Katya Paskaleva

From Wikipedia Katya Paskaleva (Bulgarian: Катя Паскалева) was a Bulgarian film and stage actress, born in 1945, deceased in 2002. She is best known for her performance as Maria in the Bulgarian film classic The Goat Horn (1972), for which she gained a broad critical acclaim. Paskaleva is also known for her roles in the films The End of the Song (1971), Villa Zone (1975), Matriarchy (1977), Elegy (1982), Eve on the Third Floor (1987) as well as her numerous notable appearances on the stages of the Sofia Municipal Theatre and the Satirical Theatre “Aleko Konstantinov”.

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Detour (1967)

On the road one day two people meet again after seventeen years. They'd had a brief, burning affair seventeen years earlier, in their idealistic youth. That had been just after the war, the time of great enthusiasms and faith in the future. Wishing to dedicate ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Grisha Ostrovski  •  Todor Stoyanov
CAST:  Nevena Kokanova  •  Ivan Andonov  •  Katya Paskaleva  •  Stefan Ilyev

On the road one day two people meet again after seventeen years. They'd had a brief, burning affair seventeen years earlier, in their idealistic youth. That had been just after the war, the time of great enthusiasms and faith in the future. Wishing to dedicate ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Grisha Ostrovski  •  Todor Stoyanov
CAST:  Nevena Kokanova  •  Ivan Andonov  •  Katya Paskaleva  •  Stefan Ilyev

Villa Zone (1975)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eduard Sachariev
CAST:  Katya Paskaleva  •  Itzhak Finzi  •  Naum Shopov  •  Stefka Berova

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eduard Sachariev
CAST:  Katya Paskaleva  •  Itzhak Finzi  •  Naum Shopov  •  Stefka Berova

The Goat Horn (1972)

XVII century, Bulgaria is under Ottoman rule. Four men break into the house of the shepherd Karaivan, raping and killing his wife in full view of their child, Maria. To protect his daughter and to enact revenge, he raises Maria as a son, teaching her to fight and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Metodi Andonov
CAST:  Katya Paskaleva  •  Anton Gorchev  •  Todor Kolev  •  Stefan Mavrodiev

XVII century, Bulgaria is under Ottoman rule. Four men break into the house of the shepherd Karaivan, raping and killing his wife in full view of their child, Maria. To protect his daughter and to enact revenge, he raises Maria as a son, teaching her to fight and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Metodi Andonov
CAST:  Katya Paskaleva  •  Anton Gorchev  •  Todor Kolev  •  Stefan Mavrodiev

Monday Morning (1988)

Frivolous girl falls in love with a young construction worker. He trusts her and decides to include her in his team of workers. In the beginning, she is happy, but soon starts to feel the tensions between the people in the team. Hypocrisy and demagogy fill her with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irina Aktasheva  •  Hristo Piskov
CAST:  Pepa Nikolova  •  Asen Kisimov  •  Kiril Gospodinov  •  Rousy Chanev

Frivolous girl falls in love with a young construction worker. He trusts her and decides to include her in his team of workers. In the beginning, she is happy, but soon starts to feel the tensions between the people in the team. Hypocrisy and demagogy fill her with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irina Aktasheva  •  Hristo Piskov
CAST:  Pepa Nikolova  •  Asen Kisimov  •  Kiril Gospodinov  •  Rousy Chanev

The Poet and The Devil (1983)

Fictional film about Hristo Smirnenski's life before his death of tuberculosis at 27...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Rossenov
CAST:  Vladimir Penev  •  Eleftery Elefterov  •  Nikolai Binev  •  Jana Karaivanova

Fictional film about Hristo Smirnenski's life before his death of tuberculosis at 27...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Rossenov
CAST:  Vladimir Penev  •  Eleftery Elefterov  •  Nikolai Binev  •  Jana Karaivanova

This Fine Mature Age (1985)

An older man of high social standing begins to understand that he's not as perfect as he believed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hacho Boyadzhiev
CAST:  Kosta Tsonev  •  Vania Tzvetkova  •  Nevena Kokanova  •  Katya Paskaleva

An older man of high social standing begins to understand that he's not as perfect as he believed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hacho Boyadzhiev
CAST:  Kosta Tsonev  •  Vania Tzvetkova  •  Nevena Kokanova  •  Katya Paskaleva

Az grafinyata (1989)

