Васил Левски като светец в българското кино: измерения на разказа отвъд историческата достоверност
Vasil Levski as a saint in Bulgarian cinema: dimensions of narrative beyond historical reliability

Summary/Abstract: The proposed article addresses contemporary issues related to the portrayal of ‘Levski’ in Bulgarian cinema. A distinct theme in the publicly available documentary, docu-fiction, and adventure film narratives dedicated to the Apostle is his depiction as a figure of the highest rank—not only within the field of national revolutionary preparation but also beyond the dimensions of the human. In many productions, the image of the Deacon of Karlovo is constructed through hagiographic devices, endowed with qualities that render him comparable to the God-man Jesus of Christian tradition and credited with the role of the Saviour destined to resolve the plight of the peoples under the control of the Ottoman Empire. The paper examines the most representative film productions in this regard, seeking to demonstrate that the narrative dimensions of Levski as a saint begin and end beyond historical veracity. To this end, the analysis discusses films such as Deacon Levski, Levski – Gospel, Path, Immortality, the television play The Last Supper of the Deacon Levski, Of Levski and the Faith, and the series Demon of the Empire, among others.

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