Category Archives: Georgia

Cinema at its most profound: “Corn Island” [2014, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Hungary]

Birds chirping, water flowing, and intermittent rain pouring, make up most of the audio in George Ovashvili’s exquisitely lush drama “Simindis kundzuli” [Eng. Title: Corn Island] – there are hardly any dialogues, and yet it sends viewers on a … Continue reading

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Darling buds and 27 missed kisses during a Georgian summer [2000 Georgia, UK]

Who wouldn’t feel nostalgic watching films about adolescent romances! Director Nana Givievna Dzhordzhadze (credited as Nana Djordjadze) obliges with a drama about a coming-of-age summertime romance set in Soviet-era Georgia, “27 Dakarguli Kotsna” [Eng. Title: 27 Missing Kisses]. The … Continue reading

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