Maftuningman
| Maftuningman/Мафтунингман | |
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 A poster in Ukrainian | |
| Directed by | A. Akbarho'jayev |
| Written by | Turob To'la Mikhail Melkumov |
| Produced by | Yo'ldosh A'zamov |
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| Edited by | Kh. Umarova |
| Music by | I. Akbarov, M. Burkhonov, M. Leviyev |
Production company | Uzbekfilm (Ўзбекфильм) |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | Uzbek SSR |
| Language | Uzbek |
Maftuningman (Delighted by You) (Template:Lang-uz) (Template:Lang-ru) is a 1958 black-and-white Uzbek musical/comedy produced by Yo'ldosh A'zamov (1909-1985).[1] Maftuningman is the first Uzbek comedy and is considered to be one of the greatest Uzbek films of all time.[2] Maftuningman depicts many interesting aspects of the Uzbek culture and life in Soviet kolkhozes.
Plot
The movie tells the story of two filmmakers seeking talented people for acting in a musical entitled Maftuningman (Delighted by You). One of the filmmakers travels to different parts of the Uzbek SSR in search of potential actors. Wherever he goes he meets exceptionally talented people and hears about other gifted people in different parts of the country. The actors for the movie were in fact chosen in this way from different parts of Uzbekistan.
Music
Almost all of the songs featured in Maftuningman became immensely popular and remain so today. Many Uzbeks know by heart the songs from this movie. The songs "Do`ppi tikdim" ("I've Made a Hat"), "Go`zal Toshkеnt" ("Beautiful Tashkent"), "Maftun bo`ldim" ("Delighted by You"), and "Sartarosh" ("Barber") are all-time favorites of Uzbeks.
References
- ^ A. M. Prokhorov, ed. (2009). "Yuldash Agzamov". Great Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Russian). Saint Petersburg: Great Russian Encyclopedia.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters:|month=and|coauthors=(help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ Ganjazoda, Zеbo. ""Maftuningman" - Interesting Events and Beautiful Faces (In Uzbek)". Mashur.uz. Retrieved 19 February 2012.