Ashik Kerib (1988)

Original title

აშიკ-ქერიბი

Directed by

Dodo Abashidze, Sergei Parajanov

Genre

drama film, art film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 13m

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 49 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A poor wandering minstrel travels through the Caucasus region, hoping to win the hand of a wealthy merchant's daughter. The film presents his journey as a series of painterly scenes rooted in Azerbaijani traditions.

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What happens

Ashik Kerib (Georgian: აშიკ-ქერიბი, literally "strange ashik"), sometimes known internationally as The Lovelorn Minstrel, is a 1988 Soviet art film directed by Dodo Abashidze and Sergei Parajanov that is based on the short story of the same name by Mikhail Lermontov. It was Parajanov's last completed film and was dedicated to his close friend Andrei Tarkovsky, who had died two years previously. The film also features a detailed portrayal of Azerbaijani culture. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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