April (1961)

Original title

აპრილი

Directed by

Otar Iosseliani

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

Georgian SSR

Runtime

46 min

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 21 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young couple navigates the early days of their relationship in a Georgian town. The film observes their tentative steps toward love and the subtle changes that come with springtime.

quietcontemplativetendermelancholicslow-pacedintimatebittersweetpoetic

What happens

April (Georgian: აპრილი, romanized: ap'rili; Russian: Апрель, romanized: Aprel) is a short romance-drama film written and directed by Otar Iosseliani. The film was produced in 1961 in Iosseliani's early period while still in his native Georgia. The film was screened out of competition at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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