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The Bat

1995 · 80 min

A quiet, contemplative chamber piece where early cinema becomes a shared language between three lives, unfolding with gentle melancholy and intellectual warmth.

Overview
In a Azerbaijan, in the beginning of this century, the first films made in the history of cinema are shown.The characters meet each other in a room. Three characters who will witness the linking up of their destinies through their common love for this new captivating art.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • love
  • identity
  • memory
  • friendship
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Ayaz Salayev
Written by
Ayaz Salayev, Kamal Aslanov
Starring
Mariya Lipkina, Rasim Balayev, Tolib Hamidov, Sevil Rasulova, David Imanov, Mammadhuseyn Mehdizadeh, Rovshan Isakh, Rufat Asadov
Cinematography
Baghir Rafiyev
Runtime
80 min
Country
Azerbaijan
Languages
Azerbaijani, Russian

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