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.
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Title: The Legend of Suram Fortress (1985)
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| Veriko Anjaparidze | ... | Fortune Teller (as Veriko Andjaparidze) | |
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Tamari Tsitsishvili | ||
| Dudukhana Tserodze | ... | Osman-Agha's Mother | |
| Dodo Abashidze | ... | Osman-Agha / Simon | |
| Sofiko Chiaureli | ... | Vardo | |
| Zura Kipshidze | ... | Durmish-Khan | |
| Levani | ... | Zurab (as L. Uchaneishvili) | |
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Leila Alibegashvilli | ... | Young Vardo |
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Mzia Arabuli | ... | (as M. Arabuli) |
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Toma Arzhanov | ... | (as T. Arzhanov) |
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Paata Baratashvili | ... | (as P. Baratashvili) |
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Gia Burjanadze | ... | (as G. Burdzhanadze) |
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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. Written by Jonathon Dabell <J.D.@pixie.ntu.ac.uk>
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In his first film since his release from the Gulag system, Paradjanov demonstrated that he was wounded, but not killed, that his soul didn't atrophy, and that he was still seeing in color. Needless to say, this is a visual masterpiece, as is everything that bears his name. Although his best works were either behind him or in his head, it is more of a testimony to the magnitude of his talent. Photographed in niello silver, "The Legend..." reflected Paradjanov's state of being-an aging and ailing artist, who have suffered, but, to some extent, lived to tell about it.