''Before the Hurricane'' (
translit. ''Qarishkhlis tsin'', ''Burevestnik'' in
Russian
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) is a 1924
Georgian
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Common meanings
* Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country)
** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group
** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians
**Georgian scripts, three scrip ...
black-and-white
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silent film
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directed by
Kote Marjanishvili
Konstantine "Kote" Marjanishvili ( ka, კონსტანტინე (კოტე) მარჯანიშვილი), also known by the Russified name Konstantin Aleksandrovich Mardzhanov (russian: Константи́н Алекса́н ...
based on a script by
Shalva Dadiani.
Plot
The film is set in 1905 in a textile factory in
Tiflis
Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million pe ...
where two friends are working, Lado and Tade. Lado falls in love with Tade's sister, Tasya. Prince Rostam orders his servants to bring her to him. The friends manage to free the girl and after this they become part of the revolutionary underground ...
Cast
* L. Kavsadze as Gijua
* L. Gogoberidze as Tasya
* I. Djordjadze as Maro
* L. Qartvelishvili as Tade
* L. Sokolovi as Revolutionist
* N. Gotsiridze as Old man
* M. Arnazi as Krilova
*
Aleqsandre Imedashvili as Petua
* A. Alshibaya as Count Gigo
*
Soso Jividze as Saqua
*
Ushangi Chkheidze as Niko
* D. Mjavya as Police-officer
* Q. Andronikashvili as Katine
* G. Pronispireli as
Kinto
A Kinto ( ka, კინტო) was a trader or an unemployed person mostly occupied in entertaining others in georgian dukhans (restaurant), popular in Tbilisi in the 19th century and early 20th century.
The Georgian Kintouri dance in based on t ...
* D. Chkheidze as Priest
See also
*
List of Georgian films
External links
*
1924 films
Soviet black-and-white films
Soviet-era films from Georgia (country)
1924 romantic drama films
Soviet silent feature films
Soviet romantic drama films
Drama films from Georgia (country)
Silent romantic drama films
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