#otrar
Favorite 4 First Watches of October:

So many rewatches, I had slim pickings for new-to-me experiences.

1) The Fall of Otrar (1991)
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2) Bedevilled (2010)
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3) Lone Wolf & Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974)
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4) Anchors Aweigh (1945)
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#filmsky 📽
November 1, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Genghis Khan moved to punish the Khwarazmshah, the flashpoint at Otrar where a Mongol caravan had been massacred, sparking a devastating campaign.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G32HF96X

#Persia
November 1, 2026 at 5:19 PM
World Cinema Vol. 5:

Chronicle of the Years of Fire (1975)
Yam Daabo (1986)
Kummatty (1979)
The Fall of Otrar (1991)
October 24, 2026 at 2:57 PM
My ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review of THE FALL OF OTRAR boxd.it/gBd6O9

Ego, hubris, & brutality clash on epic scale. Note: If unfamiliar, take 5 minutes to read about geopolitical climate before viewing.

Gorgeous sepia tones, plenty of palace intrigue, betrayals, grisly warfare.

#filmsky 📽
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October 3, 2026 at 1:41 AM
#NowWatching THE FALL OF OTRAR (1991). Director: Ardak Amirkulov. Dokhdurbek Kydyraliyev, Tungyshpai Zhamankulov.

Kazakhstan epic set in 13th Century Central Asia as Genghis Khan's quest for global domination results in deadly 6-month battle for city of Otrar.

#filmsky 📽
Criterion Collection 1296
October 2, 2026 at 10:38 AM
October 2, 2026 at 4:58 PM
jaadugar thought:
wow they've made "the fall of otrar" for kids
September 19, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Har fått eit svært uvanleg fellingsløyve: Endre Vorren: Statsforvaltaren gir Anne Lise Johansen tillatelse til å felle to otrar som har tatt tamfuglar på tre eiendommar i Sandshamn. Auken spesifisert som nødvendige tiltak for å gjenopprette ro og beskytte husdyra.
Har fått eit svært uvanleg fellingsløyve
Endre Vorren: Statsforvaltaren gir Anne Lise Johansen tillatelse til å felle to otrar som har tatt tamfuglar på tre eiendommar i Sandshamn. Auken spesifisert som nødvendige tiltak for å gjenopprette ro og beskytte husdyra.
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September 14, 2026 at 7:17 AM
Sunday Kino Night, 8PM EST: Kazakh Mongol-invasion epic The Fall of Otrar (1991) and dysfunctional romance Of Human Bondage (1934)! (CWs inside)
submitted by wombat to blorp 9 points | 1 comments IMPORTANT NOTE: please use a VPN whenever visiting Blorptube, or anywhere else on the internet, for that matter. Protect your privacy. For this Sunday Kino Night, first up is The Fall of Otrar (1991), a Kazakh historical epic centering on Genghis Khan’s siege of the city of Otrar in 1218. The Mongol Empire sees the city as the gateway to western lands; a spy in the Khan’s court tries to warn the neighboring lands of the Mongols’ plans to expand, but his pleas fall on deaf ears. Will Otrar manage to rpeel the onslaught anyway? Judging from the title, I am guessing no, but we will see. Reviews often compare this film to the works of Akira Kurosawa and Andrei Tarkovsky. This is the best-known and best-regarded work of director Ardak Amirkulov; it is also the highest-rated Kazakh film on Letterboxd, and will be the first Kazakh film ever shown on Blorptube. After that is Of Human Bondage (1934), a romance about a young medical student (Leslie Howard) who becomes infatuated with a waitress, played by Bette Davis in her star-making role. Uh-oh, she’s a cold, cynical, unfeeling, and dangerous woman who uses him only when necessary and abandons him without a thought. The protagonist repeatedly accommodates her manipulative behavior, only to fall further into ruin each time. Will they find true love anyway? We’ll find out soon enough… Director John Cromwell is otherwise best-known for the WW2 drama Since You Went Away (1944), which we have not yet watched on the ‘tube. We’ll start at 8PM EST on Blorptube, right here: blorp.bot.nu/o/visual_cuisine Be there, comrades! # Letterboxd: * The Fall of Otrar: letterboxd.com/film/the-fall-of-otrar/ * Of Human Bondage: letterboxd.com/film/of-human-bondage/ # Doesthedogdie.com links: * The Fall of Otrar: www.imdb.com/title/tt0104224/parentalguide/ * Of Human Bondage: www.imdb.com/title/tt0025586/parentalguide/ # CWs for The Fall of Otrar: * Nudity. * Objectification of female characters. * Blood and gore. * War crimes. * Stabbing. * Beatings. * Decapitation. * Dismemberment. # CWs for Of Human Bondage: * Nudity. * Objectification of female characters. * Misogyny. * Alcohol. * Smoking. * Nervous breakdown. * Screaming. * Destruction of priceless artifact. # Links to movies: * The Fall of Otrar: tankie.tube/w/bSJUFEKyKJTBc5rbf9XiNn * Of Human Bondage: tankie.tube/w/tphmGfFGy77a8hYaJwNkgq
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September 13, 2026 at 9:56 PM
As I was still running a little behind on the #CriterionChallenge, I added in one from the next topic: Glorious Restorations (full list in next post). Quite unlike anything I've ever seen before, this is a mesmerising Kazakh historical drama:
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The Fall of Otrar (1991)
A staggering historical epic about the intrigue and turmoil of the East Asian civilization of Otrar, before its systematic destruction at the hands of Genghis Khan.
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September 12, 2026 at 10:35 PM
i made this list of influences on robert eggers
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influences on eggers
A list of 5 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965), The Eve of Ivan Kupalo (1968), Leptirica (1973), The Fall of Otrar (1991) and The Round-Up (1966).
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September 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Genghis Khan rode into the city of Otrar, his eyes blazing with rage, as he sought vengeance for the slaughter of his merchants.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNSGRC42

