Drama ·History ·Fantasy · Soviet Union · 1988 · 1h 16m

Ashik Kerib

აშიკ-ქერიბი

Director

Cast

Yuri Mgoyan as Ashik Kerib Sofiko Chiaureli as Mother Ramaz Chkhikvadze as Ali-Agha Kostiantyn Stepankov as Teacher Baia Dvalishvili as sister Nodar Dugladze as

Crew

Albert Yavuryan — Director of Photography Javanshir Guliyev — Original Music Composer Gia Badridze — Writer Mikhail Lermontov — Novel Gogi Aleqsi-Meskhishvili — Production Design Sergei Parajanov — Production Design

Synopsis

Wandering minstrel Ashik Kerib falls in love with a rich merchant's daughter, but is spurned by her father and forced to roam the world for a thousand and one nights. Now presumed dead by those he loves, he performs for the poor and unfortunate on his journeys through the wilderness. Parajanov's visually ravishing 'tableaux vivants' tell Lermontov's romantic tale while Turkish and Azerbaijani folk songs transport us into its mystical landscapes.

Mood & Themes

surreal caucasus

Key Collaborators

Sergei Parajanov Director David Abashidze Director Albert Yavuryan Director of Photography Javanshir Guliyev Original Music Composer Gia Badridze Writer Mikhail Lermontov Novel Gogi Aleqsi-Meskhishvili Production Design Sergei Parajanov Production Design Niko Zandukeli Production Design Shota Gogolashvili Production Design Eka Magalashvili Costume Design

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