Shaken Aimanov

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Shaken Kenzhetaevich Aimanov (Kazakh: Шәкен Кенжетайұлы Айманов; born 15 October 1914 – 23 December 1970; Bayanaul) was a Soviet (Kazakh) film director, screenwriter, actor. He is considered to be the father of Kazakh cinematography, as well as an iconic film director and actor. He directed eleven films between 1954 and 1970. Aimanov was born in Bayanaul, Russian Empire (now Kazakhstan) in 1914. He studied at the Kazakh Institute of Education in Semipalatinsk (now Semey) from 1931 to 1933. He began his acting career at the Kazakh Theater of Drama in Alma-Ata in 1933. Vivid social and psychological characteristics are inherent in his art. His best roles include Akhan Seri in Akhan Seri and Aktokty by Gabit Musirepov, Isatai in Isatai and Makhambet by Akhinzhanov, Kobylandy Batyr in Kobylandy by Mukhtar Auezov, Kodar in Kozy Korpesh and Bayan Sulu by Gabit Musirepov, Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare, and Tikhon in The Storm by Alexander Ostrovsky. He also worked as a director and from 1947 to 1951 was chief director at the Kazakh Theater of Drama. Working in films since 1940, as both an actor and a director, Aimanov played Zhambyl in the film of the same name and directed the 1958 film Our Dear Doctor, among others. He was a deputy of the fourth and seventh convocations of the Supreme Soviet of the Kazakh SSR. In 1963 he was a member of the jury at the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival.[5] In 1952, he received the Stalin Prize for his work in the theater, and in 1968 he received the State Prize of the Kazakh SSR. He has been awarded the Order of Lenin and the Order of the Red Banner of Labour. The Kazakhfilm, where Aimanov worked as a film director, was named after him in 1984. The Shaken's Stars International Film Festival was held in 2013 to support and help young artists and filmmakers.

Most Popular Shaken Aimanov Trailers

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Songs of Abai Trailer (1946)

20 January 1946

The screen adaptation of the novel "Abai" by Mukhtar Auezov recreates the story of prominent Kazakh poet and philosopher Abay Kunanbayev.

The End of Ataman Trailer (1970)

01 January 1970

A Kazakh spy thriller: In 1921, at the height of the civil war, a Soviet officer is assigned to kill the ataman Dutov, a White collaborator.

Angel Wearing Tubeteika Trailer (1969)

21 August 1969

Taylak is a kind teacher of geography. People call him "Angel in a tubeteika, a traditional Central Asian skull cap," for his kind caring personality and also because he never parts with his traditional skull cap.

Zhambyl Trailer (1953)

25 May 1953

The film tells about the life and work of the famous singer of the Kazakh people akyn Dzhambul Dzhabayev.

Once and for a Lifetime Trailer (1977)

01 August 1977

The first post-revolutionary years in Kazakhstan, the period of formation of Soviet power. More than once, the bandits tried to deal with the singer of the people, the poet Erken, but could not silence him.

Here We Live Trailer (1956)

01 August 1956

1954. The first detachment of young virgin lands arrives in the remote Kazakh steppe. The old forester Bulanbai warns the guys about the difficulties, but the youth boldly gets to work.

Our Kind Doctor Trailer (1958)

12 June 1958

Doctor Lavrov is a head physician at one of the health resorts in Kazakhstan. He is known for his kindness and compassion towards his patients.

Daughter of the Steppes Trailer (1954)

01 January 1954

The first years of Soviet power. The rich Aktanbai decides to steal his flocks abroad. However, only the shepherd Malbagar knows the secret paths in the mountains.

Crossroads Trailer (1963)

01 March 1963

The film tells about the ambulance doctor Galia Ismailova, her worries and joys.

A Poem About Love Trailer (1954)

10 May 1954

A film based on the Kazakh epic poem of the XIII-XIV century. The film tells about the founders of Sarybay and Karabay, who, due to circumstances, violate the oath given to each other to seal their blood-tied friendship.

Gunshot at the Mountain Pass Trailer (1968)

01 April 1968

About the Kirghiz aristocracy's attempt to battle the influx of Russian merchants in pre-Revolution days.

Golden Horn Trailer (1948)

01 August 1948

High in the mountains of the Trans-Ili Alatau there is an experimental station of the Kazakh Institute of Animal Husbandry.

The Land of Our Fathers Trailer (1966)

01 March 1966

An old man decides to find the body of his son, a Kazakh soldier who died fighting somewhere in Russia, to bury him in the land of his ancestors.

Song Calls Trailer (1961)

01 August 1961

In the center of the plot of the film is the fate of a young girl Aigul. She works well in the collective farm fields, acts as a leader of the youth, dreams of creating her own folk theater in her native collective farm.

Aksak Kulan Trailer (1968)

01 January 1968

This film is based on a Kazakh legend which tells about the story of dombra

At the Foot of Naizatas Trailer (1969)

01 August 1969

The prototypes of the heroes of this TV movie were the residents of the state farm named after him. Toraighyrova.

Rajchan Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

About the emancipation of Kazakh women under Soviet rule.

In One District Trailer (1961)

29 July 1961

About the secretary of the district committee of the party, Sabyr Bayanov, who at the beginning of his work deservedly won the authority and respect of people, and then, having become arrogant, he lost his sense of responsibility and turned into a bureaucrat.

The Road of Life Trailer (1959)

01 August 1959

The train goes to Moscow. In the same carriage with the railway workers who are going to the meeting, there is a Chinese writer collecting material for his future novel about the people of Soviet Kazakhstan.

Beardless Deceiver Trailer (1965)

17 December 1965

Aldar Kose is not a name, but a nickname. Aldar means deceiver, Kos - beardless. And what was the name of this man in fact, and whether he lived at all, no one will say for sure.

White Rose Trailer (1943)

01 August 1943

The granddaughter of the old man Jagpara Sabira is beautiful, spoiled, cunning. Several young men immediately fall in love with her.

Wings of Song Trailer (1966)

01 August 1966

Bai Nurtaza hopes to find in the young poet, ambitious and not indifferent to female beauty, a loyal ally in the fight against the Soviet government.