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Ashik Kerib (1988)

Original title: აშიკ-ქერიბი

1988-07-03 · 1h 16m · KA
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Wandering minstrel Ashik Kerib falls in love with a rich merchant's daughter, but is spurned by her father and forced to roam the world for a thousand and one nights. Now presumed dead by those he loves, he performs for the poor and unfortunate on his journeys through the wilderness. Parajanov's visually ravishing 'tableaux vivants' tell Lermontov's romantic tale while Turkish and Azerbaijani folk songs transport us into its mystical landscapes.

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Gia BadridzeWriterSergei ParajanovDirector

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Yuri MgoyanYuri MgoyanAshik KeribSofiko ChiaureliSofiko ChiaureliMotherRamaz ChkhikvadzeRamaz ChkhikvadzeAli-AghaKostiantyn StepankovKostiantyn StepankovTeacherVarvara DvalishviliVarvara DvalishviliSister

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SurrealArthouseCaucasus

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Genre affinityFantasy · Drama · MusicTheme affinitySurreal · Arthouse · CaucasusDialogue densityDramaPacingShortDirector preference364930Actor preference355696 · 369796 · 348683

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Wandering minstrel Ashik Kerib falls in love with a rich merchant's daughter, but is spurned by her father and forced to roam the world for a thousand and one nights. Now presumed dead by those he loves, he performs for the poor and unfortunate on his journeys through the wilderness. Parajanov's visually ravishing 'tableaux vivants' tell Lermontov's romantic tale while Turkish and Azerbaijani folk songs transport us into its mystical landscapes.

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Ashik Kerib has a runtime of 76 minutes.

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