Events in an idyllic African village are shown in detail in the period just before logging trucks come in and cut down the forest around the villagers, forcing them to move into the wretched shantytowns that surround major cities throughout the undeveloped world. Despite the familiar premise, this surprisingly unsentimental film by Georgian director Otar Ioselliani has several things going for it, beginning with the cinematography and including the natural and unaffected (non-professional) performances of the villagers.Read More »
Otar Iosseliani
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Otar Iosseliani – Et la lumière fut AKA And Then There Was Light (1989)
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Otar Iosseliani – La chasse aux papillons AKA Chasing Butterflies (1992)
Otar Iosseliani1991-2000DramaFranceSynopsis:
“Chasing Butterflies” examines the strange whims and peccadilloes of a group of eccentrics who reside in a small French town. There’s an alcoholic priest, the assorted residents of a now-decrepit chateau, and a variety of unusual guests who stop by. Events come to a head when Sophie, the rambunctious cousin of the chateau’s owner, passes away… creating a battle among the potential heirs for her money and possessions.Read More » -
Otar Iosseliani – Iko shashvi mgalobeli aka Once Lived a Song-Thrush (1970)
Otar Iosseliani1961-1970ComedyGeorgiaიყო შაშვი მგალობელი
Iko shashvi mgalobeliPreface to the film script (googletranslated) wrote:
…The story we intend to tell will fall into the genre of dramatic comedy, or, if we can reverse the notion, that of comic drama. Among the questions that have attracted our attention, the most important and oldest seems to us to be that of self-realization, of man facing his earthly destiny. We are deeply convinced that this question remains as present today as ever.Read More » -
Otar Iosseliani – Sept pièces pour cinéma noir et blanc aka Letter from a Filmmaker. Seven Pieces on Black & White Cinema (1983)
Arthouse1981-1990FranceOtar IosselianiShort FilmPLOT: “Before we started work on the film “Les Favoris de la Lune” , I tried to capture on film my first impressions of the city and the people who inhabit it. This etude of Paris, slightly shortened, was shown on television.” – Otar IoselianiRead More »
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Otar Iosseliani – Dzveli qartuli simgera AKA Georgian Ancient Songs (1969)
1961-1970DocumentaryGeorgiaOtar IosselianiShort Filmძველი ქართული სიმღერა
PLOT: Under the premise of documenting for the sake of preservation the various forms of Georgian religious chanting, a distinct kind of sonorous psalmody passed over from generation to generation, what Otar Iosseliani captures in reality is the snapshot of a not-so-distant past that coexists with the world we might know yet transports us to what used to be.Read More » -
Otar Iosseliani – Les favoris de la lune AKA Favorites of the Moon (1984)
Otar Iosseliani1981-1990ArthouseComedyFranceQuote:
The intertwining storylines of an art dealer, a thief, a police chief inspector, a gun dealer, an inventor, a beautician, several bums, and a crazy old man play out as an 18th century chinaware set and a 19th century portrait pass in and out of their hands. This absurd, hilarious, intricate and surreal cinematic Rubiks cube examines the bizarre twists of fate that draw people and possessions together and apart.Read More » -
Otar Iosseliani – Euzkadi été 1982 AKA Basque Summer (1983)
Otar Iosseliani1981-1990DocumentaryFranceTVPLOT:Part of a tv series in which foreign filmmakers portray a region or town in France.
Otar Iosselani looks at the Basque region and its inhabitants. Concentrating on the Fête Dieu, its traditional Pastorale during Summer 1982 and its festive preparation.Read More » -
Otar Iosseliani – Tudzhi AKA Cast Iron (1964)
Otar Iosseliani1961-1970DocumentaryGeorgiaShort Filmთუჯი
Documentary of the Rustavi Metal Works, in the country of Georgia.Read More » -
Otar Iosseliani – Aprili (1961) (HD)
Otar Iosseliani1961-1970GeorgiaRomanceQuote:
A young happy couple moves from a poor district to a new housing estate.
APRILI is a parable. Two young lovers are caught in a trap by older people who cut trees and make furniture… Their love is lost in their beautiful, cluttered apartment…Read More »
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