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The Past-Master is a film of genre Comedy directed by Petar B. Vasilev with Kiril Gospodinov

The Past-Master (1973)

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Length 1h5
Directed by
Genres Comedy
Rating82% 4.1041054.1041054.1041054.1041054.104105

The Past-Master (Bulgarian: Баш Майсторът / Bash Maystorat) is a Bulgarian satiric TV comedy film released in 1970, directed by Petar B. Vasilev.
The movie turned the actor Kiril Gospodinov and his character Rangel Lelin - the past-master into one of the Trade Marks of the Bulgarian film art. The Past-Master became so popular that producers were made to consider sequels which eventually happened a decade later.

There are four more films released as sequels:


Bash Maystorat na Ekskurziya / The Past-Master on Excursion (1980)
Bash Maystorat Fermer / The Past-Master-Farmer (1981)
Bash Maystorat na More / The Past-Master at the Seaside (1982)
Bash Maystorat Nachalnik / The Past-Master - Boss (1983)

Synopsis

A research worker Robespier Galabov (Yakovlev) lives with his family in a small communal flat with shared kitchen and dreams about a self-contained home. Galabov meet Rangel Lelin (Gospodinov), the well-known amidst the localities as the past-master, when he realized that the new municipal apartment they apply for won't be ready in the next decade. The Past-Master promises to build the private house in a month. After starting the construction, Rangel Lelin constantly blackmail Galabov for more money through treat of "putting the hat".

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