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Vallende bladeren (Falling Leaves)
Otar Iosseliani / SUHH, 1966 / 94 min.
Falling Leaves chronicles the experiences of the young wine engineer Niko as he tries to counter illegal practices in a wine collective. A satirical portrait of labour relations in the Soviet Union, mixed with near-documentary footage of daily life in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi. I.M. Otar Iosseliani, who died on December 17.
Vallende bladeren (Falling Leaves), the feature debut by Georgian filmmaker Otar Iosseliani (1934-2023), was selected for the Cannes film festival in 1968, where it promptly won the FIPRESCI prize. After his film Pastorale was shelved by the Soviet authorities in 1976, he emigrated in 1984 to France, where he continued to live and work. Eye has various films by Iosseliani in its collection, including this rare 35mm copy of Falling Leaves: a satirical portrait of young oenologist Niko, who decides to combat illegal practices within a wine-growing cooperative.
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Director
Otar Iosseliani
Production year
1966
Country
SUHH
Original title
Giorgobistve
Length
94 min.
Language
Russian, French, Georgian
Subtitles
ENG
Format
35mm
Part of
Eye Classics
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