Bulat-Batir
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Bulat-Batır or Bulat-batyr (Russian
: Була́т-Баты́р, Tatar
: بولات باتر) is a 1927
silent film
, believed to be the first Tatar film and probably the only Tatar full-length feature silent film
. The film was shot mostly in Kazan
, and the Kazan Kremlin
was one of its stills. The film is devoted to the Pugachev rebellion and its alternative name is Pugachyovshchina .
The story was written by Abdraxman Şakirov, a young Communist from Agryz
and the script was written by Natan Zarhi, a Soviet scenario writer.
village celebrates the Sabantuy
festival. Orthodox monks accompanied by soldiers appear to forcibly baptize the population of the village. Locals resist and soldiers commit a punitive action. The wife of peasant Bulat is killed by soldiers, his son Asfan is carried off. Bulat stays alone with another son, Asma. 15 years after Bulat and Asma joined the Pugachev rebellion and Bulat became famous as a defender of paupers. But his son Asfan, who was reared among nobles, received a commission and led a punitive force directed to suppress a rebellion in his motherland.
one White émigré Antonov-Ivanov managed to climb to the film projector and to destroy that copy of the film.
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
: Була́т-Баты́р, Tatar
Yaña imlâ
Yaña imlâ was a modified variant of Arabic script that was in use for the Tatar language in 1920–1927. The orthographical reform modified İske imlâ, abolishing excess Arabic letters, adding letters for short vowels e, ı, ö, o. Some diacritic, that looked like comma was used to designate the vowel...
: بولات باتر) is a 1927
1927 in film
-Events:*January 10 - Fritz Lang's science-fiction fantasy Metropolis premieres in Germany.*April 7 - Abel Gance's Napoleon often considered his best known and greatest masterpiece, premiers at the Paris Opéra and would demonstrate techniques and equipment that would not be used for years to...
silent film
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
, believed to be the first Tatar film and probably the only Tatar full-length feature silent film
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
. The film was shot mostly in Kazan
Kazan
Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the...
, and the Kazan Kremlin
Kazan Kremlin
The Kazan Kremlin is the chief historic citadel of Tatarstan, situated in the city of Kazan. It was built on behest of Ivan the Terrible on the ruins of the former castle of Kazan khans...
was one of its stills. The film is devoted to the Pugachev rebellion and its alternative name is Pugachyovshchina .
The story was written by Abdraxman Şakirov, a young Communist from Agryz
Agryz
Agryz is a town and the administrative center of Agryzsky District of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the Izh River , east of Kazan. Population:...
and the script was written by Natan Zarhi, a Soviet scenario writer.
Plot
In the 18th century, a small TatarVolga Tatars
The Volga Tatars are the largest subgroup of the Tatars, native to the Volga region.They account for roughly six out of seven million Tatars worldwide....
village celebrates the Sabantuy
Sabantuy
Sabantuy is a Tatar and Idel-Uralian summer festival, that dates back to the Volga Bulgarian epoch. At first Sabantuy was a festival of farmers in rural areas, but it later became a national holiday and now is widely celebrated in the cities...
festival. Orthodox monks accompanied by soldiers appear to forcibly baptize the population of the village. Locals resist and soldiers commit a punitive action. The wife of peasant Bulat is killed by soldiers, his son Asfan is carried off. Bulat stays alone with another son, Asma. 15 years after Bulat and Asma joined the Pugachev rebellion and Bulat became famous as a defender of paupers. But his son Asfan, who was reared among nobles, received a commission and led a punitive force directed to suppress a rebellion in his motherland.
Critical reception
It is known that after the premiere in GermanyGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
one White émigré Antonov-Ivanov managed to climb to the film projector and to destroy that copy of the film.