Otar Iosseliani obituary: Georgian director of inimitable, idiosyncratic fables
Iosseliani, who has died aged 89, made gently absurdist parables in which people and places, camaraderie and tradition, take precedence over conventional storytelling.
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Iosseliani, who has died aged 89, made gently absurdist parables in which people and places, camaraderie and tradition, take precedence over conventional storytelling.
Georgian film director who was the true heir to Jean Renoir, Jacques Tati and Luis Buñuel
While Andrei Tarkovsky famously worked to set himself apart from the USSR, he had a complex relationship to the films of his home country. We've listed his favorites.
What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? is the latest critical sensation from one of world cinema’s current hotspots: Georgia. To celebrate its release, here are 10 stepping stones through the history of Georgian cinema.
10 classic films from Russia and Central Asia: a Klassiki watchlist New streaming service Klassiki offers UK viewers an unparalleled selection of great films from Russia, Ukraine, the Caucasus and Central Asia. Here are 10 you wonât want to miss. 15 April 2021 Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965) The horizon-expanding importance of streaming platforms as a window on to a wider world has never been clearer than during pandemic lockdown, and the Kino Klassika Foundation â a UK charity with a mission to promote Russian film culture â is ensuring our fields of vision donât sh...