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Pauper's Joy

1958 · 84 min

A gentle, earthy patchwork of village life that drifts between warmth and hardship, asking patience but rewarding it with quiet humanity.

Directed by
Anton Marinovich
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Ivan Dimov, Georgi Stamatov, Vyara Kovacheva
Overview
Anthology film based on six short stories by writer Elin Pelin. At the end of a market day, Stoyan learns that after ten years of marriage he has a son. Leaving the inn with his wife Penka, they find a baby girl thrown into their cart. There is no end to the poor man's joy. She too will be raised. Drought kills the land and the people. Grandfather Korchan and Lazar Dabaka decide to build a windmill. Lazar and his bride are traveling by cart to visit their godparents. They spend an unforgettable night under the starry sky.

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Directed by
Anton Marinovich
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Ivan Dimov, Georgi Stamatov, Vyara Kovacheva
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • survival
  • parenthood
  • love
  • nature
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour5
Realism8
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Anton Marinovich
Written by
Anton Marinovich, Elin Pelin
Starring
Ivan Dimov, Georgi Stamatov, Vyara Kovacheva, Petko Karlukovsky, Emilia Radeva, Kosta Tsonev, Ivan Bratanov, Kunka Baeva
Runtime
84 min
Country
Bulgaria
Languages
Bulgarian

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