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The Darvish Detonates Paris is a 1976 Azerbaijani comedy film directed by Shamil Mahmudbeyov and Kamil Rustambeyov. It stars Adil Isgandarov as Hatamkhan agha, Sergei Yursky as Monsieur Jordan, and Mirza Babayev as Darvish Mastali Shah. The film was based on the satirical comedy A Story about the Botanist-doctor Monsieur Jordan and the Famous Sorcerer Dervish Mastali Shah, inspired from true events, by Azerbaijani playwright and poet Mirza Fatali Akhundov. The film criticizes the ignorance and backwardness in 19th century Azerbaijan. The character Monsieur Jordan is based on the accomplished French botanist Alexis Jordan.
The Darvish Detonates Paris is often viewed as one of the most memorable films of Azerbaijani cinema. It holds an important place in the cultural heritage of Azerbaijan.




Plot


The events take place in the mid-19th century Karabakh. Famous French botanist Monsieur Jordan visits Karabakh to investigate a number of plant species. After his arrival, he is suggested to visit and stay at the mansion of the wealthy landlord Hatamkhan agha. Although the nephew of Hatamkhan, Shahbaz, was planned to marry the daughter of Hatamkhan, Sharafnisa, after multiple conversations with the family and locals, Monsieur Jordan wants to take Shahbaz with him to Paris for a few years and educate him there. Seeing this, Sharafnisa and her mother Shahrabanu hire a sorcerer called Darvish Mastali shah. Darvhish puts on a show for the women, creating with wood a simple miniature town which he claims to be Paris and burning it down and ordering devils and ifrits to destroy real Paris, and at the same moment Jordan knocks at the door shouting that Paris has been destroyed and asks for horses because he has to leave immediately. When asked who destroyed it, he replies: "Devils, ifrits, demons...". He also mentions that king Louis Philippe fled to England, so it can be deduced that he letter informed him about the French Revolution of 1848.
Afterwards, Monsieur Jordan heads back to Paris but does not take Shahbaz with him because of the urgency of his return.




Cast


Sergei Yursky as Monsieur Jordan
Adil Isgandarov as Hatamkhan agha
Mirza Babayev as Darvish Mastali shah
Leyla Badirbeyli as Shahrabanu
Anvar Hasanov as Shahbaz
Momunat Gurbanova as Sharafnisa
Hasanagha Turabov as Rashid
Fazil Salayev as Gulamali
Kamil Maharramov as Gambar
Safura Ibrahimova as Sanam




See also


Cinema of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijanfilm




References






External links


The Darvish Detonates Paris on YouTube
A Story about the Botanist-doctor Monsieur Jordan and the Famous Sorcerer Dervish Mastali Shah in Azerbaijani at Wikisource

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