CASTA DIVA

CASTA DIVA The main idea of the film is to play with the audience's expectations. The spectators are misled into believing that the beginning of the film is a prelude to scenes of sex and violence; instead, what they are watching is the training process of a female gymnast, learning an asymmetric bars combination. As an equally important aspect of the plot, the beauty of the female body and the way it reacts to physical strain are revealed. The elements performed on asymmetric bars are usually very extreme, even unrealistic in their complexity. They bring the female athletes' bodies and stamina almost to the edge of human ability to deal with pain. The air jumps have become the most attractive part of this sports discipline and often the best athletes perform elements that truly defy gravity. The film Casta Diva is an attempt to show pain in the context of the notions of sadism and masochism, which are fundamental aspects of human character. Cast: Stella Zdravkova, Bogdan Kazandjiev Director of photography: Georgi Raykov Written and directed by: Stefan Tenev