Cinemas of the Other
A Personal Journey with Film-Makers from Central Asia
Distributed for Intellect Ltd
176 pages
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25 halftones
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7 x 9
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© 2012
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Table of Contents

Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Kazakhstan
Ardak Amirkulov and Ermek Shinarbaev
A New Beginning
Being Young in Almaty
Serik Aprimov
The Last Stop is Akusat
The Need for Hunters
Rachid Nugmanov
The Wild East, Rockers, Bikers and a New Life
Krygyzstan
Chingiz Aitmatov
The Equivocal Marriage of Literature and Cinema
Aktan Arymkubat (Abdikalikov)
The Most Successful Kyrgyz Film-maker
Let There Be Light
Ernest Abdizhaparov
Minimalist World
Gennadi Bazarov
A Culture to Share with the Young
Tolomush Okeev
Searching for Lost Identity
Tajikistan
Tachir Mukharovich Sabirov
More than a Generation Gap
Turkmenistan
Halmammet Kakabaev
Human Values in a World in Transition
Uzbekistan
Kamara Kamalova
The ‘Grande Dame’ Of Central Asian Cinema
Zulfikar Mussakov
Humour in the Absence of Hope and Laughter
Yusuf Razikov
The Unfair Battle of the Sexes
Film Credits
Selected Bibliography
Introduction
Kazakhstan
Ardak Amirkulov and Ermek Shinarbaev
A New Beginning
Being Young in Almaty
Serik Aprimov
The Last Stop is Akusat
The Need for Hunters
Rachid Nugmanov
The Wild East, Rockers, Bikers and a New Life
Krygyzstan
Chingiz Aitmatov
The Equivocal Marriage of Literature and Cinema
Aktan Arymkubat (Abdikalikov)
The Most Successful Kyrgyz Film-maker
Let There Be Light
Ernest Abdizhaparov
Minimalist World
Gennadi Bazarov
A Culture to Share with the Young
Tolomush Okeev
Searching for Lost Identity
Tajikistan
Tachir Mukharovich Sabirov
More than a Generation Gap
Turkmenistan
Halmammet Kakabaev
Human Values in a World in Transition
Uzbekistan
Kamara Kamalova
The ‘Grande Dame’ Of Central Asian Cinema
Zulfikar Mussakov
Humour in the Absence of Hope and Laughter
Yusuf Razikov
The Unfair Battle of the Sexes
Film Credits
Selected Bibliography
Review Quotes
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