I, Grandmother, Iliko and Illarion (1963)

Original title

მე, ბებია, ილიკო და ილარიონი

Directed by

Tengiz Abuladze

Genre

comedy film, romantic comedy

Country

Georgian SSR

Runtime

1h 32m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A boy grows up in a rural Georgian village under the watch of his strong-willed grandmother and two eccentric neighbors. The film follows his childhood and teen years as he navigates school, mischief, and first love.

warmwhimsicalgentleaffectionatenostalgicplayfullightheartedbittersweet

What happens

Me, Grandma, Iliko and Ilarioni (Georgian: მე, ბებია, ილიკო და ილარიონი translit. Me, bebia, iliko da ilarioni, Russian: Я, бабушка, Илико и Илларион, romanized: Ia, Babushka, iliko i ilarion) is a 1962 Soviet black-and-white social-themed romantic comedy film directed by Tengiz Abuladze based on a novel of same name by Nodar Dumbadze. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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