''The Wishing Tree'' ( ka, ნატვრის ხე, , russian: Древо желания, drevo zhelania) is a 1976
Georgian
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* 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 ...
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Tengiz Abuladze
Tengiz Abuladze ( ka, თენგიზ აბულაძე; 31 January 1924 – 6 March 1994) was a Georgian film director, screenwriter, theatre teacher and People's Artist of the USSR. He is regarded as one of the best Soviet directors.
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. It won the
Lenin Prize, the
All-Union Film Festival The All-Union Film Festival (russian: Всесоюзный кинофестиваль; tr.:''Vsesoyuznyy kinofestival'', also known as ВКФ; ''VKF'') was one of the most important film festivals of the Soviet Union. It was founded in 1958 and he ...
main prize and other prizes. The film is based on
Giorgi Leonidze
Giorgi Leonidze ( ka, გიორგი ლეონიძე) (27 December 1899 – 9 August 1966) was a Georgian poet, prose writer, and literary scholar.
Biography
Leonidze was born in the village of Patardzeuli in the eastern Georgian p ...
's short stories.
The textures of folk legend and striking visual allegory permeate ''The Wishing Tree'', an episodic pastorale set in a pre-revolutionary
Georgian
Georgian may refer to:
Common meanings
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** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group
** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians
**Georgian scripts, three scrip ...
village and spanning four seasons in the lives of various village characters. Some twenty-two stories are woven into the narrative, which centers on a beautiful young woman who is forced to marry a man she does not love; her unsanctioned love for another leads her to ritual disgrace and sacrifice.
Cast
Music
The film score is composed by
Georgian
Georgian may refer to:
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* Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country)
** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group
** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians
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composers
Bidzina Kvernadze and Iakob Bobokhidze.
Awards
The film won several film festival prizes.
References
External links
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1976 films
1977 drama films
1977 films
Soviet drama films
Georgian-language films
Kartuli Pilmi films
Films directed by Tengiz Abuladze
Soviet-era films from Georgia (country)
Drama films from Georgia (country)
1976 drama films