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The Wishing Tree is a georgien film of genre Drama directed by Tenguiz Abouladze with Sofiko Tchiaoureli

The Wishing Tree (1980)

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The Wishing Tree
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Length 1h47
Directed by
OriginGeorgie
Genres Drama
Rating81% 4.085134.085134.085134.085134.08513

The Wishing Tree (Georgian: ნატვრის ხე , natvris khe, Russian: Древо желания, drevo zhelania) is a Georgian film directed by Tengiz Abuladze. The movie was made in 1977.It won Lenin Prize, All-Union Film Festival main prize and other prizes. The film is based on Giorgi Leonidze's short stories.
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.

Synopsis

The Wishing Tree begins with a gorgeous scene, a field of roses, where an even more beautiful horse, named Tetra, is in agony. A young man, Gedya (Soso Jachvliani) rushes to his rescue, but loses the battle, and his horse dies surrounded by roses. This scene will certainly be remembered, as Abuladze will once again bring the audience back to the red roses, where in the end, only the careful viewer will understand its deep meaning. By the time Gedya finds the strength to recover from his loss, he and the entire village is stunned by the incredible beauty of a woman who has come to their town- Marita (Lika Kavjaradze). As soon as Gedya and Marita see each other, they fall in love. But their happiness won`t last forever.

Actors

Sofiko Tchiaoureli

(Pupala)
Kakhi Kavsadze

(Rebel Iorami)
Ramaz Chkhikvadze

(svyaschennik Okhrokhine)
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