film "The Legend of Suram Fortress" by Sergei Parajanov

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"The Legend of Suram Fortress" is a 1984 Georgian art film by Sergei Parajanov, renowned for its visually poetic, folkloric retelling of a Georgian legend about sacrifice and destiny.

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instanceOf Georgian film
film
basedOn The Legend of the Suram Fortress NERFINISHED
novel by Daniel Chonkadze
cinematographyBy Merab Kokochashvili NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Georgia NERFINISHED
Soviet Union
director Dodo Abashidze NERFINISHED
Sergei Parajanov NERFINISHED
editedBy Janina Jankowska NERFINISHED
era late Soviet cinema
filmFormat color
follows The Color of Pomegranates NERFINISHED
genre art film
drama
historical film
hasCastMember Dodo Abashidze NERFINISHED
Levan Uchaneishvili NERFINISHED
Sofiko Chiaureli NERFINISHED
Veriko Andjaparidze NERFINISHED
language Georgian
musicBy Jansug Kakhidze NERFINISHED
narrativeTheme destiny
folklore
sacrifice
notableFor folkloric retelling of a Georgian legend
non-linear narrative structure
use of ritualistic imagery
visually poetic style
originalTitle Ambavi Suramis tsikhitsa NERFINISHED
partOf Sergei Parajanov filmography
producer Gruzia-Film studio NERFINISHED
productionCompany Gruzia-Film NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1984
runtimeMinutes 88
screenwriter Dodo Abashidze NERFINISHED
Sergei Parajanov NERFINISHED
setIn Georgia NERFINISHED
Surami Fortress NERFINISHED
style poetic cinema
tableau-like compositions
title The Legend of Suram Fortress NERFINISHED
visualStyle highly stylized imagery
symbolic imagery

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