Overview
A burnt-out composer named Antoni takes in Dorothea, an enigmatic, fragile young woman with a history of mental illness. As her intense emotional honesty and strange, otherworldly nature challenge his cynical worldview, his deep fear of vulnerability prevents him from truly letting her in.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the International Submission to the Academy Awards (1980)
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Atanas Tasev
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Pavel VezhinovWriter, Novel
- Original title
- Бариерата
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 11, 1979
- Original language
- Bulgarian
- Countries
- Bulgaria
Production
Cast
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