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The Wishing Tree(Movie, 1976)

Original title: "ნატვრის ხე" (Georgian/KA)
1h 47min | Genre: Drama
The Wishing TreeRating: 3.4/5 (with 88 votes)
The Wishing Tree (Georgian: ნატვრის ხე, natvris khe, Russian: Древо желания, drevo zhelania) is a 1976 Georgian drama film directed by Tengiz Abuladze. It won the Lenin Prize, the All-Union Film Festival main prize and other prizes. The film is based on Giorgi Leonidze's short stories. The textures of folk legend and striking visual allegory permeate The Wishing Tree, an episodic pastorale set in a pre-revolutionary Georgian village and spanning four seasons in the lives of various village characters. Some twenty-two stories are woven into the narrative, which centers on a beautiful young woman who is forced to marry a man she does not love; her unsanctioned love for another leads her to ritual disgrace and sacrifice. ()
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Awards & Nominations for The Wishing Tree

David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film

About The Wishing Tree

This poetic parable is part of Tenghiz Abuladze’s cinematic triptych: “The Supplication” – “The Wishing Tree” – “Repentance”. The place is Georgia at the beginning of the 20th century. That’s how director Tenghiz Abuladze described his film: “’The Wishing Tree’ is a film about the people lit up by a dream. Every character has its own ideal. One is worshipping the skies, another the earth, some idolize the body, others elevate the spirit. Some destroy the body, others the soul…” Marita, the film’s heroine, arrived here to live with her aunt. She meets a poor young lad, Gedia, and falls in love with him. But her relatives are determined to marry the girl off to a local rich man….

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Additional Information

Production country: Soviet Union
Made by: Gruzia-Film
Original language: Georgian (KA)
Spoken languages: Georgian (KA)
Translated into 9 languages: Bulgarian (BG), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Georgian (KA), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 12/19/1976
Cast: Sofiko Chiaureli, Kakhi Kavsadze, Ramaz Chkhikvadze, Lika Kavzharadze, Zaza Kolelishvili, Givi Berikashvili
Director: Tengiz Abuladze
Director of Photography: Lomer Akhvlediani
Composer: Bidzina Kvernadze, Jakob Bobokhidze
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Древо желания"
"Natvris khe"
"L'Albero dei desideri"
Keywords: tragedy, caucasus

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Other movies with this title: The Wishing Tree (US, 1999), The Wishing Tree (CA/US, 2012), The Wishing Tree (IN, 2017), The Wishing Tree (2020)

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