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The Weddings of Ioan Assen

1975 · 161 min

A slow, stately historical drama of courtly intrigue and political marriages, demanding patience but rewarding with a somber, earnest atmosphere.

Overview
The film takes us back into the times of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom - 13th century. The Bulgarian Emperor - Tsar Ioan Assen - is trying through several marriages to enlarge the State and to support the peace in it.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • politics
  • family
  • betrayal
  • war
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Vili Tzankov
Written by
Evgeni Konstantinov
Starring
Apostol Karamitev, Kosta Tsonev, Ivan Kondov, Nevena Kokanova, Stefan Danailov, Tzvetana Maneva, Aneta Sotirova, Adriana Palyusheva
Runtime
161 min
Country
Bulgaria
Languages
Bulgarian

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