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The Attached Balloon

1967
Directed by Binka Zhelyazkova
ComedyWar

Cast

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Plot

A stylised, humorous film set in a Bulgarian village during the 1920s, where a balloon that has been tethered to the ground captures the attention of the villagers. They see it as a threat, a wonder and a political symbol, and the story's absurd events satirise authority. Binka Zhelyazkova's 1967 film was banned by the Bulgarian communist authorities for years, and is now regarded as a bold and original work of Eastern European cinema.

Sinekatalog’s take

Binka Zhelyazkova's stylised comedy has villagers in 1920s Bulgaria treat a tethered balloon as threat, wonder and political symbol. It is playful and sly, with a satirical edge that made it a landmark of the Bulgarian new wave.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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