Margarit i Margarita

This is still one of the best Bulgarian movies of all times. The brutal truth about the hidden face of the communism in Bulgaria is not very pretty to see but at least people know what really happened behind the "Moral" and "Great" communist "Reality".The actors are the elite of all the Bulgarian actors. Vasil Mihailov and Hristo Shopov show amazing talent and Irini Gambona is so true in this role that u can start crying with her and love and hate her because of what Margarita is doing.The amazing love and hate in the movie is showing the spirit of most of the Bulgarians. They are passionate people no matter if they love or hate. Their feelings are either black or white - Bulgarians don't like the Grey color.You can also see the best folklore dancers in Bulgaria and enjoy our authentic folklore which is really amazing in it's lively movements and rhythm. Don't miss that movie if you can find it translated.

It is one of the greatest Bulgarian movies I have ever seen.The movie was made right after the falling of the communist regime in Bulgaria(and in most of the other countries) and it shows all the reality of the life of all the people except , of course , the members of the Communist Party and the crimes , outrage and violence of the people who at that time had the power in their hands and were above the law.It is a story of a boy and girl who have the same name - Margarit and Margarita.At the time when they were at school they realize that they are different - they'd like to be free to do what they want which was impossible at that time , because of the communist regime.Margarit and Margarita just can't fit in ,so they have to leave school premature , because they have only problems there.And the real life starts for them.Gradually Margarit and Margarita start to fall in love for each other.But the more their love grows stronger the more they sense the harshness of the real life...

PS: I didn't expect Japanese (or anyone who know nothing about the communism or only have read about it in the books) to understand the message of the movie

A poignant story of teenage love and rebellion, Nikolai Volev's film pictures the corruption and moral decay in the late years of communist Bulgaria. "Margarit and Margarita" was banned immediately after it was screened by the authorities and released at the end of 1989 to large critical and box- office success. "Margarit and Margarita" constructs a bitter "fairy tale" that challenges political debates on the role of the individual in an oppressive society. Colored by references to local problems and processes, the film offers not only a genuine rendering of a collapsing regime but also a touching observation on the failure of human values and ideals.

In one sentence, this movie is a failure. Let me, though, focus on what this movie manages to do.

It depicts a realistic picture of the worst that communism has to offer. There is no important character that has been spared of the filmmakers' grotesque description. You are not really given a chance to believe in a happy ending. So, if there is any hope in this story, then you could look for it in the characters' inability to find peace in a society that has apparently long ago lost its own dreams. For this message to get to the viewers though, we have to thank those of the actors who perform adequately (Hristo Shopov according to me) and even well (Vassil Mihailov).

I would recommend this movie to people who want to learn a little more about life under a regime of limited personal freedom and sheer bureaucracy. It may also be liked by today's Bulgarian teenagers, who will be happy to see that their parents' generation didn't lack its own problems and rebels.

If you are looking for a senseless US garbage, you should probably skip this film. But if you want to see a true story, with actual people in it, don't miss this one. If you don't like, most probably you didn't understand it, so don't blame the filmmakers, but your stupidity. The story is so "believeable" that it actually hurts to see the two young persons that destroy their lives. The end of the movie is the only way out of the whole mess that life actually is. If the you find the movie too aggressive - hey, that's how things are in real life and real life is not the sugar tasted Hollywood s**t! Sorry, if your intelligence is too low to understand and appreciate this kind of story, but as I already said - that's real life! Like it or not, this s**t really happens in real life. Everything's pink and perfect only in the Hollywood productions, but most of them are not real cinema nor art.