It’s New Year’s, and just as in the United States people are watching Love Actually It’s A Wonderful Life on repeat, here in Kyrgyzstan as across the former Soviet Union, people are watching a charming film from 1976 called “Ирония судьбы, или С лёгким паром!” which literally translates to “The Irony Of Fate, Or Enjoy Your Bath!” Continue reading “Sovietski Holiday Movie Night: “The Irony Of Fate””
Given that I’ve just won a trip back to the United States for this blog, it seems somewhat fitting that my next Kyrgyzstani Movie Night should be for one of the most famous and charming movies to come out of Kyrgyzstan in the past few years: Salam, New York! Continue reading “Kyrgyzstani Movie Night: “Salam, New York””
I’m really excited to share with you a short Kyrgyz film that is taking the short film circuit by storm this year. It’s called Seide, and it was written, directed, and produced by the incomparable Elnura Osmonalieva, a FLEX alumnus and current NYU MFA student who has a true gift for stunning visual storytelling. Let’s take a look. Continue reading “Kyrgyzstani Movie Night: Seide”
UPDATE: The film’s producer (Altysh Film) recently uploaded the full film to YouTube with English subtitles! You can watch it here.
Kyrgyzstan’s cinema is not the most famous in the world. Its films only rarely garner international attention, but those that do are striking and extremely unique. In a new occasional feature, I’ll be blogging about some of Kyrgyzstan’s most famous films, and how you can watch them at home. First up: Kurmanjan Datka: Queen Of The Mountains. Continue reading “Kyrgyzstani Movie Night: “Kurmanjan Datka: Queen Of The Mountains””
