IT’S OKAY

Indifference is a crime but everything that follow it is a punishment. People fight against someone or something and when they fail at least several times, they begin to surrender. They adapt to the life they live in continuing to exist with feigned happiness. The reason for everything and the main problem is the state of man’s adaptation. He can adapt to everything, be satisfied with even a little, but not be defeated any more. "The world is a dangerous place to live not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing, wrote Albert Einstein. Davit Borchkhadze's film, "Neighbor" (2021) follows a similar ...

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Painting, Story and Film in One Work

კინო სწორედ იმიტომაა უნიკალური ხელოვნებაა, რომ მას შეუძლია რამდენიმე განსხვავებული დარგის ერთ მთლიან ფორმაში გაერთიანება. ლალი კიკნაველიძის „კახეთის მატარებელი“ (2019) ამ თვალსაზრისით ერთ-ერთი ყველაზე ზუსტი მაგალითია იმისა, თუ როგორ შეიძლება სხვადასხვა მედიუმმა ერთმანეთი არ ჩაანაცვლოს, არამედ გააგრძელოს და გაამდიდროს. ეს ფილმი აერთიანებს ფიროსმანის მხატვრობის, ლიტერატურული პირველწყაროსა და კინოს უნიკალურ შესაძლებლობებს. ის არამხოლოდ გადმოსცემს ადამიანის ტკივილს

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ALIENATED AND DOOMED 

ორი – როგორც ამბობენ – სრული ოჯახი (ცოლ-ქმარი + შვილები) – ზაფხულის დღეების გასატარებლად, შუაგულ ტყეში, ტბისა და ჭაობის სიახლოვეს მდებარე საოჯახო სასტუმროში ერთდროულად სახლდება. განმარტოება გამორიცხულია, რაც, სავარაუდოდ, იყო თითოეულის მიზანი, როდესაც დასასვენებლად, სწორედ ეს, „ცივილიზაციისგან“ იზოლირებული ადგილი და გარემო აირჩიეს. ასეთ პირობებში ვითარდება ვახტანგ ჯაჯანიძის მხატვრული ფილმის, „რეალური არსებები“ (2025) ამბავი. განმარტოება, იზოლირება,

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FLYING AWAY

“Have you ever had a bird fly from your hand? Have you ever felt that lightness? That’s the thing… My grandfather shared it with me. I still remember that flying up. I felt such happiness, that…. it seemed that I was also soaring into the sky. At such a time, you feel the whole of your body the movement of your soul…the motion...

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WINTER OF OUR SOLITUDE

სამხრეთის ქვეყნებისთვის თოვლი იშვიათი და ცოტა მისტიკური მოვლენაა, მათ შორის საქართველოსთვისაც. ის თითქოს დროს აჩერებს და ამ გაჩერებულ დროში ადამიანებს სამყაროსგან განცალკავებისა და მარტოობის განცდა ეუფლება.  ბაკურ ბაკურაძის ფილმში, „თოვლი ჩემს ეზოში“ (2024) მძიმე და სველი ფიფქებით თოვს. თოვლი მოდის და დროსთან ერთად გმირების „გაჩერებული“ ცხოვრების მოწმეებად აქცევს მაყურებელს. მთავარი გმირი ლევანია (ლევან გოგოლაძე), ოდესღაც

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THERE IS NOTHING BEYOND LANDSCAPES

Poetic cinema is a cinematic approach and style that focuses on the use of visual aesthetics, emotional resonance and symbolism rather than the rational logic of narrative. It tries to create on screen a feeling that is close to the feeling one gets when reading or listening to poetry, where the content is often conveyed through metaphors and associations rather than a clear plot line. The essence of poetic cinema is that it places image above narrative. It is a cinema where metaphor, allegory, intense symbolism, atmosphere, rhythm and mood play a central role. As a poet, the director uses camera, editing, sound ...

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WHERE IS HOME?

Abkhazia and the topics of displacement are very common in Georgian cinema. After the 1992-1993 conflict, many people lost their homes, families were separated from each other and thousands of people were forced to settle in other places. This history is still important for Georgian cinema. Directors often return to this topic and show people's pain, loneliness and disappointment from different angles and directors will always have something new to say as long as this conflict exists. Apart from pain, films with similar topics often highlight resilience, mutual assistance and the strength that can save a person in difficult times. That is the reason why films about Abkhazia and displacement...

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BEINGS THAT FAILED TO BECOME HUMANS

Modern consumer society has not only deepened alienation in the 21st century but also given it new, almost imperceptible forms. This problem is historically old, however, alienation has become an organic part of everyday life against the background of technological progress and a life oriented towards consumption in today's life. A person is no longer just alone, he is systematically isolated. It is precisely the diagnosis of this spiritual ...

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DREAM OR REALITY?

Any documentary or feature film shows a clear incompatibility between individual potential and social reality when it presents the figure of a little boy, a child who grows up in rural poverty and hardship but has a big, unfulfilled dream in his heart. Many young people face this dilemma. Here, aspirations, dreams, and goals confront limited financial and material resources. This social problem is global and shows inequality of opportunities, where the place of birth and economic status decide a person’s future. The main problem lies in the lack of mobility within society in such cases. A person’s dream (be it science, art, or any other aspiration) requires appropriate resources: quality education, technological accessibility and proximity to development centers. Living in poverty itself implies a lack of these fundamental ...

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REPLY, MUD MAN!

Akhtala. The only peloidotherapy resort in Georgia. 122 kilometers from Tbilisi. According to official reports, after word spread about the healing properties of the mineral-rich mud of volcanic origin in the 18th century, a barrack-type settlement first appeared in the area, which then turned into a village; later, a sanatorium was built there which then became part of the town of Gurjaani. According to a local legend, the origin of the lake is associated with the priest’s meeting with Christ while working in the field on the day of the Transfiguration (one of the greatest holidays of Christian canons). The priest, who violated church law, was punished by God causing the ground to "swallow” him. During the “swallow,” mud began to flow ...

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