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Gentlemen for a Day

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Gentlemen for a Day
DVD cover for the Gentlemen for a Day
BulgarianГосподин за един ден
Directed byNikolay Volev
Written byNikola Statkov
Based onGentlemen for a Day
by Nikola Statkov
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyKrasimir Kostov
Edited byEvgenia Taseva
Music byIvan Staykov
Production
companies
Distributed byBulgarian cinematography
Release date
  • 16 May 1983 (1983-05-16)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryBulgaria
LanguageBulgarian

Gentlemen for a Day (Bulgarian: Господин за един ден, romanizedGospodin za edin den) is a Bulgarian comedy-drama film released in 1983, directed by Nikolay Volev, starring Todor Kolev and Itzhak Fintzi. The screenplay is written by Nikola Statkov based on his short stories “The Outlander” and “The Mister”.

The main character Purko (Todor Kolev) is a poor peasant with many children, constantly starting extravagant initiatives to get out of poverty during the hard times between the two world wars. The only consolation he finds in the music with his clarinet and his inborn musical talent until one day he meets an elegant couple from a town. They promise him prosperity if he mortgages his house and invests the money in their business.

This is the second out of three super hit films, featuring Todor Kolev in the leading role, released during the 1980s. The others are The Double (1980) directed also by Nikolay Volev and Dangerous Charm (1984) directed by Ivan Andonov. The performance by Kolev, with a reference to the great comedians of the silent cinema,[1] received a broad critical acclaim.

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  • Gencheva, Galina (2008). Bulgarian Feature Films encyclopedia. Sofia: Publishing house "Dr Ivan Bogorov". ISBN 978-954-316-069-3.
  • Kovachev, Pencho (2008). 50 Golden Bulgarian Films. Sofia: Publishing house "Zahariy Stoyanov". ISBN 978-954-09-0281-4.
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