The Tree of Life (TV series)
The Tree of Life | |
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Дървото на живота | |
Genre | Drama Family History |
Based on | The novel "Genesis" by Vladimir Zarev |
Written by | Main writers: Ivan Spasov Hristina Apostolova Writers: Angel Nakov Svetoslav Tomov Kalina Daskalova Lachezar Avramov Dimitar Stoyanovich |
Directed by | Todor Chapkunov |
Starring | Iossif Surchadzhiev Maria Kavardzhikova Hristo Shopov Vladimir Karamazov Bashar Rahal Monyo Monev Koyna Ruseva Ivan Stamenov Luiza Grigorova Anastasiya Ingilizova Aleksandra Lopez Teodora Duhovnikova |
Country of origin | Bulgaria |
Original language | Bulgarian |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 24 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Dream Team Films |
Producers | Evtim Miloshev Lyubo Neikov |
Running time | 45 minutes (season 1) 70 minutes (season 2) |
Original release | |
Network | TV7 |
Release | March 3 December 8, 2013 | –
The Tree of Life on Bulgarian Дървото на живота (Darvoto na zhivota) is a Bulgarian historical drama of TV7. Executive producers are Evtim Miloshev and Lyubomir Neikov with new company Dream Team Films. "The Tree of Life" aired in prime-time on TV7, as the first Bulgarian historical series in the recent history of the country. In the series involved some of the most famous Bulgarian actors.[1] Director of the series Todor Chapkanov and responsible operator Lorenzo Senator.
Story
[edit]The story developed after the Independence of Bulgaria - 1908 and ends in 1925 after the Attack in the Church Saint Kral. The action follows the story of a crowded and affluent family background of key Bulgarian history events. In production is entangled many family dramas and wars between family members.
Seasons
[edit]Seasons | Timeslot | TV Season | Episodes | Premiere | Final | Duration | |
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1 | Sunday, 8 PM | 2013 (Spring) | 12 | March 3, 2013 | May 26, 2013 | 45 minutes (no ads) | |
2 | Sunday, 9 PM | 2013 (Fall) | 12 | September 22, 2013 | December 8, 2013 | 70 minutes (no ads) |
On May 22, 2013 start filming the second season of the series.
Characters
[edit]- Asen Valchev (Iossif Surchadzhiev) - head of the family
- Petruna Valcheva (Maria Kavardzhikova)
- Panto Valchev (Vladimir Karamazov)
- Yordan Valchev (Hristo Shopov) - officer of the Bulgarian army and rebel in Macedonia
- Hristo Valchev (Bashar Rahal)
- Iliya Valchev (Monyo Monev)
- Bela Valcheva (Koyna Ruseva) - wife of Todor
- Todor Lozanchev (Ivan Stamenov) - born in Ohrid, husband of Bela, an officer of the Bulgarian army and rebel in Macedonia
- General Aleksandar Protogerov (Yozif Shamli) - leader of VMRO
- Yana (Luiza Grigorova) - maid in the home of the family Valchevi
- Anastasiya Ingilizova (Evdokia Hadzhikonstantinova)
- Aleksandra Lopez (Azra Alton)
- Bojura (Teodora Duhovnikova)
- Lawyer Kamenov (Vasil Banov)
- Elena Kamemova (Hristina Apostolova) - secretly infatuated by Hristo Valchev
- Fatih (Velislav Pavlov) - Azra's brother, a traitor to the detachment of Todor and Jordan
- Voiceover (Vasil Binev) - heir of the clan Valchevi, telling family history
Original sound track
[edit]The original sound track is created by the Bulgarian composer Georgi Strezov.[2] The series includes the works: "Main Titles", "Todor And Bella", "Family Apart", "Yordan And Azra", "Love", "In the tavern".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Герои" [Heroes]. tv7.bg (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 2013-10-18. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
- ^ "Official Website of the composer Georgi Strezov". Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ "Music from the TV series at "Soundcloud", by Georgi Strezov – composer;". Retrieved December 5, 2019.