Huseyn Ali oghlu Seyidzadeh () (15 October 1910,

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– 2 June 1979,

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) was an Azerbaijani film director.

Life and career

Huseyn Seyidzadeh was born to a family of a merchant in the city of Yerevan (then part of the

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, now the capital of

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). He fled the city with his family in 1918 and settled first in

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, and then in

. In 1936 Seyidzadeh graduated from the

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having been taught by prominent

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film directors such as

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and

Lev Kulidzhanov Lev Aleksandrovich Kulidzhanov (19 March 192417 February 2002, also Lev Aleksandri Kulijanyan) was a Soviet and Armenian film director, screenwriter and professor at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. He was the head of the Union of Cin ...

. He later worked at

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. Seyidzadeh directed his first film in 1943, with Leyla Badirbeyli in the leading role. This propaganda film entitled ''Ayna'' reflected on the themes of patriotism and heroism and was dedicated to the ongoing

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.Directors: Huseyn Seyidzadeh
''Azeriart.net'' In 1956, Seyidzadeh directed one of the most famous and successful cinematographic pieces in the history of Azerbaijani movie industry. The film ''O olmasin, bu olsun'' ("If Not This One, Then That One"), based on the 1910 operetta by

Uzeyir Hajibeyov Uzeyir bey Abdulhuseyn bey oghlu Hajibeyov (18 September 188523 November 1948) was an Azerbaijanis, Azerbaijani composer, musicologist and teacher. He is recognized as the father of Azerbaijani classical music. He composed the music of the Az� ...

and set in the Imperial Russia, criticized backward traditions and celebrated emerging modern lifestyles. The movie was translated into many languages and within the next 3 years was shown in over 40 countries. In Azerbaijan, Huseyn Seyidzadeh is renowned for creating popular films such as ''Dali Kur'' ("The Mad Kura", 1969), ''Gayinana'' ("Mother-in-law", 1978), etc.

References

External links

Photo Essay: Mashadi Ibad
Seyidzadeh's ''If Not This One, Then That One''. ''Azerbaijan International''. Autumn 1997 (5.3) {{DEFAULTSORT:Seyidzadeh, Huseyn Armenian Azerbaijanis Film people from Yerevan Azerbaijani film directors Soviet film directors Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography alumni 1910 births 1979 deaths