Hojaguly Narliyev ( tk, link=no, Hojaguly Narliýew; born 21 January 1937 in

Ashkhabad Ashgabat or Asgabat ( tk, Aşgabat, ; fa, عشق‌آباد, translit='Ešqābād, formerly named Poltoratsk ( rus, Полтора́цк, p=pəltɐˈratsk) between 1919 and 1927), is the capital and the largest city of Turkmenistan. It lies ...

, Turkmen SSR, USSR), also known as Khodzhakuli Narliev, is a Turkmen film director, actor, screenwriter, and producer, and the first secretary of the Film Union of Turkmenistan. Narliev graduated from Moscow's

Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (russian: Всероссийский государственный институт кинематографии имени С. А. Герасимова, meaning ''All-Russian State Institute of Cinemat ...

(VGIK) in 1960. His first film of note was working with director

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on ''The Competition'' in 1963, a notable film in the development of Turkmen national cinema. He garnered critical acclaim for his 1972 film '' Nevestka'' (''Daughter-in-Law'') which is considered to be "the film that put Turkmen film on the map" and the most important film in Turkmen cinema. Narliyev's movies typically deal with issues surrounding women in Soviet society and

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. As an actor, Narliyev appeared in '' Kto byl nichem...'' (1974), '' Kogda zhenshchina osedlaet konya'' (1974), '' Derevo Dzhamal'' (1981) (also directed and wrote) and '' Nichevo ne sluchilos''' (1989). ''Derevo Dzhamal'' was entered into the

12th Moscow International Film Festival The 12th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 21 July 1981. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Brazilian film ''O Homem que Virou Suco'' directed by João Batista de Andrade, the Vietnamese film '' The Abandoned Field: Free Fi ...

. Actress

Maya-Gozel Aimedova Maya-Gozel Aymedova ( tk, link=no, Maýa-Gözel Aýmedowa; born 28 May 1941 in Ashkhabad, Turkmen SSR, USSR), also known as Maya-Gozel Aimedova, is a Turkmen actress. Her most famous role is in the 1972 film '' Nevestka'' (''Daughter-in-Law''). Fi ...

won the award for Best Actress, and he received a Golden Prize nomination.

Filmography

;As director * ''

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(1963) * ''

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'' (1972) * '' Jamal's tree'' (1981) *'' Karakumy, 45 v teni'' (1982) *'' Fragi - parted with happiness'' (1984) *''

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'' (1990)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Narliev, Khodzhakuli Turkmenistan film directors Turkmenistan male film actors Turkmenistan screenwriters 20th-century Turkmenistan writers 1937 births Living people People from Ashgabat Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography alumni Soviet male film actors Soviet film directors Turkmenistan male actors 21st-century Turkmenistan writers 20th-century Turkmenistan male actors 21st-century Turkmenistan actors