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In Reply to: "Since Otar Left:" quite simply, one of the most powerful posted by tinear on July 16, 2006 at 07:56:36:
The republic of Georgia has very colorful history and culture (besides giving us Stalin and Beria... that is...) so it makes sense to investigate it a bit deeper.Georgian cinema was not huge in terms of its output, but high in quality and humanist spirit.
Mostly you should look at works by Daneliya and Ioselliani - selected works by both available through the Netflix. Ioselliani's laguage is much more laconic, and Daneliya's bursting with color... unfortunately his best works I don't see there.
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insight into the "typical" Georgian perspective?
For instance, our Texans are action-oriented, slow-talking, macho and the culture reflects this icon. Georgia?
Another thing I was impacted by in "Otar:" the tremendous import of one life; then one remembers how many disappeared during Stalin's years in power... the tsunamis of grief must have been overwhelming.
I can keep repeating Georgia has a colorful culture, but that would be like repeating the word sugar - your tea will not get any sweeter!The Georgians are Christians, and that puts them at odds with some surrounding Caucus mountains republics, many of which are Muslim.
They have recognizable appearance and facial features - they tend to be tall, slender, dark haired, with large noses and generally are considered beautiful people. That impression is enhanced by their stylish and attractive national costumes - you will have little difficulty finding it through the google.
If one had to come up with a very brief description of their character, that would be hospitable, festive, musical, proud, and long living. There is also a tremendous reverence and respect of the elderly. And there are many elderly people, as their long life is legendary - probably due to the clean moutain air and water, and healthy simple food.
The Georgians are the epitome of hospitality and their festivities are quite special, filled with joy, wonderful music, wine and food, and where every stranger is immediately invited... no... he is dragged in. They claim to be the discoverers of wine and being the first wine producing nation on Earth, and surely drink a lot of it. Their wines are very different from your typical Western European wines, and Patrick was not particularly impressed with them, but I probably did not buy the best available ones either... sorry!
One thing you will always find in their movies is their incredible polyphonic singing, which is, once experienced, unforgettable. It is spontaneous - they simply start and people join the chorus - rich in melodies and wonderfuly emotional. And their dance, if done by good dancers, is both graceful and fiery.
I could go on for long time, but this should be a good primer.
and describes it almost identically.
Now, we add Georgia to our list...
...that those characteristics could be ascribed to many other nations, but believe me, you would never confuse a Bulgarian and a Georgian.I would love to go to Georgia myself, but from what I know it is currently going through VERY difficult times. It is in a state of cold war with Russia and it is taking its toll. Not to spoil your impression I would give it a few more years to recover.
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