''Rezo'' (russian: Знаешь, мама, где я был?, Znaesh', mama, gde ya byl, Do you know, mom, where I have been?) is a 2017 Russian animated semi-autobiographical film directed by Leo Gabriadze based on the memories and illustrations of his father, theatre and film director, writer and artist

Rezo Gabriadze Revaz "Rezo" Gabriadze ( ka, რევაზ ��ეზოგაბრიაძე; 29 June 1936 – 6 June 2021) was a Georgia (country), Georgian theatre and film director, playwright, writer, painter, and sculptor. His son, Levan Gabriadze ...

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, the film had its world premiere on 23 April 2018 in the showroom and cinema halls of the

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Звезды посмотрели фильм «Знаешь, мама, где я был?» о Резо Габриадзе
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Premise

The film is set in the post- World War II city of Tskhaltubo, near

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. The film features sketches from the life of a ten-year-old Rezo, in whose world reality is closely intertwined with fantasies and dreams, which various historical figures, relatives, friends and enemies of Rezo inhabit.

Release

The film had its world premiere on 23 April 2018 in the showroom and cinema halls of the

Production

The idea for the film was conceived by Rezo in the early 1990s. Rezo made sketches of the characters, and Leo recorded the stories told by his father. They returned to the idea when Levan was already working as a director at the Bazelevs Company alongside his father. Together, with the editor Maria Likhacheva, they stitched together a complete story from the recordings. Rezo painted all the characters and decorations, which were then colored and animated.

Animation

The film is made in a mixed technique of hand-drawn animation and

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, where the character was divided into parts and the movements were shot frame by frame, transferring parts of the body using video cuts with Rezo Gabriadze.

Accolades

: Best Animated Feature Film (won)Frater, Patrick (29 November 2018
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'' Variety''. Retrieved 19 May 2021. *2018 ÉCU The European Independent Film Festival: Best European Independent Documentary (won)Winners 2018
ÉCU The European Independent Film Festival – ECUFilmFestival.com. Retrieved 19 May 2021.

References

External links

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