Ashik Kerib (1988)
Ashik Kerib (1988)
Wandering minstrel Ashik Kerib falls in love with a rich merchant's daughter, but is spurned by her father and forced to roam the world for a thousand and one nights. Now presumed dead by those he loves, he performs for the poor and unfortunate on his journeys through the wilderness. Parajanov's visually ravishing 'tableaux vivants' tell Lermontov's romantic tale while Turkish and Azerbaijani folk songs transport us into its mystical landscapes.

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Cast

Yuri Mgoyan Yuri Mgoyan As: Ashik Kerib
Sofiko Chiaureli Sofiko Chiaureli As: Mother
Ramaz Chkhikvadze Ramaz Chkhikvadze As: Ali-Agha
Kostiantyn Stepankov Kostiantyn Stepankov As: Teacher
Baia Dvalishvili Baia Dvalishvili As: sister
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Storyline

Wandering minstrel Ashik Kerib falls in love with a rich merchant's daughter, but is spurned by her father and forced to roam the world for a thousand and one nights. Now presumed dead by those he loves, he performs for the poor and unfortunate on his journeys through the wilderness. Parajanov's visually ravishing 'tableaux vivants' tell Lermontov's romantic tale while Turkish and Azerbaijani folk songs transport us into its mystical landscapes.


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Details

Genres: Drama, History, Fantasy

Language: Azərbaycan, ქართული

Release Date: 03 July 1988

Country: SU

Runtime: 76m

Company Credits

Company: Georgia-Film

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Production Crew

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Edited By

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Costume and Makeup

Eka Magalashvili

Eka Magalashvili

Costume Design

Sound

Javanshir Guliyev

Javanshir Guliyev

Original Music Composer

Gari Kuntsevi

Gari Kuntsevi

Sound Editor

Visual Effects

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Camera

Albert Yavuryan

Albert Yavuryan

Director of Photography

Lighting

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Art Department

Gogi Aleqsi-Meskhishvili

Gogi Aleqsi-Meskhishvili

Production Design

Sergei Parajanov

Sergei Parajanov

Production Design

Niko Zandukeli

Niko Zandukeli

Production Design

Shota Gogolashvili

Shota Gogolashvili

Production Design

Other Crew

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