Ashik Kerib
6.1
1988-07-03
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.
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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.
Released
1988-07-03
Runtime
76
Director
Sergei Parajanov
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Genres
Drama
History
Fantasy
Language
Azərbaycan
Production
Georgia-Film
Casts
Yuri Mgoyan
Yuri Mgoyan
Sofiko Chiaureli
სოფიკო ჭიაურელი
Ramaz Chkhikvadze
რამაზ ჩხიკვაძე
Kostiantyn Stepankov
Костянтин Степанков
Baia Dvalishvili
Baia Dvalishvili
Nodar Dugladze
Nodar DugladzeVeronika Metonidze
Veronika MetonidzeLevan Natroshvili
Levan NatroshviliGeorgiy Ovakimyan
Georgiy Ovakimyan
Vyacheslav Stepanyan
Слава СтепанянDavid Dovlatyan
David DovlatyanMilena Tskhovreba-Agranovich
Милена Цховреба-Агранович