Twenty-two years after the fall of communism, the cataclysmic events and their aftermath continue to be on the mind of Eastern European filmmakers. Latest case in point: Bulgaria’s Oscar entry for foreign language film
Tilt, a teen love story set against the backdrop of the dramatic changes in Bulgaria in the late 1980s and early 1990s. I lived through them as did the film’s co-writer/director Victor Chouchkov Jr. and his brother, co-writer/producer Borislav Chouchkov. We are members of the so-called “lost” generation,
kids who were coming of age just as communism was crumbling and were destined to spend most of their adult lives waiting for things to get better while the democracy is going through growing pains. Also part of that generation are the protagonists in
Tilt, played by now-famous young Bulgarian actors who made their debut in the movie.
Tilt, which was a box-office hit in Bulgaria, marks the first film for the Chouchkov brothers, with whom I briefly worked in the early days of democracy in Bulgaria. Both have colorful backgrounds. Victor’s career trajectory resembles that of Ron Howard. The director too was a child actor
who grew up in an industry family (Victor and ...
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Twenty-two years after the fall of communism, the cataclysmic events and their aftermath continue to be on the mind of Eastern European filmmakers. Latest case in point: Bulgaria’s Oscar entry for foreign language film Tilt, a teen love story set against the backdrop of the dramatic changes in Bulgaria in the late 1980s and early 1990s. I lived through them as did the film’s co-writer/director Victor Chouchkov Jr. and his brother, co-writer/producer Borislav Chouchkov. We are members of the so-called “lost” generation,
kids who were coming of age just as communism was crumbling and were destined to spend most of their adult lives waiting for things to get better while the democracy is going through growing pains. Also part of that generation are the protagonists in Tilt, played by now-famous young Bulgarian actors who made their debut in the movie. Tilt, which was a box-office hit in Bulgaria, marks the first film for the Chouchkov brothers, with whom I briefly worked in the early days of democracy in Bulgaria. Both have colorful backgrounds. Victor’s career trajectory resembles that of Ron Howard. The director too was a child actor 
who grew up in an industry family (Victor and ... Read More »
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