Hristo Ganev

Hristo Ganev

Director · Writer

Pavel banya, Kazanlak, Bulgaria
August 2, 1924

Biography

Hristo Ganev is a Bulgarian writer and film director. He was a member of the partisan unit "Chavdar" and took active participation in the antifascist resistance during WWII. He wrote the scripts for The Swimming Pool (1977), The Big Night Bathe (1980), and On the Roofs at Night (1988), directed by his wife Binka Zhelyazkova; as well as the scripts for a lot of short animated films. He directed a documentary on the Algerian independence titled Holiday for Hope(1963) and co-directed Life Quietly Moves On...(1957) with his wife.

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Representative Works

Zaches
Zaches
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We Were Young
We Were Young
7.4
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Song of Man
Song of Man
6.0
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On the Roofs at Night
On the Roofs at Night
8.0
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The Big Night Bathe
The Big Night Bathe
8.5
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Life Flows Slowly By...
Life Flows Slowly By...
7.5
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The Merry Man
The Merry Man
7.0
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The Tenth Circle
The Tenth Circle
8.0
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The Swimming Pool
The Swimming Pool
7.2
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The Devil in the Church
The Devil in the Church
5.5
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Jesse James vs. Lokum Shekerov
Jesse James vs. Lokum Shekerov
5.5
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A white shoulder for a black man
A white shoulder for a black man
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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Zaches
2010Nominee

Best Writing

Zaches

We Were Young
1961Nominee

Best Writing

We Were Young

Song of Man
1954Nominee

Best Writing

Song of Man

Career Highlights

On the Roofs at Night
1988Highlight

Best Writing

On the Roofs at Night

The Big Night Bathe
1980Highlight

Best Writing

The Big Night Bathe