Malina Petrova

Рождение : 1950-09-03, Burgas, Bulgaria

История

Malina Petrova was born in 1950 in Bourgas. In 1973 she graduated mathematics at St. Kliment Ohridski University, Sofia and in 1978 – film directing at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts “Krastyo Sarafov”. She was tutored by Georgi Dyulgerov and Hristo Hristov and was among the first graduates of what was then a new major – film directing. In 1979 she started work at Boyana Film Studio as assistant director; she was second director in Rangel Vulchanov’sThe unknown soldier’s patent leather shoes. Malina Petrova made her debut with the film Voyage (1980), co-directed with fellow student Iskra Yosifova. Her second film is Maria’s son (1983). In 1984 she turned her attention to documentary cinema – she is the author of 13 documentaries, each one highly analytical, with a heightened sense of civic commitment and intolerance of any hypocrisy.

Фильмы

The Heart Dies Last
Writer
Documentary about the ex-secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party - Traicho Kostov.
The Heart Dies Last
Director
Documentary about the ex-secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party - Traicho Kostov.
Maria's Son
Director
A young journalist comes across interesting report material: talented marine engineer Maria died while on duty. Her story turns out to be quite a puzzle though - people who knew her are not willing to share much. Trying to make them speak, the journalist presents himself as her son. He hopes to dig up the truth about her and spares no effort, ending up at the bureau for investigation. The report he's writing never gets published but his belief system certainly gets challenged.
Journey
Director
1945. Among the rubble from the Sofia bombardment a group of kids with the oldest one being 12, make secret plans for a sea voyage. As it should be done, the plans are devised in a gloomy basement of a destroyed building. The vow "Silence to the death" is said. The main source of the kids is the diary "Magellan". At the same time the kids start to collect donation for the wounded at the front. One day, the money collected by the kids disappears. After numerous doubts and uncertainties, it turns out that the kids do not stole the money. The journey happens in their dreams.