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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dinara Asanova has received more than 26,289 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Dinara Asanova is the 1,328th most popular film director, the 26th most popular biography from Kyrgyzstan and the most popular Kirghiz Film Director.

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  • 26k

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  • 45.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Dinara Asanova ranks 1,328 out of 2,041. Before her are Jonathan Lynn, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Andrzej Sekuła, Robert Burks, Ettore Giannini, and Bruno Barreto. After her are Steve Miner, Aleksandr Zarkhi, Jerzy Antczak, Aleksandr Alov, Piotr Szulkin, and Frank Pierson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Dinara Asanova ranks 578. Before her are Robert Christgau, Kees Verkerk, John Ashcroft, Jejomar Binay, Ivan Koloff, and Norman Greenbaum. After her are Javier Fragoso, Hans-Jürgen Bäumler, Steve Wynn, Mirko Sandić, Annette Funicello, and Jan Olsson. Among people deceased in 1985, Dinara Asanova ranks 234. Before her are Lucien Michard, John Holt, Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., Aleksandra Khokhlova, Jee Yong-ju, and Lloyd Nolan. After her are Horatio Fitch, Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés, Cemal Reşit Rey, Scott Brady, Nicholas Colasanto, and Qaysin Quli.

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In Kyrgyzstan

Among people born in Kyrgyzstan, Dinara Asanova ranks 26 out of 62. Before her are Felix Kulov (1948), Athanasius Schneider (1961), Abdylas Maldybaev (1906), Akylbek Japarov (1965), Azim Isabekov (1960), and Vladimir Maksimov (1945). After her are Ishenbai Kadyrbekov (1949), Igor Paklin (1963), Murat Zyazikov (1957), Mariya Pinigina (1958), Djoomart Otorbaev (1955), and Kubatbek Boronov (1964).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Kyrgyzstan

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

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Filmography

Tough Kids
Director
A former athlete runs a camp dedicated to reforming juvenile criminals, a tough job with no quick payoffs.
Nov 5th 19835.6 / 10
The Key That Should Not Be Handed On
Director
AKirill Sergeyevich, a retired Army officer, becomes the new school Headmaster. Used to a strict and orderly routine, he at first finds the chaotic bustle of everyday school life hard... It is not easy to deal with both the children and the teachers, especially with the students' favorite Marina Maximovna who teaches Literature. Well then, wasn't Marina surprised to discover the "martinet" Nazarov to be a perceptive and tactful person and an experienced tutor.
May 10th 19775.4 / 10
Woodpeckers Don't Get Headaches
Director
A young boy grapples with first love and his ambitions as a drummer during an eventful summer holiday.
Nov 5th 19755.9 / 10