Ambavi Suramis tsikhitsa . The Legend of the Suram Fortress
Duration: 01:22:00 Almost 15 years after shooting his greatest masterpiece "Colors of pomegranates", after suffering accusations, spending years in prisons and concentrations camps, Parajanov finally returns with "The Legend of Suram Fortress". His first two movies were shot in U...
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| Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
| Language: | Georgian |
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Gruzia Film
1984
Soviet Union |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:4ca16fd5-4b18-456f-bb2f-3defca2f33d0 |
| Summary: | Duration: 01:22:00
Almost 15 years after shooting his greatest masterpiece "Colors of pomegranates", after suffering accusations, spending years in prisons and concentrations camps, Parajanov finally returns with "The Legend of Suram Fortress". His first two movies were shot in Ukraine and Armenia respectively, this one was a work of GruziaFilm. The action takes place in medieval Georgia. The last wall around the Suram fortress constantly collapses no matter what the builders try... A spurned woman denied be the man she loves makes a prophecy and advises the prince who abandoned her to bury his son in the walls of Suram Fortress to protect it during a siege. According to the prophecy the only way to complete the wall around the fortress is to immure the hero into the wall. |
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| Published: | 1984 |