Tradition and New Trends: The Film-Portrait Genre in Uzbek Documentary Cinema of a New Era
Keywords:
newsreel, biographical film, documentary, interview, monologue, screen journalism, cinematic portrayalAbstract
This article analyses the development trends of the film-portrait genre in Uzbek documentary cinema in the post-independence period. In particular, the study examines the work of directors in this genre, the ideological and aesthetic characteristics of the films produced, their dramaturgical structure, and the methods of employing modern cinematic visualisation techniques. Particular attention is also paid to the issue of expressing social processes through individual destinies in film portraits.
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