''The Darvish Detonates Paris'' is a 1976

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directed by Shamil Mahmudbeyov and Kamil Rustambeyov. It stars Adil Isgandarov as Hatamkhan agha, Sergei Yursky as Monsieur Jordan, and Mirza Babayev as Darvish Mastali Shah. The film was based on the satirical comedy ''A Story about the Botanist-doctor Monsieur Jordan and the Famous Sorcerer Dervish Mastali Shah'', inspired from true events, by Azerbaijani playwright and poet

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. ''The Darvish Detonates Paris'' is often viewed as one of the most memorable films of

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. It holds an important place in the cultural heritage of Azerbaijan.

Plot

The events take place in the mid-19th century

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Monsieur Jordan visits Karabakh to investigate a number of plant species. After his arrival, he is suggested to visit and stay at the mansion of the wealthy landlord Hatamkhan agha. Although the nephew of Hatamkhan, Shahbaz, was planned to marry the daughter of Hatamkhan, Sharafnisa, after multiple conversations with the family and locals, Monsieur Jordan wants to take Shahbaz with him to

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for a few years and educate him there. Seeing this, Sharafnisa and her mother Shahrabanu hire a sorcerer called Darvish Mastali shah. Darvhish puts on a show for the women, creating with wood a simple miniature town which he claims to be Paris and burning it down and ordering devils and ifrits to destroy real Paris, and at the same moment Jordan knocks at the door shouting that Paris has been destroyed and asks for horses because he has to leave immediately. When asked who destroyed it, he replies: "Devils, ifrits, demons...". He also mentions that king Louis Philippe fled to England, so it can be deduced that he letter informed him about the

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. Afterwards, Monsieur Jordan heads back to Paris but does not take Shahbaz with him because of the urgency of his return.

Cast

* Sergei Yursky as Monsieur Jordan * Adil Isgandarov as Hatamkhan agha * Mirza Babayev as Darvish Mastali shah * Leyla Badirbeyli as Shahrabanu * Anvar Hasanov as Shahbaz * Momunat Gurbanova as Sharafnisa *

Hasanagha Turabov Hasanagha Turabov (, ; 24 March 1938, Baku – 23 February 2003, Baku) was an Azerbaijani and Soviet actor, who starred in leading roles in numerous Azerbaijani films, including '' Yeddi Ogul Isterem'', '' Babek,'' laureate of the State Prize of A ...

as Rashid * Fazil Salayev as Gulamali * Kamil Maharramov as Gambar * Safura Ibrahimova as Sanam

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The Darvish Detonates Paris
on YouTube
A Story about the Botanist-doctor Monsieur Jordan and the Famous Sorcerer Dervish Mastali Shah
in Azerbaijani at Wikisource {{DEFAULTSORT:Darvish Detonates Paris, The 1976 films 1970s musical comedy films 1970s Soviet films 1970s Russian-language films Russian-language musical comedy films Azerbaijani-language films Soviet musical comedy films Soviet-era Azerbaijani films Azerbaijanfilm films

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