Blue Mountains (Georgian: ცისფერი მთები ანუ დაუჯერებელი ამბავი, romanized: tsisperi mtebi anu daujerebeli ambavi) is a 1983 Georgian comedy-drama directed by Eldar Shengelaia. The film is about a passive young man Soso (Ramaz Giorgobiani), an author, entering the Soviet-controlled bureaucracy of Georgia attempting to get his novel published only to be neglected and compartmentalized at every turn. The film was selected for screening as part of the Cannes Classics section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
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| Directed by | Eldar Shengelaia |
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| Music by | Giya Kancheli |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union (Georgian SSR) |
| Language | Georgian |
Plot edit
Novelist Soso (Ramaz Giorgobiani) goes to his publishing house in an attempt to find someone interested in publishing his latest manuscript. The employees shuffle the author's manuscript around their office from person to person, but everyone seems to be too busy to actually read it. Soso ultimately discovers that the employees are wrapped up in anything but their direct duties and responsibilities so much that not even a giant structural flaw in the building can get their attention. The movie is an allegory of Soviet-time bureaucracy and Soviet system as a whole. At the end of the film, the house collapses and the employees move to another, brand new and modern building. However, that does not mean they change their attitude towards their work ...
Cast edit
- Ramaz Giorgobiani as Soso - writer.
- Vasil Kakhniashvili as Vaso
- Teimuraz Chirgadze as Director
- Ivane Sakvarelidze as Markscheider
- Sesilia Takaishvili as cashier
- Grigol Natsvlishvili
- Vladimer Mezvrishvili
- Otar Guntsadze
- Darejan Sumbatashvili
- Zeinab Botsvadze
- Nino Tutberidze
- Giorgi Chkhaidze
- Mikheil Kikodze
- Guram Lortkipanidze
- Guram Petriashvili
Music edit
Music is Composed by Giya Kancheli.
References edit
- ^ "Festival de Cannes - Site Officiel / Institutionnel". Festival de Cannes (in French). Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ^ Shengelaia, Eldar (October 1986), Blue Mountains, or Unbelievable Story, Ramaz Giorgobiani, Vasil Kakhniashvili, Teimuraz Chirgadze, retrieved 2018-03-14
