Triptych

de Ali Khamraev 1983 | Uzbekistan, Russian Federation | 1h13 | VO ST English The lives of three women intersect in a small town in Uzbekistan after the war. The first is an old woman trapped in a forced marriage; the second is a teacher who intends to impose progress in this remote region; the third is a young woman determined to build her own house without the approval of her husband or the state. Inspired by Khamraev’s memories of his parents' lives, the film’s uncompromising vision, as well as his ambivalent attitude towards collectivism, earned him the disapproval of the authorities. Praised by personalities like Andrei Tarkovsky, Ali Khamraev’s nostalgic melodrama is a little-known gem of cinema in the presence of the artist Saodat Ismailova.