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Lebedyne ozero zona = Swan Lake : the zone /

A powerful political allegory based on screenwriter Sergei Paradjanov's own prison camp experiences. Themes of captivity and escape, love and betrayal and surrender and sacrifice are dealt with in an extraordinary visual display which has virtually no dialogue, but is rich in harrowing sound effects.

DVD 10591

Legend of Suram fortress Ashik Kerib /

[The Legend of Suram fortress] The Georgians' repeated efforts at building a fortress against invaders fail until a fortune teller remembers an old prophecy that the son of her erstwhile lover must be bricked up alive in order for the fortress to stand. The young man sacrifices himself to save his country. [Ashik Kerib] Tale of a lovelorn musician, his travels and travails, and the eventual restoration of his mother's eyesight as well as his winning the hand of his intended. Done in a highly stylized, theatrical fashion.

DVD 2109

Nṛan guyně The color of pomegranates /

Nṛan guyně presents a stylized biography of eighteenth century Armenian poet and troubadour Sayat Nova and interpretations of his writings.

DVD 1726

Tini zabutykh predkiv Shadows of forgotten ancestors /

A deeply heartfelt story set during the early part of the 20th century in the Ukrainian Carpathians, centering on Ivan whose life is marked with sadness. First his brother is killed while saving him from a falling tree. Then his father is murdered, forcing Ivan and his mother to live in poverty. He falls in love with Marichka, the daughter of the man responsible for his father's death. Marichka drowns rescuing a lamb from a river, but Ivan remains devoted to her. He marries another, but he finds no solace in their childless marriage.

DVD 5642

Tini zabutykh predkiv Shadows of forgotten ancestors /

A deeply heartfelt story set during the early part of the 20th century in the Ukrainian Carpathians, centering on Ivan whose life is marked with sadness. First his brother is killed while saving him from a falling tree. Then his father is murdered, forcing Ivan and his mother to live in poverty. He falls in love with Marichka, the daughter of the man responsible for his father's death. Marichka drowns rescuing a lamb from a river, but Ivan remains devoted to her. He marries another, but he finds no solace in their childless marriage.

DVD 10590