Decades ago, paintings were found on the walls of a cave on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Using the latest technologies, it was revealed that the paintings were created 51,200 years ago and are the oldest works of narrative art ever discovered. According to researchers, such paintings had great importance for early Homo sapiens. The walls depict a scene of a boar hunt – so was declared in one of the world's articles on...
A documentary film allows the viewer to immerse themselves in real stories, learn something new and interesting. It can promote and influence society. John Grierson, who was one of the people who had a great influence on the fate of documentary cinema, considered that rather than showing the distant exotic world of the Earth, it is better for the viewer to see what is happening right under their noses, everyday life, the working process of a man, accompanied by ...
The war took everything from people – freedom, a feeling of peace, a sense of security, relationships. No one had any hope of continuing their lives. There was no goal in sight. Everyone was wandering aimlessly, trying to find a way to survive somewhere. Tomorrow would either come or not. The history of Georgia was divided into two parts. Life before and after the August 2008 war. People learned how to live anew. Along with other emotions, a new feeling emerged – expectation. They were ...
Since the early post-Soviet years till today, Dominant in Georgian cinema has been the trend reflecting the reality of life, political circumstances, social and economic reality and, consequently, in society, in most cases, among young people, the lack of prospects, the breakdown of relationships, the issues of confrontation and conflict between parents and children, people of different classes and generations, beliefs, orientations, interests, and their discussions...
The “little man” has existed since the beginning of humanity, but in the last two centuries it has become one of the most dominant subjects of discussion in art. Be it literature, fine arts or cinema – the existence of the little man and the issues that accompany it are seen as a significant and insoluble problem. Mikheil Gabaidze’s film, “Vasomotor Rhinitis” ...
Society has a hard time accepting different people. They try to make you like them and make you have nothing special, they don’t accept new things, they drown in a world full of dogmas and shackles that they suffocate. Monotony is like a noose around their necks and they can’t breathe. If they notice that you’re not like them, they scold you and don’t hesitate to throw stones at you. This is not just a Georgian problem, it’s the same in other countries too. It’s...
Films based on real events are especially popular with viewers. People are much more interested in the world saved by Superman single-handedly, not the feat of a real person, a person who did not give up in a difficult moment and followed his goal to the end, so making films based on true stories is becoming more and more relevant, which is very good. Such films provide an opportunity to look at events in a new way and evaluate them with different eyes, which...
Cinema loves cities where either nothing happens or everything happens. For the French, Paris has always been like that. For American cinema, one of these is New York, and for modern Georgian cinema of the recent period, Chiatura has become such a source of inspiration, a town where the rich should live, although it resembles Orwell's world. Chiatura is as inexhaustible as its ore with its topics and problems, which is why directors try to find important, interesting ...
Tamta Melashvili's "Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry" was recognized in literary circles as the best Georgian novel in 2020. This fact received mixed reviews from critics and society. Part of the public was delighted with the work largely appreciating the author's courage and attempt to bring taboo topics to light in Georgia, talking about women's problems from an angle that is only discussed behind the scenes. Some accused the author of stereotypical thinking. Despite the mixed attitude, the fact is that Tamta Melashvili's work turned out to be so relevant that shortly after its publication, Elene Naveriani revived Etero’s image in the cinema. The character of the film...
Life in the 1990s was a painful time for everyone. People had to fight for survival every day. During that period, they learned both to ignore and help each other. If they hadn't had each other and hadn't been in groups, they mightn't have survived in that chaotic world. It was the division into groups and parties that led to the war, in which many people died. One of the reasons...