Specials

Festivalzentrum, 12.04.2014, 20:00

THE FIRST SWALLOW

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

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