#georgian cinema

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WET SAND (2021)  dir. Elene Naveriani

#wet sand #wet sand 2021 #2020s #georgian cinema #creations #kraina #lgbtcinema #filmedit #lgbtedit #worldcinemaedit #userfilm #wlwsource #userrobin #usertom #userriah #userpavlova #underbetelgeuse #usernatty #userjack #tusertha

[ueberdemnebelmeer]

WET SAND 2021 | dir. Elene Naveriani

#wet sand #wet sand 2021 #dailyworldcinema #dailykino #dailyflicks #userfilm #moviegifs #fyeahmovies #georgian cinema #filmedit #bebe sesitashvili #gia agumava #megi kobaladze #kakha kobaladze #movies #*gif #*

[habitual-sadness]

Magdana's Donke, Tengiz Abuladze, Rezo Chkeidze, 1955

#Magdana's Donke #Tengiz Abuladze #Rezo Chkeidze #1955 #Magdanas Lurja #Georgian Cinema #1950s

[folditdouble]

Women in Film Challenge 2024: [15/52] Girls of the Sun, dir. Eva Husson (France/Belgium/Georgia/Switzerland, 2018)

They think they won’t go to Paradise if a woman kills them. Too bad.

#les filles du soleil #girls of the sun #eva husson #women directors #women in film #french cinema #belgian cinema #georgian cinema #*mine

[artfilmfan]

Once Upon a Time There Was a Singing Blackbird (Otar Iosseliani, 1970)

#Iko shashvi mgalobeli #georgia #tbilisi #once upon a time there was a singing blackbird #otar iosseliani #georgian cinema

[celluloidrainbow]

და ჩვენ ვიცეკვეთ | AND THEN WE DANCED (2019) dir. Levan Akin Merab is a devoted dancer who has been training for years with his partner Mary for a spot in the National Georgian Ensemble. The arrival of another male dancer, Irakli, gifted with perfect form and equipped with a rebellious streak, throws Merab off balance, sparking both an intense rivalry and romantic desire that may cause him to risk his future in dance as well as his relationships with Mary and his family. (link in title)

#lgbt cinema #gay cinema #and then we danced #levan akin #georgian cinema #lgbt #gay #georgia #lgbt film #gay film #georgian film #lgbt movie #gay movies #european cinema #queer cinema #levan gelbakhiani #bachi valishvili #2019 #2010s #2010s movies #2010s films #2010s cinema

[mytholegy]

The Plea (1967) dir. Tengiz Abuladze

#tengiz abuladze #cinema #film #soviet cinema #georgia #sakartvelo #georgian cinema #georgian movies #caucasian cinema #caucasus #caucasian film #mine

[kino-zoo]

Cheerless (1934)

#pigs #Georgian cinema

[mabusecaligari]

Djanki Guriashi (1928) - Aleksandre Tsutsunava

#Aleksandre Tsutsunava #soviet film #soviet cinema #georgian film #georgian cinema #silent films #silent movie #silent cinema #silent movies #silent film

[maggiecheungs]

what do we see when we look at the sky? (alexandre koberidze, 2021)

#what do we see when we look at the sky #what do we see when we look at the sky? #Alexandre Koberidze #screencaps #Ras vkhedavt rodesac cas vukurebt? #georgian cinema #რას ვხედავთ როდესაც ცას ვუყურებთ? #Filmebi

[chapitre-suivant]

Namme (2017) Zaza Khalvashi

#namme #zaza khalvashi #georgian cinema #sakartvelo

[dukhoiada]

#flowers #film quotes #sapovnela #otar iosselani #georgian cinema #cinema #caucasus

[kornealla]

Eliso (1928) dir. Nikoloz Shengelaia

Loosely based on a short story of the same name by Alexandre Kazbegi.

In 1860, Russia commenced with forced emigration to ethnically cleanse the certain regions of the North Caucasus. Tsar Alexander II forced the exile of millions of Caucasians (amongst which were at least 100,000 Chechens) in 1860–1866. It was estimated that 80% of the Ingush left Ingushetia for the Middle East in 1865.

Some Chechens tried to return, but the Tsarist government refused to let them, even when they promised to convert to the Orthodox faith if they did.

#Caucasian cinema #Georgian cinema #Georgian authors #History #Russian imperialism

[timotheescloset]

And Then We Danced (2019) dir. Levan Akin

#and then we danced #levan akin #georgian cinema #film stills #filmedit #lgbt cinema #lgbt edit #cinematography #film #cinema #gay cinema

[batri-jopa]

I've been asked (hi there, @notasapleasure) to say what I think about the movie Wet Sand / სველი ქვიშა (2021, dir. Elene Naveriani) once I see it. I watched it recently and actually like to share my feelings with someone so...

