Asen Kisimov

Tuvalu (1999)

Set in a dilapidated indoor swimming pool (the Central Baths in Sofia), the film details the efforts of Anton, a clueless dreamer who yearns to sail the world, and Martha, the button obsessed cashier, to maintain the illusion for Anton's blind father that business ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Veit Helmer
CAST:  Denis Lavant  •  Philippe Clay  •  Terrence Gillespie  •  E.J. Callahan

Set in a dilapidated indoor swimming pool (the Central Baths in Sofia), the film details the efforts of Anton, a clueless dreamer who yearns to sail the world, and Martha, the button obsessed cashier, to maintain the illusion for Anton's blind father that business ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Veit Helmer
CAST:  Denis Lavant  •  Philippe Clay  •  Terrence Gillespie  •  E.J. Callahan

Something Out of Nothing (1979)

A famous metropolitan journalist decides to pay a surprise visit to his classmate Pancho in the countryside. Pancho has gone to town and his wife has to greet the guest. Under the curious eyes of the neighbors, the two are waiting for him to come back home. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nikola Rudarov
CAST:  Asen Kisimov  •  Stefan Danailov  •  Aneta Sotirova  •  Ivan Savov

A famous metropolitan journalist decides to pay a surprise visit to his classmate Pancho in the countryside. Pancho has gone to town and his wife has to greet the guest. Under the curious eyes of the neighbors, the two are waiting for him to come back home. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nikola Rudarov
CAST:  Asen Kisimov  •  Stefan Danailov  •  Aneta Sotirova  •  Ivan Savov

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

Captive Flock (1962)

In this routine World War II drama by Bulgarian director Doutcho Mundrov, a group of doomed POWs work together to keep their own dignity and ethical standards high. As the prisoners interact against a background of strife, imprisonment, and references to a rising ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ducho Mundrov
CAST:  Stefan Ilyev  •  Dimitar Buynozov  •  Asen Kisimov  •  Petar Slabakov

In this routine World War II drama by Bulgarian director Doutcho Mundrov, a group of doomed POWs work together to keep their own dignity and ethical standards high. As the prisoners interact against a background of strife, imprisonment, and references to a rising ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ducho Mundrov
CAST:  Stefan Ilyev  •  Dimitar Buynozov  •  Asen Kisimov  •  Petar Slabakov

Item One (1956)

A quite line in the capital city. A little girl, Veseto, slips out of home unnoticed, attracted by the voices of children playing in the yard. when the kids get tired of playing hide-and-seek, they scatter and Veseto sets out in a long stroll across the city, full ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Boyan Danovski
CAST:  Rumyana Chokoyska  •  Zheni Bozhinova  •  Ruzha Delcheva  •  Konstantin Kisimov

A quite line in the capital city. A little girl, Veseto, slips out of home unnoticed, attracted by the voices of children playing in the yard. when the kids get tired of playing hide-and-seek, they scatter and Veseto sets out in a long stroll across the city, full ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Boyan Danovski
CAST:  Rumyana Chokoyska  •  Zheni Bozhinova  •  Ruzha Delcheva  •  Konstantin Kisimov

Be Happy, Ani! (1963)

Ani, a charming young girl, is a driver at Sofia Airport. She sends a letter to her boyfriend Boyan, a worker at a large construction site. The letter contains a single word "yes". Boyan starts preparing for a wedding. The Soviet pilot Andrey will soon return home ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vladimir Yanchev
CAST:  Nevena Kokanova  •  Vasili Merkuryev  •  Kosta Tsonev  •  Anani Yavashev

Ani, a charming young girl, is a driver at Sofia Airport. She sends a letter to her boyfriend Boyan, a worker at a large construction site. The letter contains a single word "yes". Boyan starts preparing for a wedding. The Soviet pilot Andrey will soon return home ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vladimir Yanchev
CAST:  Nevena Kokanova  •  Vasili Merkuryev  •  Kosta Tsonev  •  Anani Yavashev

The Last Round (1961)

Young Nikolay is a national boxing champion. On a picnic, he meets Vanya and falls in love with her. They have a lunch in the restaurant and when a brawl erupts there, Vanya leaves. Nikolay tries to catch up with her in a car, but has an accident. The uncle of his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lyudmil Kirkov
CAST:  Anani Yavashev  •  Adriana Andreeva  •  Adriana Andreeva  •  Valentin Rusetzki

