Fortune Telling on a Lamb Shoulder (1988)
- Original title
- Zīlēšana uz jēra lāpstiņas
- Directed by
- Ada Neretniece
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
The film takes its name from a Kalmyk folk tradition of fortune-telling with a sheep's shoulder blade. It is a drama set in the Soviet Union that explores themes of fate and tradition through the lens of this cultural practice.
poeticcontemplativeculturally reflectivemeditativeearthyatmosphericsubtlefolklore-infused
What happens
«Гадание на бараньей лопатке» (латыш. Zīlēšana uz jēra lāpstiņas) — художественный фильм режиссёра Ады Неретниеце. Снят по сценарию Олега Манджиева на Рижской киностудии в 1988 году. Название фильма происходит от распространённого специфического жанра калмыцкого народного творчества, который называется кемялген. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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