Movie

Magnificent Dreamer

1977 · 75 min

A quiet, slow village drama about wounded pride and restless ambition, unfolding gently with a melancholy undertow beneath its outwardly peaceful surface.

Directed by: Ravil Batyrov
Genres: Drama

Overview: Doctor Hassan and his wife Tamila live in one of the villages. Their life flows quietly and outwardly peacefully, and no one even suspects that Hassan has long been whetted by a worm of wounded pride — he is offended that his wife's relatives consider him a loser. Hassan dreams of proving the opposite to them. His dreams are supported by a local French teacher who managed to move to Tashkent and find a prestigious job there at Intourist, One day one of Hassan's patients suggests that he start breeding rabbits.

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Directed by: Ravil Batyrov
Genres: Drama

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Tone
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
class
ambition
family
Places: countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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