Eldar Quliyev (January 18, 1941 – April 16, 2021) was a

Soviet The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...

and

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i film director, screenwriter, and actor.

Biography

Eldar was the son of composer and pianist Tofig Guliyev. He studied at the

Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, officially the S. A. Gerasimov All-Russian University of Cinematography (, meaning ''All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography named after S. A. Gerasimov''), a.k.a. VGIK, is a film school in Moscow, ...

from 1960 to 1966, where he was taught by Sergei Gerasimov. He then began working for the film studio Azerbaijanfilm in 1967, where he directed fictional films and documentaries. He also became a professor of cinematography at the

Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts (ASUCA; ) was founded in 1923 on the basis of the Baku Theatrical College. It is Azerbaijan's main state-funded institution of higher education in performing arts. Background Azerbaijan State Univers ...

. That year, he directed his first short film, titled '. His best known films include '' Babek'' and '. Eldar Quliyev died in

Baku Baku (, ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Azerbaijan, largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and in the Caucasus region. Baku is below sea level, which makes it the List of capital ci ...

on 16 April 2021 at the age of 80.

Filmography

*''Bir cənub şəhərində'' (1969) *''Var olun, qızlar...'' (1972) *''Səmt küləy'' (1975) *' (1976) *' (1977) *''Babek'' (1979) *''Nizami'' (1982) *''Gümüşgöl əfsanəsi'' (1985) *''Burulğan'' (1987) *' (1989) *' (1992) *' (2005) *' (2005) *' (2006) *' (2010) *' (2013)

Awards

* (1976) * (1978) *

Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour () was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to the Soviet state and society in the fields of production, science, culture, literature, the arts, education, sports ...

(1980) *

People's Artiste of the Azerbaijan SSR The People's Artiste of the Azerbaijan SSR () was an honorary title awarded from 1931 to 1991 (and active from 1928 to 1991), it was granted to artistes of the Azerbaijan SSR for their contributions to the development of Azerbaijani culture in th ...

(1982) *

Shohrat Order Shohrat Order (), translated as ''Order of Glory'', is an award presented by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. History and status The order was created by the Decree No. 757 of the President of Azerbaijan, Heydar Aliyev and ratified ...

(2001) * Sharaf Order (2011) * Honorary Diploma of President (2016) * (2018) *

Istiglal Order Istiglal Order (), is the highest supreme order of the Republic of Azerbaijan, along with Heydar Aliyev Order. presented by the president of the Republic of Azerbaijan. ''Istiglal'' translates to Sovereignty in Azerbaijani. History and statu ...

(2021)

References

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