FILM DIRECTOR

Dinara Asanova

1942 - 1985

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Dinara Kuldashevna Asanova (Russian: Динара Кулдашевна Асанова; 24 October 1942 – 4 April 1985) was a Kyrgyzstani-Soviet film director and one of the most notable and acclaimed female filmmakers of the late Soviet Union. She is best known for her films Woodpeckers Don't Get Headaches (1975) and Tough Kids or Boys (Patsany) (1983). Although she was not very well known in the West, Asanova was popular in the USSR. Her career spans over 25 years, ending with her death at the age of 42 due to a heart ailment. Between the years 1969 and 1984, Asanova made ten films. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dinara Asanova is the 1,488th most popular film director (down from 1,328th in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Kyrgyzstan (down from 26th in 2019) and the most popular Kirghiz Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Dinara Asanova ranks 1,488 out of 2,041. Before her are Lucien Hubbard, Geoff Murphy, Gabriele Muccino, Hossein Shahabi, Haifaa al-Mansour, and Giorgio Capitani. After her are Julius J. Epstein, Benny Chan, Patty Jenkins, Gillian Armstrong, Hiroyuki Imaishi, and Lisa Joy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Dinara Asanova ranks 646. Before her are Kenas Aroi, Shirley Stobs, Paul Jones, Örjan Persson, Per Stig Møller, and Barbara Parkins. After her are Mirja Lehtonen, Howard Jacobson, John Konrads, Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi, Andrew Vachss, and Dennis Hastert. Among people deceased in 1985, Dinara Asanova ranks 262. Before her are Fredy Perlman, Horatio Fitch, Leatrice Joy, Mikhail Gromov, Nelson Riddle, and Pál Teleki. After her are Carlos P. Romulo, Patricia Roberts Harris, Maurice Podoloff, Jan Peka, Albert Maltz, and Coral Buttsworth.

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In Kyrgyzstan

Among people born in Kyrgyzstan, Dinara Asanova ranks 30 out of 62. Before her are Akylbek Japarov (1965), Djoomart Otorbaev (1955), Zhantoro Satybaldiyev (1956), Murat Zyazikov (1957), Mariya Pinigina (1958), and Valentina Shevchenko (1988). After her are Azim Isabekov (1960), Vladimir Maksimov (1945), Satymkul Dzhumanazarov (1951), Kubatbek Boronov (1964), Igor Paklin (1963), and Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev (1968).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Kyrgyzstan

Among film directors born in Kyrgyzstan, Dinara Asanova ranks 1. 

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