Hasan Seyidbeyli (Azerbaijani: Həsən Mehdi oğlu Seyidbəyli) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani writer, dramatist, screenwriter, film director, and People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (23.12.1976).[1][2]
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 Plaque on building where Azerbaijani film director and writer Hasan Seyidbeyli lived in Baku | |
| Born | 22 December 1920 Baku, Azerbaijan SSR |
| Died | 25 June 1980 (aged 59) Baku, Azerbaijan SSR |
| Occupation | film director, screenwriter and cinematographer |
| Citizenship | Soviet |
Biography edit
Hasan Seyidbeyli was born on December 22, 1920, in Baku, the Azerbaijan SSR. In 1938-1939, he studied at Leningrad Institute of Film Directors. In 1942, his literary activity began. In 1943, he continued his education on the director faculty of the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (with S.Eisenstein and G.Kozintsev).[3]
Hasan Seyidbeyli is the author of such screenplays as To my dear nation (1954), Under the sultry sky (1957), On distant shores (1958), Soviet Azerbaijan, and Perfection.
He is the author of screenplays and director of films such as Telephonist girl (1962), Why are you silent? (1962), Find the girl (1970), and Value of happiness (1976).
Hasan Seyidbeyli is the director of “Nesimi”, which was awarded the first-place prize at the VII All-Union Festival in Baku.
From 1963 to 1980, he was the chairman of Azerbaijan Union of Filmmakers. Hasan Seyidbeyli died on June 25, 1980, in Baku.
Filmography edit
| Year | Film | Director |
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| 1947 | From Baku to Goy Gol | 
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| 1949 | Large way |
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| 1949 | In summer cottages of Quba and Tartarchay valley |
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| 1954 | To my dear nation |
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| 1957 | Under the sultry sky |
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| 1958 | On distant shores |
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| 1960 | Dishonestly earned money |
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| 1960 | A road incident |
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| 1962 | Telephonist girl |
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| 1963 | Island of miracles |
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| 1964 | Force of gravity |
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| 1966 | Gipsy girl |
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| 1966 | Why are you silent? |
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| 1969 | Our teacher Jebish |
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| 1970 | Find the girl |
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| 1972 | Soviet Azerbaijan |
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| 1973 | Nesimi |
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| 1974 | Pages of life |
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| 1976 | The clouds are our umbrella |
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| 1976 | Concerns for happiness |
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| 1979 | Toral and Zeri |
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| 1979 | Perfection |
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| 1980 | Goodbye, my friend |
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| 1980 | His unlucky love | |
| 2002 | Hasan Seyidbeyli-the filmmaker | |
| 2009 | Cinema, living in colors[4] |
Memory edit
A street in Baku is named after Hasan Seyidbeyli.
References edit
- ^ "Сеидбейли Гасан Мехти-оглы". КИНО-ТЕАТР.ru.
- ^ Respublika kino sənəti işçilərinə Azərbaycan SSR fəxri adlarının verilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan SSR Ali Soveti Rəyasət Heyətinin 23 dekabr 1976-cı il tarixli Fərmanı — anl.az
- ^ "Вечер, посвященный 90-летнему юбилею кинорежиссера и народного артиста Азербайджана Гасана Сеидбейли". Музейный Центр Министерства Культуры и Туризма Азербайджанской Pеспублики.
- ^ "Həsən Seyidbəyli". Adam.az.