My impressions follows:

Inspiration by the greatest ancient classics such as Antigone by Sophocles in modern popular culture is rare and always welcomed

Even more praise for showing love among elderly people - which somehow needs even more courage than showing young queers

I believe if the movie was more mainstream this jacket would go viral

Making the same actor saying similar text as in And Then We Danced seemed somewhat cheap to me at first, but then I thought it was kind of winking to ATWD fans: "Hello, we know you're there!" - so okey, that was kind of nice...

...and besides obvious similarity - the line still sounded different due to its intentions and conditions. So might it be condidered some kind of polemic with ATWD line even?

I really liked the way the title never was explained directly "in your face" - yet somewhere in the end you are shown a wave coming and going over the sand: leaving it wet, then slowly drying, then wet again, and again, repeatedly... And suddenly you realise how much it fitted the character's life

I wonder if the girl's comment on the photo (that was not itself shown to the audience) was a hint of that person being trans? (it was something like "beautiful as his mother" but I don't remember exactly)

The scene with the letter and the wine bottle has the potential to make me cry my eyes out everytime I think about it... (because yeah I definitely needed to elongate my "sob-on-demand" list, thank you movie makers...)

Yes of course I am going to compare Wet Sand and And Then We Danced even though such comparison can ONLY be justified by the fact that those are only two georgian movies I know and both happen to be queer

Best thing is that those are two very different and independent stories😋

I've seen some reviews complaining that in ATWD there were too many social issues at once, suggesting like it was forced or something... But it is Wet Sand that is literally overfilled with those, not only homophoby but also domestic violence and generally intolerance and prejudice toward everyone and everyone a bit different than the rest of the conservative community.

And no matter the kind of "happy ending" that was in Wet Sand and not so much in ATWD (more "open ending" it was than a "happy" one) - still to me ATWD felt a tiny bit more hopeful. Alright, the film concentrating on death and funeral obviously had no chances of being overall optimistic. Especially when ATWD was showing the point of view of joyful freeminded young people who still have hopes and chances for the better life before them. And we were not shown any really terrible scenes there, only hearing about poor Zaza, like it was just gossip and not a person of flesh and bones. Also I think when living in the capital city one may count on more support from community of people alike - simply because the community is larger and stronger than a tiny group of "outcasts" in the province can ever be.

There's a short description of Wet Sand on IMDB using a phrase "friendly people" and now after watching the movie it makes me feel sick to see it...🤢

...especially as some of the most terrifying acts of those "friendly people" so much reminded me of Aftermath / Pokłosie (2012) dir. Władysław Pasikowski...

...but still one of their most horrible actions - accidentaly turned out to be the right thing to do - so that was kind of a spark (nomen omen) of hope

So generally it was a good movie. Maybe not a great one. But definitely GOOD.

And, when I think about it, it reminds me of so many other good and great movies I know and would gladly recommend to anyone interested (most of them also being on my "sob-on-demand" list BTW)

Organising funeral of a lonely man a bit like in Still life (2013, dir. Uberto Pasolini)

A story about relationship and loss seems like a reversed version of the one shown in A Single man (2009, dir. Tom Ford) (my very favorite queer-themed movie before watching ATWD, now my second favorite)

Of course a bit of similarity to Brokeback Mountain (2005) dir. Ang Lee as well

And The Bridges of Madison County (1995) dir. Clint Eastwood too...

Departures / Okuribito (2008) dir. Yôjirô Takita is a similar not only because of the burial theme but also the atmosphere. No kidding, when watching Wet Sand I felt like watching a japanese movie, only with strangly not-japanese looking actors in it.

And that will be it for now.

#cinemaniac off the leash #sob-on-demand list #wet sand #სველი ქვიშა #georgian cinema #ATWD #queer movies #and then we danced #lgbt movie #gay movies #lesbian movies #LGBTQ #lgbtqia #lgbtqplus

[speedou]

What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? (Aleksandre Koberidze, 2021)

#film #What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? #WhatDoWeSeeWhenWeLookattheSky? #Ras vkhedavt rodesac cas vukurebt? #Rasvkhedavtrodesaccasvukurebt? #რას ვხედავთ როდესაც ცას ვუყურებთ? #Sous le ciel de Koutaissi #SouslecieldeKoutaissi #Aleksandre Koberidze #AleksandreKoberidze #Georgia #Georgian Film #Georgian Cinema