Fresh
[Paradjanov] recreates the past with an exaggerated sense of myth and magic.
Keith Phipps, AV Club
The Legend of the Suram Fortress
1985 · 1h 23m · N/A
Drama, Fantasy
Directed by
Sergei Parajanov
,
Dodo Abashidze
Overview
A film version of a well-known Georgian folk-tale. A young boy has to be immured into the walls of a fortress in order to stop it from crumbling to pieces.
Director and cast
- Sergei Parajanov Director
- Dodo Abashidze Director
- Veriko Anjaparidze as Fortune Teller
- Dudukhana Tserodze as Osman-Agha's Mother
- David Abashidze as Osman-Agha / Simon
- Sofiko Chiaureli as Vardo
- Zura Kipshidze as Durmish-Khan
- Levan Uchaneishvili as Zurab
- Tamari Tsitsishvili Cast
- Leila Alibegashvili as Young Vardo
- Mzia Arabuli Cast
- Paata Baratashvili Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
75%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It's impossible to watch even a few feet of film by Paradjanov without acknowledging his mastery of the medium and the originality of his vision.
Hal Hinson, Washington Post
Fresh
Although Mr. Paradjanov has a reputation as a prankster, I don't think this is an elaborate joke.
Walter Goodman, New York Times
Rotten
The undeniable visual pleasures offered by the imaginative images and rich colours are unfortunately undercut by the stylised presentation.
Time Out
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