A Bulgarian "Drugstore Cowboy." A teenage girl's rebellion through drugs becomes a metaphor for the struggle between individuality and totalitarianism. Amidst the political upheaval of 1968, Sybilla (the "Countess") is sent to a girls' re-education camp when she is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Petar Popzlatev
CAST:  Svetla Yancheva  •  Alexander Doynov  •  Valcho Kamarashev  •  Katya Paskaleva

A Bulgarian "Drugstore Cowboy." A teenage girl's rebellion through drugs becomes a metaphor for the struggle between individuality and totalitarianism. Amidst the political upheaval of 1968, Sybilla (the "Countess") is sent to a girls' re-education camp when she is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Petar Popzlatev
CAST:  Svetla Yancheva  •  Alexander Doynov  •  Valcho Kamarashev  •  Katya Paskaleva

End of the Song (1971)

A tragic love story set in the Rhodope mountains.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Milen Nikolov
CAST:  Vassil Mihajlov  •  Itzhak Finzi  •  Katya Paskaleva

A tragic love story set in the Rhodope mountains.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Milen Nikolov
CAST:  Vassil Mihajlov  •  Itzhak Finzi  •  Katya Paskaleva

The Great Victory (1973)

The grand auto-tour of Bulgaria begins. Excellent drivers take part in it. The Bonev brothers are in the Bulgarian team. They have decided to win this race no matter what. With great efforts, they manage to get ahead from the rest. An unexpected problem arises - ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vasil Mirchev
CAST:  Kosta Tsonev  •  Iossif Surchadzhiev  •  Anani Yavashev  •  Penka Tsitselkova

The grand auto-tour of Bulgaria begins. Excellent drivers take part in it. The Bonev brothers are in the Bulgarian team. They have decided to win this race no matter what. With great efforts, they manage to get ahead from the rest. An unexpected problem arises - ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vasil Mirchev
CAST:  Kosta Tsonev  •  Iossif Surchadzhiev  •  Anani Yavashev  •  Penka Tsitselkova

Men Without Work (1973)

A road-building team is forced to stay idle for a couple of days since the asphalt has not been delivered.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Terziev
CAST:  Stefan Pejchev  •  Valentin Gadzhokov  •  Georgi Bakhchevanov  •  Katya Paskaleva

A road-building team is forced to stay idle for a couple of days since the asphalt has not been delivered.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Terziev
CAST:  Stefan Pejchev  •  Valentin Gadzhokov  •  Georgi Bakhchevanov  •  Katya Paskaleva

Nona (1973)

The beginning of the 20th century. The young Nona comes back to her father's farm from Switzerland. She meets colonel Galchev. The officer expresses his love for her. The teacher Yosif who is in love with Nona organizes a revolt of the villagers with no property. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Grisha Ostrovski
CAST:  Stefan Danailov  •  Nikola Todev  •  Iossif Surchadzhiev  •  Vassil Mihajlov

The beginning of the 20th century. The young Nona comes back to her father's farm from Switzerland. She meets colonel Galchev. The officer expresses his love for her. The teacher Yosif who is in love with Nona organizes a revolt of the villagers with no property. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Grisha Ostrovski
CAST:  Stefan Danailov  •  Nikola Todev  •  Iossif Surchadzhiev  •  Vassil Mihajlov

Ivan Kondarev (1974)

The film shows Bulgaria after the First World War - different destinies, different turns on both sides of the political barricade. A life full of contradictions and passion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nikola Korabov
CAST:  Anton Gorchev  •  Katya Paskaleva  •  Stefan Danailov  •  Ivan Andonov

The film shows Bulgaria after the First World War - different destinies, different turns on both sides of the political barricade. A life full of contradictions and passion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nikola Korabov
CAST:  Anton Gorchev  •  Katya Paskaleva  •  Stefan Danailov  •  Ivan Andonov

Memory (1974)

The days of antifascist fight are over. In an orphanage for gifted children lives Milcho. The music helps him to escape from the real world to the world of memories. He remembers the days that the police officer arrested his mother for hiding a fugitive. A bright ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Nitchev
CAST:  Ivan Arshinkov  •  Tadeusz Fijewski  •  Violeta Gindeva  •  Katya Paskaleva

The days of antifascist fight are over. In an orphanage for gifted children lives Milcho. The music helps him to escape from the real world to the world of memories. He remembers the days that the police officer arrested his mother for hiding a fugitive. A bright ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Nitchev
CAST:  Ivan Arshinkov  •  Tadeusz Fijewski  •  Violeta Gindeva  •  Katya Paskaleva

