The Wishing Tree | |
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Directed by | Tengiz Abuladze |
Written by | Revaz Inanishvili Tengiz Abuladze |
Starring |
Lika Kavzharadze Soso Jachvliani |
Cinematography | Lomer Akhvlediani |
Music by |
Bidzina Kvernadze Iakob Bobokhidze |
Distributed by |
Cannon Film (US theatrical) Ruscico (DVD) |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | Soviet Union ( Georgian SSR) |
Language | Georgian |
The Wishing Tree ( Georgian: ნატვრის ხე, Natvris Khe, Russian: Древо желания, romanized: Drevo Zhelania) is a 1976 Georgian drama film directed by Tengiz Abuladze. [1] It won the Lenin Prize, the All-Union Film Festival main prize and other prizes. The film is based on Giorgi Leonidze's short stories. [2]
The textures of folk legend and striking visual allegory permeate The Wishing Tree, an episodic pastorale set in a pre-revolutionary Georgian 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.
The film score is composed by Georgian composers Bidzina Kvernadze and Iakob Bobokhidze. [3]
The film won several film festival prizes.
Year | Prize |
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1977 | Main prize of All-Union Film Festival |
1977 | Golden aurochs at VI Film festival in Tehran |
1978 | Special prize at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival |
1979 | Shota Rustaveli Prize |
1979 | David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film |
1988 | Lenin Prize for Tengiz Abuladze |