Nedret Recep
As a coincidence I was at the age of the those guys on 1989 when the regime change happened in Bulgaria. I am sorry but my own life and the lives of many of my friends were much more interesting and dramatic than this movie characters'. Starting from the title - Tilt has the usual Bulgarian movie title of at least 3rd 4th level of abstraction. Boring story, so straightforward, nothing original. The love story shown within 2 minutes in sooo cliché-way succeeded with that typical sex scene in the locker room. Hey, we've seen love stories and sex scenes. This was far weak to be a basis for the rest of the movie. Dialogs are so difficult to hear and understand and this not because of some original language, it is because of the majority of the actors just cannot act. The main character is boring, his mates are boring, the girl is boring. I remembered none of the names of the characters. And they must be kidding by proposing this as a nominee for Oscar awards.
jenny_from
TILT is not surprisingly the Bulgarian entry for the Oscars in 2012. The film is beautifully shot, the story intriguing depicting the changes in Bulgaria in the period 1989-1991 in a fresh, non-political manner, with outstanding acting performances. As a European production the film has the distinctive characteristics of independent films, however, it is not annoyingly artsy. Moreover, the visual style is distinctively creative, which a novelty for Bulgarian cinema.What I found especially noteworthy is the humor with all the serious issues of the story are presented, not diminishing their significance, moreover highlighting them that makes the film also very entertaining and pleasant to watch. The main premise is a love story that that however does not make TILT suitable only for younger audiences. The years the film is set to depict are important for Bulgarian history and familiar to a number of generations. Overall, I recommend TILT to various audiences that enjoy quality filmmaking.
Todor Valchev
Well done, "TILT" crew! My favourite scenes in this film are the comic situations! The acting of Ovanes Torosian and Ivaylo Dragiev respectively as Gogo and Angel is a true score. Radina Kardjilova is a very promising actress and in addition she has a real beauty, charm... The film flows almost perfectly till its third part. I have some remarks concerning this third and last part of the film,but I won't share it because of spoilers and because I am a "TILT" supporter ;) This film is a real fresh breath of air, a good job by Chouchkov brothers. I expect their next projects! Give the Bulgarian cinema a chance!
dwigt-schrute
Although many Bulgarian directors choose the fateful events of the end of 1989, and the subsequent transition to municipal democracy as background to their films, TILT is definitely not clichéd or melodramatic.The story encompasses the fall of the Communist behemoth in Bulgaria and its metamorphosis in the early 1990s into the mafia that will corrupt a good part of the Bulgarian population in various ways.My primary criticism in Bulgarian films used to be cinematography. TILT is, however, beautifully shot and the color grading accentuates the mood of the film.The music/score was also superbly used, giving TILT a fresh breath of air. The storytelling was decent.My only criticism of the film is the excessive use of profanity--after a while it felt forced.10/10
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