The Legend of Suram Fortress

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The Legend of Suram Fortress is a 1984 Georgian art film by Sergei Parajanov, celebrated for its visually poetic, folkloric retelling of a Georgian legend about sacrifice and destiny.

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instanceOf Georgian film
film
basedOn The Legend of the Suram Fortress
novel by Daniel Chonkadze
cinematographyBy Merab Kokochashvili
countryOfOrigin Georgia
Soviet Union
depicts construction of a fortress
self-sacrifice for the common good
director Dodo Abashidze
Sergei Parajanov
distributor Gruzia-Film
editedBy Janina Jankowska
filmColor color
filmingLocation Georgia
genre art film
drama film
fantasy film
historical film
hasSetting Surami Fortress
language Georgian
medium 35 mm film
musicBy Jansug Kakhidze
narrativeTheme destiny
folklore
sacrifice
notableFor folkloric retelling of a Georgian legend
highly stylized visual language
originalTitle Ambavi Suramis tsikhitsa
partOfFilmographyOf Sergei Parajanov
productionCompany Gruzia-Film
releaseDecade 1980s
releaseYear 1984
runningTimeMinutes 88
screenwriter Dodo Abashidze
Sergei Parajanov
setInPeriod medieval Georgia
starred Dodo Abashidze
Levan Uchaneishvili
Sofiko Chiaureli
Veriko Andjaparidze
title The Legend of Suram Fortress
visualStyle poetic imagery
symbolic imagery
tableau-like compositions

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Sergei Parajanov notableWork The Legend of Suram Fortress
The Legend of Suram Fortress title The Legend of Suram Fortress
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The Suram Fortress hasAdaptation The Legend of Suram Fortress (film)
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The Legend of Suram Fortress title The Legend of Suram Fortress
The Legend of Suram Fortress basedOn The Legend of the Suram Fortress
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