Bazaarov Gennady Sadyrovich
Film director. Honored Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR (1974). Born on May 14, 1942, in the village of At-Bashi, At-Bashi District, Naryn Region. After graduating from high school in 1959, he began his professional career at the Frunze Film Studio as a camera assistant, and later as an assistant director on the film "The Pass" by A. Sakharov. His love for cinema and thirst for knowledge led G. Bazaarov to the directing faculty of VGIK in 1961, where he studied in the workshop of Yakov Alexandrovich Segel. His course works "Prayer" (1964) and "Pause" (1965) revealed the extraordinary talent of the young director. In his diploma film "Mother's Field" (1967)—an adaptation of the famous novella by Ch. Aitmatov—G. Bazaarov's civic maturity and artistic independence became apparent.
Subsequently, the young director boldly tried his hand in various genres: adventure—"Ambush" (1969), lyrical comedy—"Street" (1972), artistic-documentary "Tale of Art" (1974), psychological drama—"The Eye of the Needle" (1976), chamber film novellas "Blue Jays" (1970) and "Mistake" (1977), historical-revolutionary film narrative "Kanybek" (1978).
The film "Street" showed that Bazaarov is inclined not only towards tragedy. The film is conceived and executed by the director as a lyrical drama with comedic elements. The director managed to convey to the audience the feeling of today's Kyrgyzstan and today's youth. This feeling permeates all the scenes and all the characters he brought to the screen.
In the films "Tale of Art" and "The Eye of the Needle," as well as in "Street," the focus is on what is born of time. The narration in "Tale," written by Ch. Aitmatov, is rich not only in information about the stages of development of Kyrgyz art but is also filled with lively thought, diverse as reality itself, subtle and convincing, like the truth itself.
However, having chosen the words of Ch. Aitmatov as the core of the documentary film, the director made considerable efforts to avoid merely illustrating them.
"The Eye of the Needle" is a remarkable phenomenon not only for G. Bazaarov's work. By telling about the scientific and technical intelligentsia, the film introduced a new, yet quite overdue theme into Kyrgyz cinema. There are many interesting people in the republic working in science and technology. Their thoughts and concerns attracted the director's attention. However, he least wanted to create a "shop" film limited to the framework of a specific profession. G. Bazaarov placed at the center the problem of the contemporary individual's responsibility to themselves and society. According to the logic of the director's conception, personal happiness is inextricably linked to communist ideals. Happy is the one who is needed by people, who dedicates their entire life to their beloved cause.
In 1976, thirteen years after "Prayer," G. Bazaarov again shot a short film. He chose the literary basis for it from the novella "Mistake" by M. Baidzhiev. The appeal to the work of this unique writer, who occupies a special place in Kyrgyz prose and drama, was not accidental. G. Bazaarov likes many aspects of M. Baidzhiev's works, primarily their ideological and artistic orientation, and the analysis of serious moral problems. However, the film does not literally follow the novella "Mistake." It significantly argues with it. G. Bazaarov opened up the circle of family and personal relationships that narrowed the world of M. Baidzhiev's heroes.
Immediately after "Mistake," the director decided to bring the first book of the novel "Kanybek" by K. Jantošev to the screen. The task was quite challenging. Together with the screenwriter K. Omurkulov, the director removed folkloric motifs from the plot. Instead, scenes and episodes were added that historically accurately depicted the pre-revolutionary situation in Kyrgyzstan. Compared to the book, the scale of events was reduced.
Member of the Union of Cinematographers of the USSR since 1908.
BOOKS, ARTICLES, REVIEWS
Such a young world.— "Soviet Culture," November 1, 1974.
Secrets of mastery (about young filmmakers of Kyrgyzstan).— "Evening Frunze," August 4, 1975.
Confirming the right.— "Komsomolets of Kyrgyzstan," November 4, 1976.
Education in creativity.— "Propagandist and Agitator of Kyrgyzstan," 1977, No. 2, p. 18.
Loyalty to the mother.— "Komsomolets of Kyrgyzstan," April 2, 1977.
Fates are concise, fates are complex.— "Evening Frunze," June 27, 1977.
WORKS ON THE DIRECTOR'S CREATIVITY
Artyukhov O. "Mother's Field."— "Soviet Kyrgyzstan," August 9, 1966.
Artyukhov O. Lessons of "Ambush."— "Komsomolets of Kyrgyzstan," February 12, 1970.
Artyukhov O. Four steps to the horizon.— "Literary Kyrgyzstan," 1972, No. 1, pp. 86-90.
Artyukhov O. Steps to art.— Collection "On the Wings of Cinema." F., "Kyrgyzstan," 1974, pp. 5-18.
Artyukhov O. "The Eye of the Needle."— "Evening Frunze," July 12, 1975.
Artyukhov O. Steps to the horizon (film director Gennady Bazaarov).— Collection "Cinema of Soviet Kyrgyzstan." M., "Art," 1979, pp. 233-243.
Ashimov K. The screen of Kyrgyzstan tells. M., Bureau of Propaganda of Soviet Cinematography, 1976, pp. 47-48, 59-61.
Belobrov V. "The Eye of the Needle."— "Komsomolets of Kyrgyzstan," July 26, 1976.
Bokonbaev S. In the flow of time.— "Soviet Kyrgyzstan," July 20, 1976.
Borov A. A film about a woman.— "Soviet Kyrgyzstan," March 8, 1968.
Budantseva R. My peers.— "Soviet Culture," June 13, 1968.
Vartanov A. Untapped opportunities.— "Soviet Screen," 1970, No. 2, p. 3.
Zhuchkov Yu. The premiere is coming soon.— "Komsomolets of Kyrgyzstan," March 14, 1978.
Ivanova V. Keep your home.— "Soviet Screen," 1977, No. 5, pp. 3-4.
Ivanova V. On your own land.— Collection "Spring Call." M., "Young Guard," 1978, No. 8, pp. 145-158.
Kabo L. What if this is not love? — "Soviet Screen," 1973, No. 22, pp. 2-3.
Kladо I. A story instead of reflections.— "Soviet Screen," 1968, No. 5, p. 5.
Komarov A. Modernity on the screen.— "Soviet Kyrgyzstan," April 13, 1976.
Lordkipanidze I. "Ambush."— "Satellite of the Moviegoer," 1970, No. 1, pp. 10-11.
Lyndina E. "The Eye of the Needle."— "Soviet Screen," 1976, No. 2, p. 19.
Markova F. An incident at the border.— "Soviet Cinema," January 17, 1970.
Sobolev R. "The Eye of the Needle."— "Satellite of the Moviegoer," 1977, No. 6, pp. 8-9.
Shershenov A. "Kanybek" — on the screen.— "Evening Frunze," January 26, 1979.