскови)
  • 1966: Tsar and General (Цар и генерал)
  • 1967: The Longest Night (Най-дългата нощ)
  • 1970: Black Angels (Черните ангели)
  • 1972: Корените на изгряващото слънце (documentary)
  • 1975: Damned Souls (Осъдени души)
  • 1980: adaptation (Адаптация)

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personal data
SURNAME Radew, Walo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Радев, Въло (Bulgarian); Radev, Valo (English transcription); Radev, Vulo (English transcription)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bulgarian film director, cameraman and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH January 1, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Lesidren
DATE OF DEATH March 28, 2001
Place of death Sofia