Georgian films

[I. Christina Sperrle]

I am sorry to be quibbling, Alexey, but I am an advocate of a non-polluted
Internet environment:

"Ne gorjuj" is based on the mid 19th-century French novel: "Mon oncle
Benjamin" by Claude Tillier. It is about the (mis)adventures of a country
doctor whose deeds include pulling a bone out of the throat of a nobleman
(kniaz' in Russian does not mean king!). Daneliia transposed the material to
beginning 20th-century Georgia.

Christina


In a message dated 11/25/1999 10:41:15 AM Pacific Standard Time,
c0654038 at techst02.technion.ac.il writes:

<< Perhaps I am wrong and I mixed up the names of the movies, but isn't it
 the one in which Kikabidze pulls out of the king's throat a bone, thus
 preventing his death through choking? (Of course, there are details into
 which I won't go, this is just to ensure we are talking about the same
 movie). If so, the legend may not be Georgian "to the bone", but it is
 certainly mediaeval. Or are we confused by the fact that the setting of
 the legend in the movie is modern?

 By the way, I have recently seen "Ashik Kerib" by Paradzhanov. This is an
 extraordinary movie depicting a lot of Georgian rites and traditions, set
 in the times of Muslem Georgia. A bit of surrealism and a dedication to
 Tarkovsky, "friend and teacher," if I am not mistaken.

 The characters in this movie seemed to me to speak Turkish rather than
 Georgian (though I am ignorant in both). Can anybody provide ann easy
 explanation?

                                                         Alexey



 On Tue, 23 Nov 1999, I. Christina Sperrle wrote:

 > <"Ne goryuy," - a mediaeval Georgian legend, a comedy again. One of
 > <the best.
 >
 > Interesting, I didn't know that in Georgia the medieval period lasted into
 > the 20th century. It is one of the best comedies, though.
 >
  >>