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Ashug-Karibi

  • 1988
  • 1h 13m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
2.3K
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Ashug-Karibi (1988)
Drama

A talented but poor minstrel is forced to wander throughout the world because of impossibility to be with his true love - a rich merchant's daughter.A talented but poor minstrel is forced to wander throughout the world because of impossibility to be with his true love - a rich merchant's daughter.A talented but poor minstrel is forced to wander throughout the world because of impossibility to be with his true love - a rich merchant's daughter.

  • Directors
    • Sergei Parajanov
    • Dodo Abashidze
  • Writers
    • Gia Badridze
    • Mikhail Lermontov
  • Stars
    • Yuri Mgoyan
    • Sofiko Chiaureli
    • Ramaz Chkhikvadze
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    2.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Sergei Parajanov
      • Dodo Abashidze
    • Writers
      • Gia Badridze
      • Mikhail Lermontov
    • Stars
      • Yuri Mgoyan
      • Sofiko Chiaureli
      • Ramaz Chkhikvadze
    • 13User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 2 nominations

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    Yuri Mgoyan
    • Ashik Kerib
    Sofiko Chiaureli
    Sofiko Chiaureli
    • Mother
    Ramaz Chkhikvadze
    Ramaz Chkhikvadze
    • Ali Aga
    Konstantin Stepankov
    Konstantin Stepankov
    • Teacher
    Baia Dvalishvili
    • Sister
    Veronique Matonidze
      David Dovlatian
      Levan Natroshvili
      Vyacheslav Stepanyan
        Nodar Dugladze
        Dodo Abashidze
        Dodo Abashidze
          • Directors
            • Sergei Parajanov
            • Dodo Abashidze
          • Writers
            • Gia Badridze
            • Mikhail Lermontov
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          • Trivia
            Dedicated to Sergei Parajanov's close friend Andrei Tarkovsky who had died two years before the film was released.
          • Connections
            Featured in Parajanov: The Last Spring (1992)

          User reviews13

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          10/10

          A stunning experiment in living icons

          This is Sergei Paradjanov's last film. He died after it's completion.

          Ashik Kerib is based on a the poem by Mikhail Lermontov which he wrote while in exile in the Caucasus. It blends many cultures; Armenian, Georgian, Moslem, and Orthodox iconography.

          Paradjanov meant the film for children, there is no dense, intellectual symbolism in it. There is also no dialogue. It was his ideal to create a visual myth. The film is incredibly beautiful, truly an experience.

          One thing to note is how he makes two-dimensional icons come to life in the film. If there is a man that "paints" on celluloid, it is Paradjanov.
          • Jonah-7
          • Aug 22, 1999
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          Details

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          • Release date
            • November 23, 1988 (France)
          • Country of origin
            • Soviet Union
          • Official site
            • parajanov.com (United States)
          • Languages
            • Azerbaijani
            • Georgian
            • Russian
          • Also known as
            • Ashik Kerib
          • Filming locations
            • Baku, Azerbaijan
          • Production company
            • Georgian-Film
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          • Runtime
            1 hour 13 minutes
          • Color
            • Color
          • Sound mix
            • Mono
          • Aspect ratio
            • 1.37 : 1

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