Film 1995

The Bat

Cinema, desire and death blur into one another.

Country collection
Azerbaijan
Original title
Yarasa
Director
Ayaz Salayev
Year
1995

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Story, without spoilers

A young woman moves between an older professor and a man whose past is obscure. Their attraction unfolds around the light and darkness of a cinema, where art, desire and the possibility of death become inseparable.

Context & recognition

Ayaz Salayev’s 1995 Azerbaijani first feature appears in the archives of the Festival des 3 Continents and Premiers Plans.

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