Snapshots as Souvenirs () is a 1976 Bulgarian drama film, by the director Rumen Surdzhiyski. The film was shot in Sofia, in the building of what is today the National Finance and Economics High School, located in "Lozenetz" quarter. Its first theatrical screening took place on 13 August 1979.
The screenplay is based on the novel My First Summer, by Emil Manov."Bulgarian Feature Films: Annotated Illustrated Filmography", Vol. 3 (1971–1980), Author: Galina Gencheva, Bulgarian National Film Library, Dr Ivan Bogorov Publishing House, 2008, , index 308, p.336
Synopsis Snapshots as Souvenirs is a youth film,"Plamuk" Magazine, issues 4-5, Publishing House: "Union of Bulgarian Writers", 1980, p. 182 which depicts the inevitable tribulations and hurdles, through which the adolescents go through, in the complex school environment. Tribulations, which put to test concepts, such as friendship, honor and dignity. Tribulations, which will ever remain in the minds of each of us like snapshots – souvenirs for a lifetime.
Cast and crew Screenplay writer of the film is Atanas Tzenev."Encyclopedia Bulgarian Cinema AZ – Personalities, Films", Author: Alexander Yanakiev, Titra Publishing House, 2000, , p. 542 Cinematographer is Vyacheslav Anev. The production designer is Ivan Apostolov. The music of the film is composed by Bozhidar Petkov.
Cast overview: Elena Dimitrova – as Sashka Svetlana Atanasova – as Nikolina Mikhail Mikhaylov – as Mihail Iskra Genkova – as Roza Maya Vladigerovа – as the mother Rashko Mladenov – as Stanimir Slavka Slavova – as Mrs. Fileva – the literature teacher Stefan Iliev – as Todorov Yuriy Yakovlev – as Nikolina's father Maria Stefanova Atanas Bozhinov Lyuben Petrov Valentin Gadzhokov Boyka Velkova
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Sources "Snimki za spomen" in Film titles, General index, vol. 6, page 23, 24, 59 "Snimki za spomen" in Variety Film Reviews 1907–1980, vol. 16, page 230 "Snimki za Spomen" as "Snapshots as Souvenirs" (1979) in "Keeping score: film music 1972-1979", pages 215, 295 – the composer Bozhidar Petkov "Snapshots as Souvenirs" as "СНИМКИ ЗА СПОМЕН" (1979) in cinema.bg "Снимки за спомен" as "Snapshots as Souvenirs" (1979) in "Bulgarian feature films: Annotated Illustrated Filmography 1971-1980", Vol. 3; Original title: "Български игрални филми: анотирана илюстрована филмография. 1971-1980", Том 3, , page 308
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