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This is the first English-language handbook of the cinema of Central Asia, covering the key films from the Soviet era and independence.
The volume contains ca. 150 entries on individual films, as well as introductions to the film histories of the five republics: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
Introductory chapters highlight the key moments of the cinematic development, film studios and festivals, and production histories for the five Central Asian republics. The entries are written by specialists on the film histories of the republics from US and UK, as well as the republics.
Birgit Beumers is professor emerita in film studies of Aberystwyth University, UK, and holds a research grant on Central Asian cinema at the University of Passau, Germany.
Acknowledgements
Note on Transliteration
Glossary
Introduction
Kazakhstan
The Cinema of Kazakhstan
Film Reviews
Director’s Portraits
Kyrgyzstan
The Cinema in of Kyrgyzstan
Film Reviews
Director’s Portraits
Tajikistan
The Cinema of Tajikistan
Film Reviews
Director’s Portraits
Turkmenistan
The Cinema of Turkmenistan
Film Reviews
Director’s Portraits
Uzbekistan
The Cinema of Uzbekistan
Film Reviews
Director’s Portraits
Notes on Contributors
Filmography
Bibliography / Further Reading