Young Nikolay is a national boxing champion. On a picnic, he meets Vanya and falls in love with her. They have a lunch in the restaurant and when a brawl erupts there, Vanya leaves. Nikolay tries to catch up with her in a car, but has an accident. The uncle of his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lyudmil Kirkov
CAST:  Anani Yavashev  •  Adriana Andreeva  •  Adriana Andreeva  •  Valentin Rusetzki

Die Mahnung (1982)

The action takes place in Moscow, Berlin and Vienna in years 1932 and 1933, a time when the great Bulgarian revolutionary and internationalist Georgi Dimitrov was actively involved in establishing a broad alliance of democratic forces against the emerging threat of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juan Antonio Bardem
CAST:  Peter Gyurov  •  Nevena Kokanova  •  Asen Kisimov  •  Boris Lukanov

The action takes place in Moscow, Berlin and Vienna in years 1932 and 1933, a time when the great Bulgarian revolutionary and internationalist Georgi Dimitrov was actively involved in establishing a broad alliance of democratic forces against the emerging threat of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juan Antonio Bardem
CAST:  Peter Gyurov  •  Nevena Kokanova  •  Asen Kisimov  •  Boris Lukanov

Years for Love (1957)

Dr Ganevski leaves his wife Maria and his grown-up children Rositza and Chavdar for Dr Troyanovska, who has been widowed by the war. Her son, Angel, a school dropout, is in love with Rositza. Rositza renounces her father. Up to a point, Chavdar can understand ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yanko Yankov
CAST:  Stefan Dobrev  •  Antoniya Yaneva  •  Ruzha Delcheva  •  Lyubomir Sharlandzhiev

Dr Ganevski leaves his wife Maria and his grown-up children Rositza and Chavdar for Dr Troyanovska, who has been widowed by the war. Her son, Angel, a school dropout, is in love with Rositza. Rositza renounces her father. Up to a point, Chavdar can understand ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yanko Yankov
CAST:  Stefan Dobrev  •  Antoniya Yaneva  •  Ruzha Delcheva  •  Lyubomir Sharlandzhiev

The Lindens of Stublen (1960)

A Bulgarian drama  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dako Dakovski
CAST:  Miroslav Mindov  •  Gratziela Bachvarova  •  Ivan Bratanov  •  Vladislav Molerov

A Bulgarian drama  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dako Dakovski
CAST:  Miroslav Mindov  •  Gratziela Bachvarova  •  Ivan Bratanov  •  Vladislav Molerov

And The Day Came (1973)

A young partisan faces the moral questions of the Revolution  (more)

DIRECTION:  Georgi Djulgerov
CAST:  Plamen Maslarov  •  Elena Mirtchofska  •  Asen Kisimov  •  Velko Kanev

A young partisan faces the moral questions of the Revolution  (more)

DIRECTION:  Georgi Djulgerov
CAST:  Plamen Maslarov  •  Elena Mirtchofska  •  Asen Kisimov  •  Velko Kanev

To Eat the Apple (1976)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nikola Rudarov
CAST:  Asen Kisimov  •  Stefan Ilyev  •  Tzvetana Maneva  •  Anton Karastoyanov

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nikola Rudarov
CAST:  Asen Kisimov  •  Stefan Ilyev  •  Tzvetana Maneva  •  Anton Karastoyanov

Gunpowder (1977)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Todor Dinov
CAST:  Marin Yanev  •  Petar Slabakov  •  Ivan Grigorov  •  Vasil Popiliev

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Todor Dinov
CAST:  Marin Yanev  •  Petar Slabakov  •  Ivan Grigorov  •  Vasil Popiliev

Running Dogs (1989)

This is a film about the fate of a group of students and their wondering to find their true place in life. Of course each of them tries to find his own way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lyudmil Todorov
CAST:  Ivaylo Hristov  •  Asen Kisimov  •  Nevena Simeonova  •  Svetla Yancheva

This is a film about the fate of a group of students and their wondering to find their true place in life. Of course each of them tries to find his own way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lyudmil Todorov
CAST:  Ivaylo Hristov  •  Asen Kisimov  •  Nevena Simeonova  •  Svetla Yancheva

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