#GenghisKhan
September 5, 2026 at 2:12 PM
August best first watches (five five-baggers!!!):

The Fall of Otrar (1991)
Kin-Dza-Dza (1986)
Mars Express (2023)
The Samurai and the Prisoner (2026)
Woyzeck (1979)

Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Carolina Caroline (2026)
Precautions Against Fanatics (1969)
September 1, 2026 at 4:46 PM
I'm about halfway through watching The Fall of Otrar and holy shit, what a picture.
August 31, 2026 at 5:02 PM
2026年8月5日
#考古学のおやつ 1/1
カザフスタン、テュルキスタン州(Түркістан облысы;Turkistan regions)のオトラル(Отырар;Otyrar;Otrar)で、ダフマ型(Dakhma-Type)の集団墓と、ジョチ・ウルス(キプチャク・ハン国;Golden Horde)・13~14世紀のマスジド(モスク)。
[Arkeonews]
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Otrar Excavations Reveal the City’s First Dakhma-Type Collective Burial and a Golden Horde Mosque | Arkeonews
Archaeologists at Otrar in Kazakhstan have uncovered the city’s first dakhma-type collective burial, a Golden Horde mosque, around 50 human
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August 12, 2026 at 9:49 AM
2026年8月4日
#考古学のおやつ 1/1
カザフスタン、テュルキスタン州(Түркістан облысы;Turkistan regions)のオトラル(Отырар;Otyrar;Otrar)で、ジョチ・ウルス(キプチャク・ハン国;Golden Horde)・13世紀後半~14世紀のマスジド(モスク)と、マスジドに続く石畳の道路。15~16世紀のレンガ積みの階段も。
[The Caspian Post]
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Archaeologists Uncover Centuries-Old Mosque at Kazakhstan's Otyrar
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a mosque dating to the second half of the 13th and 14th centuries at the medieval settlement of Otyrar in Kazakhstan's Turkestan Region, offering new insi...
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August 12, 2026 at 9:48 AM
I uh, spent my evening watching a restored epic film about a city that’s going to be destroyed by Genghis Khan (The Fall of Otrar)… did I actually miss anything or has it been more or less like the movie?
August 7, 2025 at 2:56 AM
.. Alma - Ata.... 1984.. L ' hôtel Otrar a été construit en 1981 pour recevoir des invités étrangers, sur ordre du département général du tourisme étranger.. (Glavinturiste de l'URSS Kazakh) ..
October 30, 2023 at 2:00 PM
Watched THE FALL OF OTRAR today. Amazing Kazakh historical epic, part Kurosawa but very Eastern Europe in its poetry and ambition. Ravjshingly beautiful too.

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April 9, 2026 at 6:33 PM
De verdad que estamos en la NUEVA ERA DE LAS NO RELACIONES
Mejor no salir
Son PERFILES NARCISISTAS todos
Unos más otros menos
Unos ENCUBIERTOR otrar HISTRIONICAS SOCIOPATAS NEOPATAS PSICÓPATAS ..Etc
No son relacionados SANAS NI RECÍPROCAS ambos buscan algo

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Abogada y Gigoló COGEN evidencias REALES, NO de ficción I Del Divorcio Se Sale #6
YouTube video by Elena Crespo Lorenzo | Abogada de Familia
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February 14, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Ooh, FALL OF OTRAR at NYFF’s Revivals section. One of a few references for Robert Eggers’s THE NORTHMAN.
August 22, 2024 at 4:20 PM