What is the most important thing in the process of creating a film? The script, the direction, the visual solution, the musical score or the acting? Each of these components has its own meaning and value but their synthesis, their combination creates a work that we call cinematic art. There is no insignificant detail in the world of cinema. Every element is important, starting from the composition of the shot, ending with a single movement of the character’s eye in the scene. This is the reason why it is especially important ...

CHAPLIN IN GEORGIAN Read More

Time passes quickly and destroys everything slowly. It is like a train that you have to chase. Those who cannot catch up are lost and cannot continue living. This pace is faster for artists. They always try to find something new and to interest society again. What happens when life does not go according to their wishes and when swimming against the current stops? After several attempts to survive, everyone gives up and follows the current of the river. People give up and stop developing. How difficult it is to watch a person who has given up, from whom even the last part of the moss he

UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN Read More

Independent film is very popular in the modern cinema, which is an important part of modern art. Georgian film directors also try not to lag behind this trend and create extravagant works one after another. An example of this is Giga Liklikadze's film, "Pig" (2019), which caused a great response. The majority of viewers evaluated it negatively, however, there were film critics who saw something unidentified and profound in it, thus considering the film the beginning of a new direction. This film is about three young people (Bachana, Ramo and Makho). Bachana, who was discharged from military service, is going back home. On his way, the bus breaks down. While he is waiting for it to be repaired,

SELF-EXPRESSION OR ART BEYOND THE LIMITS Read More

People experience love shortage. They spend their entire lives in quest of their other half - sometimes they find it, sometimes they don't. When a relationship goes into a dead end, there begins the process of looking for the culprit within themselves but seldom is only one party to blame for the split up. The problem is that mistakes are often not corrected - they are only repeated, and this ...

EPITAPH TO LOVE: THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF LOVE - MODERN TRAGEDY Read More

Dea Kulumbegashvili’s first feature-length film, “Beginning” (2020), drew cinema-lovers’ attention to Georgia. It became a real sensation and won many prestigious international awards. Feminist film has emerged as one of the leading trends in contemporary cinema but it must also be said that such works are often pathetic, artificial or exhausted. Conversely, “Beginning” encompasses more than just a film made...

THE WOMAN WHO MUST SURVIVE Read More

Napoleon Bonaparte once said: “If the Earth were one big country, Istanbul would become its capital.” For Levan Akin, this ancient city is not presented as the center of the world but as one big Hades. For the Swedish director of Georgian origin, it is undeniable that Georgia and its social problems interest him very much. After all, the “warmest” welcome he received in Tbilisi during his film career ...

LOST IN ISTANBUL Read More

Every nation has its most famous work of art, which is read to children from a young age and quotes are learned by heart, which embody the spirit of these people. For Georgians, this is “The Knight in the Panther's Skin,” a poem that has survived for centuries and does not lose its popularity. It always plays an important role in the formation of cultural consciousness, carries not only artistic value, but also has a powerful force of deep moral and ethical impact on the reader. It is......

RUSTAVELI INHERITANCE Read More

It is unimaginable to be an artist and not be troubled by the pain of your country, people, and human fate and to be engaged in creative activity in such a way. If you do not hurt and grieve, you cannot think, and therefore, you cannot judge. This is the reason why valuable works of art are sometimes created and sometimes they are not. The director, Levan Koghuashvili’s films are an expression of this anxiety, when it is difficult for you to touch on painful topics, but your conscience does not allow you to turn a blind eye and wrap them up beautifully. So poignant ......

"MRAVALZHAMIERI" SONG IN BRIGHTON Read More

In the history of modern cinema, Zaza Urushadze’s film “The Confession” (2017) is one of the most important works that highlights a person’s internal struggle, the burden of conscience and their relationship with society. The director tries to analyse the depths of a person’s psychological and spiritual state, fears and mistakes. The story begins quite positively. Together with his disciple, father Giorgi arrives in a small village for a church service. In order to gain the locals’ goodwill and partake them of spiritual life, he decides to organise film screenings...

ON REALITY, INTERNAL STRUGGLES AND WEAKNESSES Read More