Leili and Medzhnun (1959)
- Original title
- Лейли и Меджнун
- Directed by
- Gafar Valamat-Zade, Tatyana Berezantseva
- Genre
- ballet film
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A ballet film based on the classic Persian poem about the doomed love of Layla and Majnun. The story follows a young man who goes mad after being separated from his beloved. The dance performances bring the tragedy to life on screen.
poetictragiclyricaletherealromanticvisually stylizedclassical
What happens
«Лейли и Меджнун» — советский фильм 1959 года снятый на киностудии «Таджикфильм» режиссёром Татьяной Березанцевой. Фильм-балет — экранизация обновленной постановки первого таджикского балета по мотивам одноимённой поэмы Низами Гянджеви на музыку Сергея Баласаняна в постановке балетмейстера Гафара Валамат-Заде и балетной труппы Таджикского ордена Ленина театра оперы и балета им. С. Айни. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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