Georgian Chronicle of the XIX. Century

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Movie
German title Georgian Chronicle of the XIX. Century
Original title Mezchramete saukunis kartuli kronika (Грузинская хроника XIX века)
Country of production USSR ( Georgia )
original language Georgian
Publishing year 1979
length 66 minutes
Rod
Director Alexander Rechwijashvili
script Reso Kwesselawa
Ansor Jugeli
Alexander Rechwijaschwili
production Grusija film
music Vakhtang Kuchijanidze
camera Guram Shengelaya
occupation

Georgian Chronicle of the XIX. Century (original title: Mezchramete saukunis kartuli kronika), ( Грузинская хроника XIX века , Grusinskaja chronika XIX weka) is a Soviet fictional film that was shot in Georgia under the direction of Alexander Rechwijaschwili in 1978 .

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Niko, studies in Saint Petersburg and returns to his home village. When he arrives at his sick mother, he learns that the whole village has been waiting for him for some time and is hoping for his support. A group of foreign investors wants to cut down the forest that belongs to the village. Niko goes to his former teacher who, together with Nikos father, has collected documents that are supposed to confirm that the forest belongs to the village. Now the student should enforce their rights in the city they want to go to on the same day. With God's blessing he is bid farewell to the whole village.

At the municipal authorities, Niko first looks for Mr. Eradse, whom he named as a contact person, to whom he hands a letter from his teacher and who also wants to help him. Then he looks for a place to stay in the city. After his return to the administration, while looking for the headmaster's office, he met the daughter of the civil servant Eradze, who lived in the same house with her father.

He has finally arrived at the headmaster's office, who, after talking without content, has the relevant file brought to him. This is where the chief finds the agreement that is at stake. But there is still an open question, because nobody can read a side note by the director. An employee who has been called reads the text in front of it, which says that the request must be satisfied, assuming the documents are based. But it is not enough for him. Then the supervisor determines that there is a stamp, but a signature is missing. Niko defends the moral rights of the villagers and also says that if the village doesn't get the forest, no one will get it.

When Niko then walks through the streets of the city, which is becoming more and more empty, he meets Mr. Eradze's daughter. She explains to him that it is customary to solemnly greet the representatives of foreign companies and that everyone is there now. In the negotiations with the business people who want the forest, it turns out that the chief is unreservedly on their side. Back in the administration, Niko and Mr. Eradse look for further documents, they also find some, but these are only copies that are not sufficient for a case law. Nothing can be done without originals. The supervisor now stiffened in the assertion that Niko was mentally not completely healthy and would only therefore make his demands. The whole matter can only be decided by the director of the administration and he is not there. Niko now knows that this is a rejection.

On his way home through the forest, he is followed by three men who have been given the task of killing him, as he can continue to be a danger to the dubious businessmen because of his knowledge as a student. But when they have caught him, they are suddenly afraid of direct murder, they only tie him up and throw him into a deep pit from which he cannot free himself. To prove to their clients that they killed him after all, they take his clothes with them.

In a conversation, the headmaster made it clear to Mr. Eradse that one of the investors had taken a liking to his daughter and wanted to take her with him as an employee. There would be a better position for himself too. Above all, it would be better than getting to know the rebellious student. Eradse's daughter is now on her way to look for Niko in his village. However, he has not arrived there and she is on her way back through the forest. Here she is seen and persecuted by the three criminals she bought. While she was sitting in an old mill, the doctor came by and wanted to chase the three away. They are afraid that he will find the pit and shoot him in order to then flee. Since the doctor does not come back from the forest either, the whole village goes looking for Niko and the doctor. Even the headmaster pretends to take part in it.

Production and publication

The black and white film premiered on March 31, 1980 under the title Грузинская хроника XIX века in Moscow . Like all Georgian films , Mezchramete saukunis kartuli kronika was shot in the Georgian language and then dubbed in Russian for the other Soviet republics .

In the Federal Republic of Germany the film ran in 1979 as part of the XXVIII. Mannheim Film Week . In the GDR the film was shown as part of the XII. Information show of new Soviet films shown in June 1981 in Berlin and Potsdam .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Neue Zeit of July 3, 1981, p. 4
  2. ^ New Germany of October 20, 1979, p. 4