Song About a Flower

  • 18'
  • Russia
  • 1959
'Sapovnela' means 'the flower that nobody can find'. We present this film without subtitles (the voice-over was forced on us by the censorship in the Soviet era, but the film was banned anyway due to its ending). This was my first attempt at combining music and colours. Also, this is a story about the old florist Mikhail Mamulashvili who created wonderful compositions in his small garden. (Otar Iosseliani)
Otar Iosseliani (1934, Georgia) studied maths and directing in Moscow. His first mid-length drama Aprèl initially succumbed to the censor's scissors. When he started to feel thwarted by the Soviet authorities in the 1970s, he moved to Paris. He won prizes for both Les favoris de la lune and Et la lumière fut in Venice.

Director
Otar Iosseliani
Country of production
Russia
Year
1959
Festival Edition
IFFR 2009
Length
18'
Medium
Mini DV PAL
Original title
Sapovnela
Language
Russian
Director
Otar Iosseliani
Country of production
Russia
Year
1959
Festival Edition
IFFR 2009
Length
18'
Medium
Mini DV PAL
Original title
Sapovnela
Language
Russian