Screening: ‘The Wishing Tree’ by Tengiz Abuladze

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.

The screening will be preceded by a presentation starting at 6.00 PM and may last up to 45 minutes

Director: Tengiz Abuladze
Writers: Tengiz Abuladze, Revaz Inanishvili
Stars: Lika Kavzharadze, Soso Jachvliani, Zaza Kolelishvili

In Russian with English subtitles