Georgia, Alone

Overview

The horrific war in Chechnya, a neighbor of Georgia, gives a special poignancy to Otar Iosseliani’s fascinating, four-hour, made-for-television documentary on Georgia which, like his delightful Chasing Butterflies (SFIFF 1993), was produced in France. Iosseliani presents the history of this former Soviet republic through beautifully interwoven images of landscapes, artwork and clips from other Georgian filmmakers such as Nikoloz Shengalaya and Tenghiz Abuladze. He illuminates the part played recently by two politicians, both KGB men but with very different destinies: Zviad Gamsakhurdia, an ultranationalistic demagogue who died in exile; and Eduard Shevardnadze, who is the president of Georgia today.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 9, 1995

Original language

French

Spoken languages

Georgian

Countries

France

Production

ARTE

Director

Otar Iosseliani

Writer

Otar Iosseliani

Cinematography

Nugzar Erkomaishvili

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0111130