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Blue Mountains, or an Unbelievable Story

Original title: Tsisperi mtebi anu daujerebeli ambavi / Blue Mountains, or An Improbable Story
1983 · 1 h 37 min
Directed by Eldar Shengelaia · Russia / USSR · Soviet Poetic Cinema
ComedyDrama

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Cast

Ramaz Giorgobiani Vasil Kakhniashvili Teimuraz Chirgadze Ivane Sakvarelidze Sesilia Takaishvili Grigol Natsvlishvili

Credits

Written by: Rezo Cheishvili

Plot

An author – a passive young man – enters the Soviet-controlled bureaucracy of Georgia attempting to get his novel published, only to be neglected and compartmentalized at every turn.

Sinekatalog’s take

Blue Mountains, or an Unbelievable Story (1983) is a Russian comedy directed by Eldar Shengelaia. It stars Ramaz Giorgobiani, Vasil Kakhniashvili and Teimuraz Chirgadze. It runs 97 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 8.6 / 10 (2,590 votes)
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