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Boris Svetlov is a Director born on 1880 at Orenburg (Russie)

Boris Svetlov

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Birth 1880 (145 years) at Orenburg (Russie)

Boris Svetlov was a Russian film director and actor who worked in the Azerbaijani cinema in the mid to late 1910s and Lenfilm Studio in 1919-1926.

He directed the 1917 film The Cloth Peddler.

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Filmography of Boris Svetlov (2 films)

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The Cloth Peddler
Directed by Boris Svetlov
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Ahmed Agdamski, Mirzəağa Əliyev, Huseyngulu Sarabski
Rating69% 3.4616553.4616553.4616553.4616553.461655
Set in Baku at the turn of the 20th century, a young successful businessman Asgar (Huseynqulu Sarabski) wishes to marry. He wants his bride to be the choice of his heart, however, Azerbaijani tradition restricted him from communicating with the lady as a lover before marriage. So Asgar decides to disguise himself as a mere cloth peddler and the young woman Guelchoehra (Ahmed Aghdamski) falls in love with him. However, she is concerned that her father, Soltan bey (Alakbar Huseynzade) will not allow her to marry a cloth peddler. Young Asgar then reveals himself to her father and asks for her hand in marriage. Seeing that he is indeed a wealthy young man, the father agrees and the two are permitted to marry.
In the Kingdom of Oil and Millions
Directed by Boris Svetlov
Genres Drama
Themes Environmental films, Documentary films about environmental issues, Documentary films about technology
Rating66% 3.3081253.3081253.3081253.3081253.308125
Baku in the beginning of the 20th century, everyday life of Baku millionaires and life of workers, who earned their living with hard work in oilfields are shown in the film. Events in the film are unrolled against the background of Jalil’s destiny (performed by V.A.Lenin). Poor Jalil, who grew rich accidentally and became a rich oilman, became friends with Lutfali bey (performed by Huseyn Arablinski) - millionaire and oil magnate. Friendship with this person led Jalil not only to bankruptcy, but also to his total abolition. Unpreparedness of the poor man, who reached up to bourgeois life of the millionaire, is ended tragically.