Almas

Almas (1936)

Алмас

A new teacher arrives in a remote mountain village, where the old traditions still hold sway.

Date of release
1936-12-25
TMDB
5.4 / 10 (5)
Runtime
1h 5m
Genres
Drama
Director
Aga-Rza Kuliyev, Grigoriy Braginsky

Casting

Interesting facts

Almaz is a feature film directed by Ağarza Quliyev and Grigori Braginski in 1936. The film was produced by the Azerbaijan film studio. In this cinematic story, the young teacher Almaz comes to a village to work, where she faces obstacles and challenges on the path to the development and strengthening of the new social structure. The main roles in the film are played by Izzat Orujova, Hokuma Gurbanova, Hayri Amirzade, Alisattar Melikov, Alakbar Huseynzade. This film was included in the list of films declared as national heritage in Azerbaijan by the Decision No. 211 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated May 7, 2019.

Production

Originally, Jafar Jabbarly was supposed to direct this film. He had even completed all the preparatory work for the production. However, his sudden death left the project incomplete. Almaz became the last silent film in Azerbaijani cinema. The actors do not speak in the film, with dialogues presented through intertitles. The events are accompanied solely by music.

- Directors: Agharza Guliyev, Grigori Braginski

- Original Story and Scriptwriter: Jafar Jabbarly

- Cinematographers: Ivan Frolov, Esger Ismayilov

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