Ashik Kerib (film)

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Ashik Kerib

original Russian film poster
Directed by Sergei Parajanov
Dodo Abashidze (co-director)
Written by Gia Badridze
Mikhail Lermontov (story)
Starring Yuri Mgoyan
Sofiko Chiaureli
Ramaz Chkhikvadze
Konstantin Stepankov
Music by Dzhavanshir Kuliyev
Cinematography Albert Yavuryan
Release date(s) 1988
Running time 73 min
Country USSR (Georgian SSR)
Language Georgian/Azeri
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Ashik Kerib (Geo. აშიკი ქერიბი, Russian: Ашик-кериб, Azerbaijani: Aşıq Qərib) is a 1988 film by the Soviet-Armenian filmmaker Sergei Parajanov based on the short story of the same name by Mikhail Lermontov. It was Parajanov's last completed film and was dedicated to his close friend Andrei Tarkovsky, who had died two years previously.

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[edit] Plot

The Ashik Kerib wants to marry his beloved, but it is forbidden by her father because he has little money. She vows to wait for him for a thousand days and nights until he can come back with enough money to impress her father.

[edit] Themes

Parajanov's previous three major films were colourful illustrations of Ukrainian, Armenian and Georgian culture. Ashik Kerib, in turn, is a colourful illustration of Azerbaijanian clothes, music, dance, art and customs.

[edit] Awards

  • 1988—Felix Award: presented to the artists Gogi Aleqsi-Meskhishvili, Niko Zandukeli and Shota Gogolashvili.
  • 1989—Istanbul International Film Festival: Special Prize of the Jury (to Sergei Parajanov)
  • 1990—Nika Award:
    • Best Live-action Film and Best Director (both to Dodo Abashidze & Sergei Parajanov)
    • Best Cinematography (to Albert Yavuryan)
    • Best Production Designer (to Sergei Parajanov)

[edit] DVD

There are two main DVD versions of the film - one released by Kino Video (which also contains Parajanov's previous film, The Legend of Suram Fortress), and one released by Ruscico. The Ruscico DVD is not as widely available but has been found by DVD reviewers to have a much better-quality presentation of the film.

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