Age limit: N-13. 7-12 years old children must be accompanied by an adult.
Genre: Drama
Year of release: 1976
Duration: 107 min.
Film language: Georgian
Subtitle language: Lithuanian
A magical, folklore tale about the mountain village of Sakartvel on the eve of the revolution. In the center of the film is a girl who is forced by the villagers to marry an unloved man. Episodes about pure but forbidden love and the blind beliefs of elders intertwine into a poetic story about colorful village life and the tragic consequences of a community quarrel. "Tree of Desires" won a special award at the Karlovy Vary International Festival and is still considered one of the most outstanding films made during the Soviet era in the history of Sakartvel cinema. The film tape was kept in the "Lietuvos kino" base, and after its liquidation, it was transferred to the Lithuanian archive for safekeeping. The tape was digitized on the initiative of the Sakartvelo Film Institute and will be presented to Scanorama viewers.
A magical, folkloric tale about a mountain village in Georgia on the eve of the revolution. The film focuses on a girl forced by the villagers to marry a man she does not love. Episodes of pure but forbidden love and the blind convictions of the elders are interwoven into a poetic narrative of the colorful life of the village and the tragic consequences of the community's quarrels. The Wishing Tree won the Special Award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and is still considered one of the most outstanding Soviet-era films in the history of Georgian cinema. The film was stored in the Lithuanian Film Base and, after its liquidation, was transferred to the Lithuanian archive. On the initiative of the Film Institute of Georgia, the film has been digitized and will be presented to Scanorama audiences.
Tengizas Abuladze (1924-1994) graduated from theater directing at the Rustaveli Theater Institute in Tbilisi and film directing at the Institute of Cinematography in Moscow. For the film "Magdana's Donkey" in Cannes in 1956. won his first award. Abuladze is best known for the trilogy The Prayer (1967), The Desire Tree (1976) and Repentance (1984). The trilogy philosophically reflects on good and evil, love and hate. The satire "Atgaila", despite its open criticism of Stalinist terror, was a huge success in the Soviet Union and was shown in foreign countries. Abuladze's work was influenced by Georgian folklore; films are characterized by a poetic structure, the form of a philosophical parable.
Tengiz Abuladze (1924-1994) graduated in theater directing from the Rustaveli Theater Institute in Tbilisi and in film directing from the Cinematography Institute in Moscow. He won his first award at the Cannes Film Festival in 1956 for the film Magdana's Donkey. Abuladze is best known for his trilogy The Plea (1967), The Wishing Tree (1976) and Repentance (1984). The trilogy philosophically reflects on good and evil, love and hate. The satire Repentance, despite its open criticism of Stalinist terror, was a great success in the Soviet Union and was shown abroad. Abuladze's work was influenced by Georgian folklore; his films are characterized by a poetic structure and the form of a philosophical parable.
Director: Tengiz Abuladze
Authors of the script / Screenplay: Tengiz Abuladze, Revaz Inanishvili, Giorgi Leonidze
Cinematography: Lomer Akhvlediani
Composers / Composer: Jakob Bobokhidze, Bidzina Kvernadze
Producers / Producer: Rezo Kveselava, Nino Natroshvili
Cast: Iosif Jachvliani, Lika Kavzharadze, Zaza Kolelishvili
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