Ashik Kerib (1988)
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.
Directors: Sergei Parajanov, David Abashidze.
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Yuri Mgoyan as Ashik Kerib |
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Sofiko Chiaureli as Mother |
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Ramaz Chkhikvadze as Ali-Agha |
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Kostiantyn Stepankov as Teacher |
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Baia Dvalishvili as sister |
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Nodar Dugladze as |
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Veronika Metonidze as |
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Levan Natroshvili as |
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Georgiy Ovakimyan as |
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Vyacheslav Stepanyan as |
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David Dovlatyan as |
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Milena Tskhovreba-Agranovich as Bride |
| Directing | Sergei Parajanov | Director |
| Writing | Gia Badridze | Writer |
| Writing | Mikhail Lermontov | Novel |
| Sound | Javanshir Guliyev | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Albert Yavuryan | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eka Magalashvili | Costume Design |
| Art | Sergei Parajanov | Production Design |
| Art | Gogi Aleqsi-Meskhishvili | Production Design |
| Art | Shota Gogolashvili | Production Design |
| Art | Niko Zandukeli | Production Design |
| Directing | David Abashidze | Director |
| Sound | Gary Kuntsev | Sound |