Cinema of Azerbaijan

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The Azerbaijan film history is part of the international film culture and cinematography of Azerbaijan.

1898-1919: pioneer days

Instead of being a latecomer to the fascinating world of cinematography to be, Azerbaijan was actually among the first countries involved. At the end of the 19th century produced Baku on the Caspian Sea more than 50 percent of the world production of oil. The oil industry attracted foreigners who wanted to invest and work. The service industry made ​​in the footsteps of the oil industry straight on.

The Frenchman Alexander Mischon was one of the entrepreneurs who came and settled in Baku. He was a photographer and cinematographer, and lived more than .... years in Baku, where he Mikhailovski on the road, now the Aziz Aliyev Street ran a photo studio.

Mischon was active in a scientific photo circle in Baku and became his secretary. From 1879 to 1905 he documented landscapes, episodes of oil production and refining process which, as well as oil outbursts and terrifying fire that broke out in the oil fields. Copies of his pictures still exist today.

1898 Mischon began to make films that showed the daily life in Baku. It was his intention to show them off in Paris. The " Kaspi " newspaper announced his film on August 1, 1898. It read:

" On Sunday, August 2, 1898 A. Mishon show some films he has taken with a Lumière film camera, and has been improved by the engineer Jules Carpentier. These films of the Caucasus and Central Asia, are provided for the forthcoming International Paris Exhibition and will only be presented once a circus theater in Baku in the Vasilyev - Vyatski.

The following films will be shown: " Fire, which is composed of an oil gusher at the Bibi- Heybat oil field " of which " departure ceremony His Excellency Amir of Bukhara in the Grand steamer Duke Alexei ," a " folk dance of the Caucasus ", and the scenes of comedy, " Returns, so you were Trapped ", which was recently performed in one of Baku's parks. For more detailed information, see the posters. The event begins at 21:00 (9 pm ) on. "

Of course, the event was an enormous success, and Mischon it repeated on August 5, replacing the two final works by those that show life in Balakhani outside Baku.

The films of Miscchon evidently made an impact on the Paris Exhibition. You need to have attracted more foreigners after the oil - thriving city.

The films of Mishon still exist. " The folk dance of the Caucasus " was later used in a documentary, and scenes from the " oil surge - fire in Bibi- Heybat " were shown in France in 1995 in a film commemorating the 100th anniversary of world cinema. On November 27, 1899, an article entitled: "The implementation of new inventions " was published in the " Kaspi " newspaper, which is written by Hasan Zardabi, writers, scientists and social activists. He observed, " We now have in our hands a toy machine - called " cinematographic graphe ». This beautiful machine was invented recently and gives the impression to be just a toy. You can find this machine that will " strobe " mentioned in many opticians shops. "

1915 represent the Pirone brothers in Belgium on a film production laboratory in Baku. They invited film director Svetlov of St.Petersburg one to work for them and " The Woman ", " to create one old story in a New Way » « One hour prior to His death" and. It was Svetlov who also dubbed the film " In the area of oil and millions " initiated which were so well known later. The famous Azerbaijani actor Husein Arablinski Lutfali played the main role in this film.

1917 documentary titled " National Freedom holiday in Baku " made ​​. The film includes footage that of the main square of Baku, its streets, avenues, parks and the seashore is taken.

1919 during the short-lived independence of the first Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan made ​​a documentary called " The First Anniversary of the Musavat power in Azerbaijan ." Filmed on Azerbaijan's independence day, May 28, this chronicle premiered in June in several cinema houses such as " fast ", " recording ", and "Forum".

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  • Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Anniversary of the Azerbaijan cinema
  • Aydin Kazimzade. Celebrating 100 Years in film, not 80 (English), Azerbaijan International ( Autum 1997)
  • Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Cinema. Background
  • Film history
  • Film in Azerbaijan
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