- Dogmatic criticism has condemned brilliant and gifted pictures of the most diverse genre. Let us recall the debate over the unusual adaptation of "Navoi" at the end of the 1930's and the critical articles in the press directed toward the creators of the interesting films about modern times and about the dista…
- Ali Khamraev - Born: 19 May 1937 in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union (now Uzbekistan). A prominent director of the Soviet thaw generation, Khamraev's films resonate with the artistic adventurousness and intellectual curiosity of his sixties contemporaries Tarkovsky and Parajanov. After graduating from VGIK in 1961, he…