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Ambavi Suramis tsikhitsa (1984)
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17 September 1986 (Sweden)
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A film version of a well-known Georgian folk-tale. A young boy has to be immured into the walls of a fortress in order to stop it from crumbling to pieces. full summary | add synopsis
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3 wins
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Another world
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Cast
(Credited cast)| Veriko Andjaparidze | ... | Fortune Teller | |
| Tamari Tsitsishvili | |||
| Dudukhana Tserodze | ... | Osman-Agha's Mother | |
| Dodo Abashidze | ... | Osman-Agha / Simon | |
| Sofiko Chiaureli | ... | Vardo | |
| Zura Kipshidze | ... | Durmish-Khan | |
| Levan Uchaneishvili | ... | Zurab (as L. Uchaneishvili) | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| M. Abaishvili | |||
| Leila Alibegashvilli | ... | Young Vardo | |
| G. Ambartsumov | |||
| Mzia Arabuli | (as M. Arabuli) | ||
| L. Arzhanov | |||
| T. Arzhanov | |||
| Paata Baratashvili | (as P. Baratashvili) | ||
| Gia Burjanadze | (as G. Burdzhanadze) | ||
| V. Chitishvili | |||
| N. Chkseidze | |||
| T. Daniela | |||
| Nunu Dugladze | |||
| O. Dzhaniashvili | |||
| Gegi Gujejiani | (as G. Gudzhedziani) | ||
| M. Gurgenashvili | |||
| Elene Kipshidze | (as E. Kipshidze) | ||
| V. Kirilenko | |||
| Abesalom Loria | |||
| V. Mgoiani | |||
| K. Molashksia | |||
| O. Odishelidze | |||
| S. Santuryan | |||
| G. Toksadze | |||
| Manana Tskhovrebova | |||
| G. Tugushi | |||
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Also Known As:
Legenda Suramis tsikheze
Legenda Suramskoy kreposti (Soviet Union: Russian title)
The Legend of the Suram Fortress
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Legenda Suramskoy kreposti (Soviet Union: Russian title)
The Legend of the Suram Fortress
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88 min | 82 min
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This was main director Sergei Parajanov's first film in 15 years, having spent 4 of those in prison on trumped-up charges.
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Featured in Parajanov: The Last Spring (1992)
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You have to watch this movie with the right attitude. Unfortunately, without preparation, that attitude won't exist during your first viewing. The first viewing of a Paradjanov movie is only there to prepare you for the second, the deeper one.
Anyways, here's how I'd say you watch it: Pretend you're in a museum of classic paintings. You might not understand them, but you'll be transported to other worlds. After all, who cares about meanings? It's the details that matter. In other words, peoples' clothes, rugs, furniture, houses, jewelery, make-up, etc...and the mood created by the style. This movie is a series of paintings. You look at each for a minute or so and move on to the next. The collective impression is what sinks in more that any one image. You're living another life! That's what makes Paradjanov great.
I'd give this movie 10 stars instead of 9 if I SAYAT NOVA(same director) wasn't better.