Petar B. Vasilev

Petar B. Vasilev nicknamed Milevin (1918–2001), was a Bulgarian film director and screenwriter.

He was among the prominent Bulgarian film directors from the last decades of the 20th century best known for his satirical comedies. Most of them obtained a broad popularity and became a classic works of the Bulgarian cinematography, most notably Jack of All Trades (1962), Whale (1970), Farsighted for Two Diopters (1976), Maneuvers on the Fifth Floor (1985) and especially the sequence about The Past-Master (1970–1983).

Filmography

Selected Director filmography Year Film Genre Notes English title Bulgarian title Transliteration 1962 Jack of All Trades Специалист по всичко Spetsialist po vsichko Comedy written by Pavel Vezhinov 1970 The Prince Князът Knyazat also co-screenwriter Whale Кит Kit Satire stopped by the communist censorship The Past-Master Баш майсторът Bash Maystorat Satire, Comedy 1972 The Quiet Fugitive Тихият беглец Tihiyat beglets Comedy 1976 Farsighted for Two Diopters Два диоптра далекогледство Dva dioptara dalekogledstvo Comedy-Drama written by Mormarevi Brothers 1978 One Hundred Tons of Happiness 100 тона щастие 100 tona shtastie Comedy 1980 The Past-Master on Excursion Баш майсторът на екскурзия Bash Maystorat na Ekskurziya Satire, Comedy 1981 The Past-Master – Farmer Баш майсторът фермер Bash Maystorat Fermer Satire, Comedy 1983 The Past-Master – Boss Баш майсторът началник Bash Maystorat Nachalnik Satire, Comedy 1985 Maneuvers on the Fifth Floor Маневри на петия етаж Manevri na petiya etazh Satire, Comedy 1987 The Mooncalf Левакът Levakat Drama