Andrej Certov

A film pioneer, Binka Zhelyazkova was at the forefront of political cinema under Bulgaria's Communist dictatorship. Though she remained faithful to the communist ideals she became an avid critic of the regime and brought upon herself the wrath of its censorship. As a result four of her nine films were shelved and released to the public only after the fall of the regime in 1989, and Binka Zhelyazkova became known as the bad girl of Bulgarian cinema. A provocative portrait that reveals the pressures and complexities that arise when art is made under totalitarianism.

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Spain, XVII century. Elderly eccentric Don Quihan dreams of romance about knights and exploits. Everyone around him considers the old man crazy, only the shepherd Sancho Panse sincerely believed in the noble impulses of Don Kihano. One night, Don Quihano decides to realize his dream and escape from the city. “Don Quixote Returns” is an adventure comedy based on the novel “The Cunning Hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha” by Miguel Cervantes.

In the not-so-distant past, two young artistes went on their way, leaving Bulgaria in search of dreams to which they were determined to devote their lives—an art, one to which they aspired. Among the bohemia of the Bulgarian artistic circle in Paris, through the music of the Russian cabarets shortly before they slid into obscurity, they encountered the legendary personalities who feature in this film.

"Sun Ray Over Paris" is an intimate portrait of Lachezar Oshavkov – painter, musician and traveler – who left Bulgaria in 1968 and made Paris his spiritual home. Through art, memory and encounters across continents, the film explores exile, solitude and the fragile hope that creativity offers.

"Sun Ray Over Paris" is an intimate portrait of Lachezar Oshavkov – painter, musician and traveler – who left Bulgaria in 1968 and made Paris his spiritual home. Through art, memory and encounters across continents, the film explores exile, solitude and the fragile hope that creativity offers.