DIRECTORIAL CONCEPT AND VISUAL DRAMATURGY: Scientific-aesthetic analysis of the films "The Judge," "August 1," and "Sunbul"

This article provides a scientific and aesthetic analysis of the directorial concept and visual dramaturgy in three examples of contemporary Uzbek cinema — "The Judge," "August 1," and "Sunbul." The study conducts a comparative examination based on the structure of dramatic conflict, mise-en-scène system, frame composition, editing rhythm, acting interpretation, and ideological-artistic conception. The artistic characteristics of the films are identified, and the aesthetic tendencies of modern Uzbek film directing are generalized.