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Малки престъпления в малки игрални форми
Small crimes in small playing forms

Author(s): Petia Alexandrova
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Music, Higher Education
Published by: Нов български университет
Keywords: short feature films; Bulgarian short films; crimes in films

Summary/Abstract: The text is focused on Bulgarian short films from the last years, which deal with the sins of their characters, mainly without punishment. In one option, a dramatic event is chosen – death, usually not caused by the hero, as a key to any questions and feelings. That’s why in „Linda“, „Dog“, „Antigone“, „Hole“, the funeral is a major story pillar. In the other option, the focus is on the little crime, „so little that you can not forget it all day.“ Small bands and stories, pre-scene behind-the-scenes, and the possibilityof watching and skepticism („Snail“,“Shame“,“Morning Coffee“, „Robbery“). In the short films, opposite to the full features, the end is often positive – the goodness triumphs. Which is not only film but also life position.