The legend of Suram fortress / Sovexport film presents a Gruziafilm Studios production ; direction, Dodo Abazhvidze, Sergei Paradjanov ; screenplay, Vazha Gigashvili. Ashik Kerib = The lovelorn minstrel / Georgian Film Studio production ; directed by Sergei Paradjanov ; screenplay by Giya Badridze.

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[The Legend of Suram fortress] The Georgians' repeated efforts at building a fortress against invaders fail until a fortune teller remembers an old prophecy that the son of her erstwhile lover must be bricked up alive in order for the fortress to stand. The young man sacrifices himself to save his c...

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Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Sovėksportfilʹm (Firm)
Kinostudia Kʻartʻuli Pʻilmi
Kino International Corporation
Other Authors: Paradzhanov, Sergeĭ, 1924-1990
Abašiże, Dodo, 1924-1990
Badriże, Gia
Mgoniani, Iuri
Čonkʻaże, Daniel, 1830-1860
Lermontov, Mikhail I͡Urʹevich, 1814-1841
Gigashvili, Vazha
Outchanechvili, Levan
Kipchidze, Zourab
Matonidze, Veronika
Natroshvili, Levan
Language:Georgian
English
Language and/or Writing System:
Georgian dialog, English subtitles.
Published: New York : Kino International, [2001], ©2001.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Legends > Georgia (Republic) > Drama.
Feature films > Georgia (Republic)
Foreign films.
Feature films.
Legends.
Drama.
Georgia (Republic)
Genre:
Drama.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (164 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Legenda Suramis tsikheze.
Legenda Suramskoy kreposti.
Ašik-Kʻeribi.
Ashugi Qaribi.
Lovelorn minstrel [Parallel title]
Format: Video DVD
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Summary:
[The Legend of Suram fortress] The Georgians' repeated efforts at building a fortress against invaders fail until a fortune teller remembers an old prophecy that the son of her erstwhile lover must be bricked up alive in order for the fortress to stand. The young man sacrifices himself to save his country.
[Ashik Kerib] Tale of a lovelorn musician, his travels and travails, and the eventual restoration of his mother's eyesight as well as his winning the hand of his intended. Done in a highly stylized, theatrical fashion.
Note:Additional cataloging information from container and Internet Movie Database.
Legend of Suram fortress based on a story by D. Chonkadze.
Ashik Kerib is based on the poem by Mikhail Lermontov.
Legend of Suram fortress originally produced as a motion picture in 1985.
Ashik Kerib originally produced as a motion picture in 1988.
Foreign films (Georgia).
Videorecording.
Call Number:AF8 D0003218 VideoDVD
Credits:[The Legend of Suram fortress] Camera, Yuri Klimenko; score, Djansug Kakhidze; [Ashik Kerib] Cinematography, Albert Yavuryan; music, D. Kuliev.
System Details:DVD.
Cast:
[The Legend of Suram fortress] Levan Outchanechvili, Zourab Kipchidze.
[Ashik Kerib] Yuri Mgoyan, Veronika Metonidze, Levan Natroshvili.