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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Ashik Kerib canonical 2
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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 ⓘ