France / Italy / Soviet Union,
1984, 101 min
Directed by:
Otar IosselianiCinematography:
Philippe ThéaudièreComposer:
Nicholas ZourabichviliCast:
Katja Rupé, Alix de Montaigu, Pascal Aubier, Mathieu Amalric, François Michel, Bernard Eisenschitz, Maïté Nahyr, Jean-Pierre BeauvialaPlots(1)
From award-winning director Otar Iosseliani comes an abstract and absurdist comedy with several intertwining story lines played out over several time frames, all linked by an 18th century chinaware set and a 19th century portrait. Iosselliani, one of the most criminally overlooked filmmakers here in the US, has constructed an intricate and surreal episodic Rubik's cube. (Cohen Media Group)
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