I SEE THE SUN

Homage

The terrifying outbreak of war, the unfathomable reality of a new era: in 2022, we may see Gogoberidze's second film, which tells of the "Great Patriotic War" from the perspective of a Georgian village, with new eyes – perhaps those of her gentle heroine. Khatia is blind and can only see two things: the sun in front of her and the orphan boy Dato, whose moral character and love she can sense. He leads her atop a donkey, through a world of (all too) human encounters. Though not exactly an auteur film, I SEE THE SUN shines as a (cinema)poetic tribute to author Nodar Dumbadze, whose work Gogoberidze admired for its unpretentious subtlety.
ME VKHEDAV MZES / ICH SEHE DIE SONNE
GSSR 1965 / 87 min / OV + eng SUB
Language: Georgian
Director: Lana Gogoberidze
Screenings
  • Theater im Pariser Hof Fr, 22.04. / 18:00 Uhr
  • Screenplay: Lana Gogoberidze, Nodar Dumbadze
  • Cinematographer: Giorgi Kalatozishvili
  • Music: Feliqs Glonti
  • Sound: Sergei Zabozlaev
  • Cast: Gela Chichinadze, Leila Kipiani, Lia Eliava, Zurab Laferadze, Gleb Strijenov
  • Production Company: Georgian Film Studio
  • Rights Holder: Lana Gogoberidze
  • Print Owner: Georgian National Film Center
The terrifying outbreak of war, the unfathomable reality of a new era: in 2022, we may see Gogoberidze's second film, which tells of the "Great Patriotic War" from the perspective of a Georgian village, with new eyes – perhaps those of her gentle heroine. Khatia is blind and can only see two things: the sun in front of her and the orphan boy Dato, whose moral character and love she can sense. He leads her atop a donkey, through a world of (all too) human encounters. Though not exactly an auteur film, I SEE THE SUN shines as a (cinema)poetic tribute to author Nodar Dumbadze, whose work Gogoberidze admired for its unpretentious subtlety.
  • Screenplay: Lana Gogoberidze, Nodar Dumbadze
  • Cinematographer: Giorgi Kalatozishvili
  • Music: Feliqs Glonti
  • Sound: Sergei Zabozlaev
  • Cast: Gela Chichinadze, Leila Kipiani, Lia Eliava, Zurab Laferadze, Gleb Strijenov
  • Production Company: Georgian Film Studio
  • Rights Holder: Lana Gogoberidze
  • Print Owner: Georgian National Film Center