Matriarchy (1977)

The film belongs to the 'migration cycle' in the Bulgarian cinema. It is about the drama of a group of women who have been left alone in their 'female kingdom' - a village deserted by its entire men folk.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lyudmil Kirkov
CAST:  Nevena Kokanova  •  Katya Paskaleva  •  Katya Chukova  •  Emilia Radeva

The film belongs to the 'migration cycle' in the Bulgarian cinema. It is about the drama of a group of women who have been left alone in their 'female kingdom' - a village deserted by its entire men folk.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lyudmil Kirkov
CAST:  Nevena Kokanova  •  Katya Paskaleva  •  Katya Chukova  •  Emilia Radeva

Stars in Her Hair, Tears in Her Eyes (1977)

This is a film about a traveling theatrical group in the beginning of 20th century. The itinerant troupe arrives in the little town, comprising several families, an eccentric student, an anarchist, all united by their love for theatre. The theatricals of 'Othello' ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Nitchev
CAST:  Petar Slabakov  •  Katya Paskaleva  •  Tatyana Lolova  •  Nikolai Binev

This is a film about a traveling theatrical group in the beginning of 20th century. The itinerant troupe arrives in the little town, comprising several families, an eccentric student, an anarchist, all united by their love for theatre. The theatricals of 'Othello' ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Nitchev
CAST:  Petar Slabakov  •  Katya Paskaleva  •  Tatyana Lolova  •  Nikolai Binev

Boomerang (1979)

The last student days before the redistribution. The linguist must go to a remote village to work as a teacher. The outlook is not good at all for the ambitious man who published his own story and is searching for the realization of a career in literature. Mihail ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Nitchev
CAST:  Lyuben Chatalov  •  Yavor Spasov  •  Nikolai Binev  •  Katya Paskaleva

The last student days before the redistribution. The linguist must go to a remote village to work as a teacher. The outlook is not good at all for the ambitious man who published his own story and is searching for the realization of a career in literature. Mihail ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Nitchev
CAST:  Lyuben Chatalov  •  Yavor Spasov  •  Nikolai Binev  •  Katya Paskaleva

The Forbidden Fruit (1994)

The film depicts the incredible metamorphosis of a clerk whose sense of identity and pride are reawakened by an unexpected development.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Krassimir Kroumov
CAST:  Erland Josephson  •  Samuel Finzi  •  Vassil Mihajlov  •  György Cserhalmi

The film depicts the incredible metamorphosis of a clerk whose sense of identity and pride are reawakened by an unexpected development.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Krassimir Kroumov
CAST:  Erland Josephson  •  Samuel Finzi  •  Vassil Mihajlov  •  György Cserhalmi

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DIRECTION:  Stefan Dimitrov
CAST:  Stefan Mavrodiev  •  Slavyan Gabrovski  •  Kosta Tsonev  •  Katya Paskaleva

Eva on the Third Floor (1987)

Gynecology clinic in Sofia, Bulgaria. On one of the floors several women are waiting for their turn to get an abortion. And on the other floor, four older women struggle to preserve the life they carry. Toni must decide whether to give birth to a child who will not ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivanka Grubcheva
CAST:  Eli Skorcheva  •  Marin Yanev  •  Pepa Nikolova  •  Katya Paskaleva

Gynecology clinic in Sofia, Bulgaria. On one of the floors several women are waiting for their turn to get an abortion. And on the other floor, four older women struggle to preserve the life they carry. Toni must decide whether to give birth to a child who will not ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivanka Grubcheva
CAST:  Eli Skorcheva  •  Marin Yanev  •  Pepa Nikolova  •  Katya Paskaleva

The Biggest Sin (1982)

In the last moments of his life, the writer turns over episodes from his past. He finds the cause of another death, ahead of the last breath.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivanka Grubcheva
CAST:  Georgi Cherkelov  •  Katya Paskaleva  •  Yevgeniya Barakova  •  Dossio Dossev

In the last moments of his life, the writer turns over episodes from his past. He finds the cause of another death, ahead of the last breath.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivanka Grubcheva
CAST:  Georgi Cherkelov  •  Katya Paskaleva  •  Yevgeniya Barakova  •  Dossio Dossev
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