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Ashug-Karibi 1988

Wandering minstrel Ashik Kerib falls in love with a rich merchant's daughter, but is spurned by her father and forced to roam the world for a thousand and one nights. Now presumed dead by those he loves, he performs for the poor and unfortunate on his journeys through the wilderness. Parajanov's visually ravishing 'tableaux vivants' tell Lermontov's romantic tale while Turkish and Azerbaijani folk songs transport us into its mystical landscapes.

Directed by: Sergei Parajanov & Dodo Abashidze
Written by: Gia Badridze
Release date: 1988-07-03
Runtime: 76 minutes
Critics score:
100 / 100
Cast:
Yuri Mgoyan Yuri Mgoyan
Ashik Kerib 
Sofiko Chiaureli Sofiko Chiaureli
Mother 
Ramaz Chkhikvadze Ramaz Chkhikvadze
Ali-Agha 
Kostiantyn Stepankov Kostiantyn Stepankov
Teacher 
Dodo Abashidze Dodo Abashidze
 
Baia Dvalishvili Baia Dvalishvili
sister 
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Also known as:
  • The Hoary Legends of the Caucasus
  • Ashik Kerib