Cinema
Tohir va Zuhra
Nabi Ganiyev · 1945
Synopsis
Tohir and Zuhra, daughter of the khan Bobohon, are promised to each other from birth and grow up together at court. Tohir's father helps a rebel leader to escape, and the khan has him put to death. On his eighteenth birthday, Tohir learns the truth and stands up to the sovereign, who has him thrown into the river in a chest: the young man is driven from the kingdom, and the two lovers are separated.
Context
The film was shot at the Tashkent studio during the war, when Soviet production had withdrawn eastwards. The screenplay is by Aleksey Speshnev, and the direction is shared with Yuldash Agzamov. The story is set in the time of the Mongol invasion, and the film makes of it a careful reconstruction, rich in sets, costumes and musical interludes. It runs for ninety-two minutes. Its author is said to have served the propaganda of his time, and he came through the purges.
Who it is for
In Uzbek, with no French version. Better to know the legend, widespread in the region, and to accept the sung interludes.
Prizes and reception
The film was released in the Soviet Union on 21 October 1945, with Yulduz Rizayeva and Shukur Burkhanov in the cast.
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