Itschak Fintzi

Itzhak Fintzi is a Bulgarian film and stage actor. He graduated from the Bulgarian National Academy of Theater and Film Arts in 1955, and made his debut in the movie "Stars" (1959). In the following years, he played in a number of theaters, both in the capital city and in other places throughout the country, as well as in many feature films. He is winner of the best actor award of the "Golden Prague" TV films festival (1982). His best loved character on the scene and in movies is the Big Little man - a human being incessantly trampled by life and the high and mighty, who frequently evokes laughter, but more often the sympathy and compassion of the audience - because of the nobleness, dignity, modesty and selflessness always helping him managed and overcome the vicissitude of his destiny. Undoubtedly, the unusual popularity of Itzhak Fintzi, called by his friends and public by the intimate name of Itzko, is because a good number of Bulgarian people identify, consciously or unconsciously, with his characters. He is known as an actor in The End of the Song (1971), The Hare Census (1973), Vila Zone (1975), A Cricket in the Ear (1975), Elegy (1982), and Belated Full Moon (1996).