Magdana's Donkey
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| Directed by | Rezo Chkheidze, Tengiz Abuladze |
| Screenplay by | Carlo Gogodze |
| Story by | Ekaterine Gabashvili |
| Starring | Dudukhana Tserodze |
| Cinematography | Alexander Digmelov |
| Edited by | Vasil Dolenko |
| Music by | Archil Kereselidze |
Production company | Kartuli filmi |
Release date |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Georgian |
Magdana's Donkey (Georgian: მაგდანას ლურჯა, Russian: Лурджа Магданы, romanized: Lurja magdani) is a 1955 Georgian black-and-white social-themed drama film co-directed by Revaz Chkheidze and Tengiz Abuladze based on a short story of the same name by Ekaterine Gabashvili.
Plot[edit]
In a small Georgian village at the beginning of the 20th century(? 1895), a widow (Magdana) and her three children (Sopo, Mikho, and Kato) live in poverty, making ends meet by selling yoghurt in the city. The children find a sick abandoned donkey and bring it back to health and then the family's luck begins to change for the better. Then the donkeys old owner (Mitua) sees the donkey in the city and wants it back.
Production[edit]
This film was the debut feature of Tengiz Abuladze and Revaz Chkheidze. Magdana's Donkey was acclaimed as the start of a “new wave” in Soviet cinema.[1]
The leading role (Magdana) was played by Georgian actress Dudukhana Tserodze.[2] The film won the Best Fiction Short award at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
Cast[edit]
- Dudukhana Tserodze as Magdana
- L. Moistsrapishvili as Sopo (Magdana's older daughter)
- Mikho Borashvili as Mikho (Magdana's boy)
- Nani Chikvinidze as Kato (Magdana's younger daughter)
- Akaki Kvantaliani as Mitua
- Karlo Sakandelidze as Vano
- Akaki Vasadze as Village Foreman/Landlord
- Aleksandre Omiadze as Gigo (Magdana's Father)
- Aleksandre Takaishvili as Judge
Prizes and awards[edit]
- Prix du film de fiction - court métrage - 1956 Cannes Film Festival[4]
- Special prize in Edinburgh International Film Festival (1956)
References[edit]
- ^ "Magdanas lurja Lurdzha Magdany (Magdana's Donkey). 1955. Directed by Tengiz Abuladze, Rezo Chkheidze". MoMA. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
- ^ "Лурджа Магданы // Фильмы // Энциклопедия отечественного кино". 2011.russiancinema.ru. 1956-03-25. Archived from the original on 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
- ^ "Awards 1956 : All Awards". Cannes. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "Awards 1956 : Competition - Festival de Cannes (International Film Festival)". Festival-cannes.fr. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
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