

The film is based on an eponymous novel by Kurban Said, the Azerbaijani immigrant writer. You know, Vladimir Ilyich…let me tell you that you were wrong.

Indeed, it was so cool that at some point I nearly agreed with Vladimir Ilyich Lenin that cinema is the most important art for us.Īnd, naturally, ‘after what had happened between us, I simply had no moral right not to see this movie. Husky director assistants rearranged the crowd, whereas Ali and Nino came out to perform an oriental dance time after time. A scene of the ball at millionaire Zeynalabdin Tagiyev’s place was filmed for three days, days, from sunup to sunset. Frankly speaking, I was surprised at seeing the scope of what was going on there. I got engaged in the process of shooting ‘Ali and Nino’ movie by chance, in the modest capacity of a background actor. There was an incredibly delicious creative atmosphere, and the friends were jealous that you could see real Maria Valverde wearing uggs. But, on the other hand, a real beautiful costume movie was being filmed. In addition, half a hundred of hairpins caused an unbearable headache in the evening. It was February and it was rather cold in a thin evening gown. A tight corset prevented me from drawing a breath, making it obvious why the ladies fainted so often in olden times.
