The Wishing Tree (1976 film) explained

The Wishing Tree
Director:Tengiz Abuladze
Starring:Lika Kavzharadze
Soso Jachvliani
Music:Bidzina Kvernadze
Iakob Bobokhidze
Cinematography:Lomer Akhvlediani
Distributor:Cannon Film (US theatrical)
Ruscico (DVD)
Runtime:107 minutes
Country:Soviet Union (Georgian SSR)
Language:Georgian, Russian

The Wishing Tree (Georgian: ნატვრის ხე, Georgian: Natvris Khe, Russian: Древо желания| 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.

Music

The film score is composed by Georgian composers Bidzina Kvernadze and Iakob Bobokhidze.[3]

Awards

The film won several film festival prizes.

Year Prize
1977 Main prize of All-Union Film Festival
1977 Golden aurochs at VI Film festival in Tehran
1978
1979 Shota Rustaveli Prize
1979 David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film
1988 Lenin Prize for Tengiz Abuladze

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Древо желания. Russia-K. 2016-04-19. ru. 2016-09-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20160918141701/http://tvkultura.ru/brand/show/brand_id/25283.
  2. Web site: Андрей Белявский . Эй вы там, наверху!.. . Российская газета. 2003-04-19 . 2019-02-02 . 2017-11-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171115033106/https://rg.ru/Anons/arc_2003/0419/2.shtm .
  3. Web site: Любовь Аркус. Древо желания. ru . Сеанс. 2020-05-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210128121545/https://chapaev.media/films/245 . 2021-01-28 .