Although Gogoberidze was able to shoot her debut film on a generous budget, the finished work almost failed to make it past the censor. An "un-Soviet" cinematic triptych: three explorations of female desire in changing times. Starting in 1921 with the story of Maja, an aristocratic femme fatale who spells ruin for her lover. Followed by Nana (teased for being a tomboy), who falls in love above the rooftops of Tiflis in the war year of 1941. And concluding with successful architect Rusudan, who supports and covets a painter at a large-scale construction site in 1961, the year of the film's creation. The dynamic, adventurous camerawork orchestrates the women's gazes at the (male-dominated) world.
Although Gogoberidze was able to shoot her debut film on a generous budget, the finished work almost failed to make it past the censor. An "un-Soviet" cinematic triptych: three explorations of female desire in changing times. Starting in 1921 with the story of Maja, an aristocratic femme fatale who spells ruin for her lover. Followed by Nana (teased for being a tomboy), who falls in love above the rooftops of Tiflis in the war year of 1941. And concluding with successful architect Rusudan, who supports and covets a painter at a large-scale construction site in 1961, the year of the film's creation. The dynamic, adventurous camerawork orchestrates the women's gazes at the (male-dominated) world.
