Ashik Kerib

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Ashik Kerib is a 1988 visually poetic Soviet-Georgian film by director Sergei Parajanov, adapted from Mikhail Lermontov’s tale about a wandering minstrel and renowned for its rich folkloric imagery and experimental style.

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instanceOf Georgian film
film
basedOn Ashik-Kerib
linked to: Ashik Kerib
basedOnAuthor Mikhail Lermontov
cinematographyBy Yuri Klimenko
coDirector Dodo Abashidze
countryOfOrigin Georgia
Soviet Union
director Sergei Parajanov
featuresElement folk dances
miniature-style framing
religious iconography
traditional costumes
genre experimental film
fantasy film
folkloric film
romantic film
hasCharacter Ashik Kerib
Magul-Megeri
wealthy merchant father
hasStyle minimal dialogue
nonlinear narrative
symbolic imagery
tableau-like compositions
visually poetic
hasTheme folk tradition
love and separation
wandering minstrel
language Azerbaijani
Georgian
musicBy Javanshir Guliyev
notableFor experimental visual style
painterly compositions
rich folkloric imagery
use of color symbolism
partOf Sergei Parajanov filmography
plotSummary A poor minstrel wanders for years to earn wealth and win his beloved from a rich merchant family.
productionCompany Gruzia-film
linked to: Gruzia-Film
releaseEvent 1988 Venice Film Festival
releaseYear 1988
runtimeMinutes 73
setIn Azerbaijan
Caucasus

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Sergei Parajanov notableWork Ashik Kerib
Ashik Kerib basedOn Ashik-Kerib
linked to: Ashik Kerib
Ashik Kerib hasCharacter Ashik Kerib