The Wishing Tree (film)

The Wishing Tree (Georgian: ნატვრის ხე, natvris khe, Russian: Древо желания, drevo zhelania) is a 1976 Georgian drama film directed by Tengiz Abuladze. It won the Lenin Prize, the All-Union Film Festival main prize and other prizes. The film is based on Giorgi Leonidze's short stories.

The Wishing Tree
Directed byTengiz Abuladze
Written byRevaz Inanishvili
Tengiz Abuladze
StarringLika Kavzharadze
Soso Jachvliani
Music byBidzina Kvernadze
Iakob Bobokhidze
CinematographyLomer Akhvlediani
Distributed byCannon Film (US theatrical)
Ruscico (DVD)
Release date
  • May 1977 (1977-05)
Running time
107 minutes
CountrySoviet Union (Georgian SSR)
LanguageGeorgian

The textures of folk legend and striking visual allegory permeate The Wishing Tree, an episodic pastorale set in a pre-revolutionary Georgian village and spanning four seasons in the lives of various village characters. Some twenty-two stories are woven into the narrative, which centers on a beautiful young woman who is forced to marry a man she does not love; her unsanctioned love for another leads her to ritual disgrace and sacrifice.

Cast

  • Lika Kavzharadze as Marita
  • Soso Jachvliani as Gedia
  • Zaza Kolelishvili as Shete
  • Kote Daushvili as Tsitsikore
  • Sofiko Chiaureli as Pupala
  • Kakhi Kavsadze as Rebel Ioram
  • Otar Meghvinetukhutsesi as Elioz
  • Erosi Manjgaladze as Bumbula
  • Ramaz Chkhikvadze as Priest Okhrokhine
  • Gogi Gegechkori as Chachika
  • Sesilia Takaishvili as Maradia
  • Giorgi Khobua as Batula
  • Givi Berikashvili as Padghula
  • Jemal Ghaghanidze as Taghria
  • Boris Tsipuria as Koria
  • Ia Khobua as Mother of Gedia
  • Temina Tuaeva as Nargiza
  • Dato Papuashvili as Azaria
  • Givi Chichinadze as Ipro
  • Dato Abashidze as Gaulatsune
  • Tina Burbutashvili as Mother of Shete
  • Shota Skhirtladze as Herder

Music

The film score is composed by Georgian composers Bidzina Kvernadze and Iakob Bobokhidze.

Awards

The film won several film festival prizes.

YearPrize
1977Main prize of All-Union Film Festival
1977Golden aurochs at VI Film festival in Tehran
1978Special prize at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
1979Shota Rustaveli Prize
1979David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film
1988Lenin Prize for Tengiz Abuladze
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