The Legend of Suram Fortress
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The Legend of Suram Fortress is a 1984 Georgian art film by Sergei Parajanov, celebrated for its visually poetic, folkloric retelling of a Georgian legend about sacrifice and destiny.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Georgian film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Legend of the Suram Fortress
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novel by Daniel Chonkadze ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Merab Kokochashvili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Georgia
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| depicts |
construction of a fortress
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self-sacrifice for the common good ⓘ |
| director |
Dodo Abashidze
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Sergei Parajanov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Gruzia-Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Janina Jankowska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmColor | color ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
art film
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drama film ⓘ fantasy film ⓘ historical film ⓘ |
| hasSetting | Surami Fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Georgian ⓘ |
| medium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jansug Kakhidze NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
destiny
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folklore ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| notableFor |
folkloric retelling of a Georgian legend
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highly stylized visual language ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Ambavi Suramis tsikhitsa ⓘ |
| partOfFilmographyOf | Sergei Parajanov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Gruzia-Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| runningTimeMinutes | 88 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Dodo Abashidze
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Sergei Parajanov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | medieval Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starred |
Dodo Abashidze
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Levan Uchaneishvili NERFINISHED ⓘ Sofiko Chiaureli NERFINISHED ⓘ Veriko Andjaparidze NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Legend of Suram Fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
poetic imagery
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symbolic imagery ⓘ tableau-like compositions ⓘ |
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