Magdana's Donkey

Overview

This chamber drama is set in Georgia on the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. A simple peasant family makes its living by selling yogurt which the Magdany widow takes every morning to the town market. Once, in their mother’s absence, the children – six-year-old Mikho and three-year-old Kato – found an abandoned donkey on a road leading to their village. The foundling was fed, tended, and the moment the donkey opened its big, tender eyes, it was named “Lurdja”, which means “blue-eyed”. Surrounded by love and care, the donkey became a big help in the poor household. But this idyll was not to last long…

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 1, 1955

Original language

Georgian

Spoken languages

Georgian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Georgianfilm,Georgia-Film

Cast

Karlo Sakandelidze,Aleqsandre Omiadze,Vasil Kakhniashvili,Tsatsa Amirejibi,Liana Moistsrapishvili,Mikho Borashvili,Akaki Kvantaliani,Mariam Garikuli,Nunu Machavariani,David Abashidzeand 9 more

Director

Rezo Chkheidze,Tengiz Abuladze

Writer

Ekaterine Gabashvili,Karlo Gogodze

Cinematography

Lev Sukhov,Alexander Dighmelashvili

Music

Archil Kereselidze

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0048324