Festivalzentrum, 12.04.2014, 20:00
PERVAYA LASTOCHKA / THE FIRST SWALLOW
Pre-World-Championship-Special
A tiny Georgian village is in the grip of football fever at the beginning of the 20th century. While the men blithely go about setting up a team and visiting the beach for daily training sessions (some need reminding that certain rules apply), the women watch on with growing displeasure as chaos mounts and the menfolk neglect their duties and families. After people notice that a victory over the neighbouring village team does wonders for their own community’s reputation, the battle for the ball turns into a major social event. Nana Mchedlidze offers a spirited, witty account of the birth of Georgia’s first football team.
USSR (Georgian SSR) 1975
73 min, DigiBeta, colour
DIRECTOR
Nana Mchedlidze
SCREENPLAY
Levan Chelidze
Nana Mchedlidze
MUSIC
Dzhansug Kakhidze
CAMERA
Georgy Chelidze
CAST
David Abashidze
Vaso Nadaria
Ippolit Khvichia
PRODUCTION
Grouzya-film, USSR (Georgian SSR)
PROVIDED BY
RUSCICO - Russian Cinema Council, Russia
SALES
RUSCICO - Russian Cinema Council, Russia