Structure of the Moment

Arshin Takes a Wife

October 1945 •Azerbaijani

Set in Baku at the turn of the 20th century, a young successful businessman Asgar wishes to marry. He wants his bride to be the choice of his heart, however, Azerbaijani tradition restricted him from communicating with the lady as a lover before marriage. So Asgar decides to disguise himself as a mere cloth peddler and the young woman Gulchohra falls in love with him.

Tahmina

May 1993 •Azerbaijani

This Azerbaijani romantic drama depicts the love affair between Zaur, a man from an affluent family, and Tahmina, a divorced woman doing her best to survive in a conservative society.

The Kidnapping of Groom

October 1985 •Azerbaijani

Being unable to shoot a film about Azerbaijani wedding customs, hopeless director decide to make a film about real wedding event. Though the stubborn father of bride resists approval the plan.

The Dream

January 2001 •Azerbaijani

A young man tells the dream he had about running away with the daughter of chief of police to his grandma. People spread and exaggerate rumors as if it was a real story until it reaches to the chief himself.

Where is Ahmad?

November 1964 •Azerbaijani

When his parents try to marry him to their neighbors' daughter, Ahmad runs away from home and his family try to find him.

The Engagement Ring

May 1991 •Azerbaijani

Moshu’s family and their neighbours go to a seaside motel to spend their summer vacation. Things get awkward after Sara loses her engagement ring.

Ulduz

December 1964 •Azerbaijani

The film is about of village life. After the same name operetta musical comedy.

The Burden

January 1995 •Azerbaijani

The film is about a day of the 19th-20th century famous tycoons from Baku Agha Musa Naghiyev and Hadji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev.

Fortress

June 2008 •Azerbaijani

A drama about a film crew making a movie in an isolated mountain town famous for its ancient fortress, and what happens when the town is threatened by a modern-day foreign invasion.

Wonderful Apples

December 1975 •Azerbaijani

The film is about the gardener who cultivated magic apples which brought luck to people.

Stepmother

December 1958 •Azerbaijani

The film is about the stepmother who tried to be a real mother of a boy. But she could be a real mother only after some difficult events for her and child.

Sevil

July 1970 •Azerbaijani

The film takes place in Baku in 1918-19 and then several years later. The film is based on the opera of the same name by Fikret Amirov. Sevil became the first film opera in the history of Azerbaijani cinema.

Real Friend

December 1959 •Azerbaijani

The film is about two fishermen who went through difficult ordeal during the shipwreck.

In the Fire

December 1978 •Azerbaijani

Historical film about the dramatic event in the southern regions of Azerbaijan during the 1917 Soviet Revolution.

The Telephone Operator

July 1962 •Azerbaijani

The film is about young girl and her first love.

Garden Season

February 1985 •Azerbaijani

Baku's People

June 1938 •Azerbaijani

The film is about the revolution which began bacause of dissemination of Bolshevik ideas among workers.

The Tempestuous Kura

April 1969 •Azerbaijani

After the novel of the same name of I.Shykhly. The film is about new intelligenzia in Azerbaijan at the beginning of the 20th century.

Dağlarda Döyüş

May 1967 •Azerbaijani

The Birthday Party

February 1977 •Azerbaijani

This lyrical psychological film is about true friendship. The characters in the film are contemporaries in of late 1970s Azerbaijan SSR with differing visions of the world, yet sharing true and lasting friendship.