Legendary “Ar??n Mal Alan” to premier in Hollywood

/By AzerNews/

By Sara Rajabova

Azerbaijan’s iconic and world-famous musical comedy film “Ar??n Mal Alan” (Cloth Peddler) will be for the first-time screened in Hollywood.

Azerbaijan's Consulate General in Los Angeles will hold the screening of “Ar??n Mal Alan” in Hollywood on September 19, the Consulate General reported.

The screening will take place at the historic Ricardo Montalban Theater, which is one of the oldest and most renowned movie theaters in Hollywood. Built in 1926, the theater is also known as the first fully-automated cinema.

The Cloth Peddler/Ar??n Mal Alan is a film adaptation of the comic and romantic operetta of the same name, which was composed by the founder of Azerbaijani opera and classical music Uzeyir Hajibeyli and premiered in Azerbaijan in 1913, thus becoming the first operetta in the entire Muslim world.

Shot in 1945 and characterized by witty plot, amazing music, great singing and acting, the film quickly became a box office sensation. It remains an important cultural touchstone across Eurasia and beyond having been distributed in 86 languages and shown in 136 countries. The film is about pure love, women’s rights, and a young couple’s dreams for a modern way of life free of restricting customs.

Over 16 million viewers have seen the movie since its first release. Until today, the film "Arshin mal alan" was shown in 136 countries and dubbed in 86 languages.

In 2013, the film was perfectly remastered and colorized in Hollywood at the initiative and with the support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation of Azerbaijan. The screening in Hollywood will be the first-ever U.S. screening of the remastered and colorized version of this legendary movie.

The show is dedicated to the 130th birthday anniversary of Uzeyir Hajibeyli and 70th anniversary of the film.

A short video clip prepared by Azerbaijan’s Consulate General on this occasion can be watched here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffutsm66pjA

Tickets for show can be obtained at www.cloth.eventbrite.com