GEORGIAN ANCIENT SONGS

Homage

“It’s a film about Georgian traditional polyphony. Georgian songs are always sung in one, two, three or even four voices. It’s a story about how these songs are structured. And at the same time we show what life was like in the old days. The official reaction to the film was one of indignation. I managed to steal a print of the film and keep it safe.”
DZVELI QARTULI SIMGERA (STARINNAYA GRUZINSKAYA PESNYA) / ALTE GEORGISCHE LIEDER
GSSR 1969 / 21 min
Director: Otar Iosseliani
  • Screenplay: Otar Iosseliani
  • Cinematographer: Temur Chohonelidze
  • Production Company: Georgian Studio of Documentary Films
“It’s a film about Georgian traditional polyphony. Georgian songs are always sung in one, two, three or even four voices. It’s a story about how these songs are structured. And at the same time we show what life was like in the old days. The official reaction to the film was one of indignation. I managed to steal a print of the film and keep it safe.”
  • Screenplay: Otar Iosseliani
  • Cinematographer: Temur Chohonelidze
  • Production Company: Georgian Studio of Documentary Films