Repentance
by Tengiz Abuladze
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Actor: Avtandil Makharadze, Edisher Giorgobiani, Ketevan Abuladze, Ya Ninidze, Zeinab BotsvadzeDirector: Tengiz Abuladze
Cinematographer: Mikhail Agranovich
Writer: Tengiz Abuladze
Editor: Guliko Omadze
Writer: Nana Dzhanelidze
Writer: Rezo Kveselava
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); Russian (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 153 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-01-06
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Image Entertainment
Movie Reviews of Repentance
Movie Review: magnificent and moving
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie came to be known as a masterpiece of perestroika, though Gorbachev was totally unaware of the director and his work. Many scenes and references do require some knowledge of the history of the Soviet Union and the execrable crimes of the Communist regime.The demolition of a church parallels the Bolshevik demolition of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior,which was rebuilt after the fall of the Soviet Union.
The scene in which relatives of prisoners desperately seek for messages written on logs from the timber camps is truly amazing.The lead actor's role as a sort of Hitler-Beria combination is mesmeric in quality.One of the great features at the end is the old woman who asks the question, " What good is a road if it doesn't lead to a church?" The actress in question had played in many Stalin era films and her cameo is in itself a sort of repentance.
I cannot recommend it enough.
Summary of Repentance
Three generations of one family pay for the sins of their fathers under the dictatorial rule of Varlam Aravidze, who runs a totalitarian society in which the first to perish are the artists. Years later, the daughter of one victim decides to avenge the death of her parents.Art House & International DVD Video
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