Dance of the Samodivi

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Dance of the Samodivi

1976

1h 26m

9.3(3 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Overview

In a small provincial town, an young local artist exhibits his works. One of the paintings, depicting a fairy dance of naked women, provoke the people which discover similarities with a certain lady from the neighbourhood.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Pavel Popandov

Pavel Sirakov

Mariana Dimitrova

Tanya (Pavel's wife)

Petar Slabakov

Tanya's father

Katya Chukova

Tanya's mother

Georgi Rusev

the gallery manager

Yordanka Kuzmanova

Atanaska

Leda Taseva

Juliya

Velko Kanev

the bicyclist

Stoyan Gudev

the book-keeper

Nikola Todev

shopkeeper

Creative team

Directed by: Ivan Andonov
Written by: Georgi Mishev

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