DCP | 1984 | directed by Tengiz Abuladze | Georgia, USSR | 153 minutes | Georgian with English subtitles
Free admission. No registration required.
After the death of the despotic mayor of a small Georgian town, his body keeps returning from the grave. These unusual events prompt the citizens to unearth the memories of repressions during the dictator’s rule. Children of the perpetrator clash with children of the victims over the legacy of the past. In a surrealist blend of drama and comedy, the film questions, what a way for a new generation could be.
Post-screening discussion led by Jinyi Chu and Marijeta Bozovic (Slavic Department) will follow.
The screening is part of the “Dropouts and Dreamers: Films of the Socialist 1980s” Series, which explores the experiences of youth in the state socialist world during the transformative period of the 1980s.
Presented by The Edward J. and Dorothy Clarke Kempf Memorial Fund, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures.
We are thankful to Ketevan Abuladze and Georgian National Film Center for their kind help and cooperation in organizing this screening.
