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Silent Film Concert “Salt for Svanetia”
29. June 2013 @ 19:00 - 20:00
Saturday, 29.06.2013
7:00 PM
Filmforum at Museum Ludwig, Cologne
Info
General:
Jim Shvante – The Salt of Svaneti
USSR (Georgia) 1930
Director: Michail Kalatozov
Duration: approx. 60 min.
Original version with German subtitles
Screenplay: Sergei Tretyakov
Cinematography: Michail Kalatozov
A project within the series Films from Georgia – Retrospective Michail Kalatozov
Plot
Ushguli is a settlement in Upper Svaneti, located in the heart of the Greater Caucasus, surrounded by defensive towers. The life of the inhabitants of this region follows its own rhythm and is defined by hard labor: sheep farming and wool processing, breaking and transporting stone slabs, and withstanding the sometimes unpredictable weather. Here, ancient traditions have been preserved, such as peculiar birth and burial rites. Obtaining the essential salt for both people and livestock is always a dangerous endeavor, but the Soviet state has enabled the construction of a road that will make the region more accessible.
Music Version:
New music arrangement for solo piano by Wilfried Kaets