Cinema of Tajikistan
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The first films in the cinema of Tajikistan were produced in the early 1930s, for example Quand meurent les émirs by Lydia Pechorina in 1932.
But the first significant group of films were those of Bension Kimyagarov, with Dokhounda (1956), Rustam and Sukhrab (1971) — based on the Ferdosi epic, Un homme change de peau, produced in 1978, a year before his death. Between the directors of the same generation you can find the names of Vladimir Motyl
with Children of Pamirs, Дети Памира (1963), Mukadas Makhmudov, Takhir Sabirov
with The Legend of Love
(1963), Anvar Turaev and Suvat Khamidov.
In 2006, a Tajik film Bihisht faqat baroi murdagon was presented in an official selected at the 59th Cannes Film Festival. Its director, Jamshed Usmonov
was already known in France for his works Flight of the Bumblebee
(co-produced with Min Byung-Hun) and particularly Angel on the Right
also chosen at Cannes in 2002.
But the first significant group of films were those of Bension Kimyagarov, with Dokhounda (1956), Rustam and Sukhrab (1971) — based on the Ferdosi epic, Un homme change de peau, produced in 1978, a year before his death. Between the directors of the same generation you can find the names of Vladimir Motyl
Vladimir Motyl
Vladimir Yakovlevich Motyl was a Soviet and Russian film director and scenarist.Vladimir Motyl was born in Lepiel, Belarus. His father was a Polish émigré, who was arrested in 1930 and sent to Solovki and died there the following year. Many of his other relatives suffered similar treatment...
with Children of Pamirs, Дети Памира (1963), Mukadas Makhmudov, Takhir Sabirov
Takhir Sabirov
Takhir Sabirov is a renowned Tajik film director, actor, screenwriter, art director, and one of most notable figures of the Tajik cinema...
with The Legend of Love
The Legend of Love
The Legend of Love is a 20 episode drama by Television Broadcasts Limited, released on 12 July 2003. It is an adaptation of the story of the Cowherd and Weaver Girl, with slight changes to the storyline.-External links:*...
(1963), Anvar Turaev and Suvat Khamidov.
In 2006, a Tajik film Bihisht faqat baroi murdagon was presented in an official selected at the 59th Cannes Film Festival. Its director, Jamshed Usmonov
Jamshed Usmonov
Jamshed Usmonov is a Tajik film director, producer, scriptwriter and one of most notable figures of contemporary Persian cinema.He studied at the Dushanbe Fine Arts School in Dushanbe and Director's School in Moscow...
was already known in France for his works Flight of the Bumblebee
Flight of the Bumblebee
"Flight of the Bumblebee" is an orchestral interlude written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov for his opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan, composed in 1899–1900. The piece closes Act III, Tableau 1, during which the magic Swan-Bird changes Prince Gvidon Saltanovich into an insect so that he can fly away to...
(co-produced with Min Byung-Hun) and particularly Angel on the Right
Angel on the Right
Angel on the Right is a 2002 Tajik drama film directed by Jamshed Usmonov. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:...
also chosen at Cannes in 2002.