‘Blaga’s Lessons’ Review: A Gripping Drama Powered By a Magnificent Lead Performance. A widow takes matters into her own hands after falling victim to a telephone scammer in Bulgarian ...

Blaga (Eli Skorcheva) is a widow, grieving after the recent death of her beloved husband Hristo, a former policeman. After saving up, she plans to buy a plot of land to bury him in, 40 days after ...

“Blaga’s Lessons” feels like the film that could finally change that, with a more focused approach than composite ensemble pieces like “Directions” and his 2019 cop drama “Rounds.” ...

Blaga’s Lessons marks a triumphant return to the screen for Skorcheva after a 30-year absence. She had a meteoric start, landing her first film tole in her early 20s as the lead of a movie that ...

‘Blaga’s Lessons’ Review: A Victim Turns Venal In a Bitterly Potent Social Thriller From Bulgaria Reviewed at Karlovy Vary Film Festival (Competition), July 3, 2023. Running time: 114 MIN.

Taking care of his elderly parents inspired Stephan Komandarev to take a closer look at the plight of retirees in Bulgaria's Blaga's Lesssons.

“Blaga’s Lessons” has now won more than 15 awards at international festivals, beginning with the Crystal Globe at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic.

Blaga’s Lessons also will be carried by Warner Bros. Discovery’s HBO/Max and Cinemax in the Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Moldova, Albania, Bulgaria and Adriatic ...

Bulgarian multi-hyphenate Stephan Komandarev completes his trilogy on social problems and moral ills in contemporary Bulgaria with “Blaga’s Lessons,” world premiering in Karlovy Vary Film ...

Stephan Komandarev’s Blaga’s Lessons, a Bulgarian/German co-production, has been chosen as the winner of the top prize — the Crystal Globe, which comes with a $25,000 prize — of the 57th ...