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Klara Yusupzhanova

Klara Yusupzhanova

Acting

Biography

Klara Yusupzhanova was a Soviet Kyrgyz actress and documentary filmmaker.

Known For

The First Teacher
5.4

Dyuishen is assigned to the mountainous Kirghiz region of Central Asia by the Young Communist League after he is discharged from the Red Army. It is 1923 and the Civil war has ended. The former soldier becomes a teacher, bringing the Leninist doctrine to the remote Moslem area where elders did not allow children to go to school. He falls in love with one of his students, but the young woman is sold by her father to a wealthy chieftain.

The First Teacher

1965
The Apple of My Eye
N/A

The death of their exceptional father shakes the Shatmanov family to its core, forcing them to reflect on the past and future. Erkin, who has built a life in Moscow, faces criticism from relatives who see him as having betrayed his roots. Yet his love and work keep him tied to the city. This film delves into the inner struggles of a modern man torn between duty and belonging.

The Apple of My Eye

1976
The Chronicle of the Night
7.0

A plane bound for Africa ends up in the hands of hired killers. Their goal is to prevent the Soviet doctor from getting to Lega, where he is to operate on the leader of the liberation movement.

The Chronicle of the Night

1973
Heat
4.9

An idealistic high school graduate goes to work on a state farm on the Kyrgyz steppe, only to clash with its authoritarian leader.

Heat

1963
The Most Obedient
N/A

The life of a thoughtful eighteen year old girl in a rural Kirghiz village.

The Most Obedient

1966
Three Days in July
N/A

Although they used to be a couple, time has changed everything for Alym and Salima. Seeing how happy she is without him, Alym realizes he might be a failure.

Three Days in July

1978
The Prayer
N/A

In 1920s' Kyrgyzstan, the lives of three people intertwine over the course of a fateful night.

The Prayer

1965
The Shepherd and the Fog
N/A

A documentary on the life of Kyrgyz shepherds.

The Shepherd and the Fog

1980
The Valley and Its People
N/A

An inside look at life in the Alay Valley, a dry and picturesque expanse in southern Kyrgyzstan.

The Valley and Its People

1987
No image
N/A

The parable of a simple watering Bot, who discovered the gift of an artist. Real creativity brings its own joys and its own torments...

Gift

1974
The City
N/A

A lyrical film essay on the city of Bishkek (then named Frunze) in the early 1980s.

The City

1982
Klara
N/A

The documentary explores the life of Klara Yusupzhanova, celebrated actress-turned-director, through the perspectives of her colleagues, husband, and daughter, unfolding in three parts: her acting career, her journey as a filmmaker, and her unfinished project, "Aeroplane."

Klara

2024
A Tiger Has Killed Two Cows on the Jailoo
N/A

A resplendent documentary about the ancient art of carpet weaving, the poetics of carpet patterns, and their spiritual and national significance for Kyrgyz people.

A Tiger Has Killed Two Cows on the Jailoo

1984
Hello, Jailoo!
N/A

A film about the life of herders and shepherds on summer distant pastures, known as the jailoo. It tells the story of people in a demanding profession, which gives the film a distinctive national flavor.

Hello, Jailoo!

1977