Kenji's The Caucasus

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This neglected but fascinating region with high mountains and beautiful scenery, between the Black and Caspian seas, has produced some extraordinary and exceptional films. Most essential first here, the rest in year order. Sorry, I have let this list slip, will update to include more recent films soon.

I thought we already had a Caucasus list here, we do have some that cover the area along with others, but i can’t locate one on the Caucasus alone. Turkey is on the edge of the Southern Caucasus, and to the North, Russia; here it’ll just be Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, indigenous directors like Paradjanov, Kalatozov, Iosseliani, Abuladze, Peleshian and a couple of films by Atom Egoyan who is of Armenian heritage. I’m not including films set elsewhere, for instance Iosseliani’s French films, and Kalatozov’s in Russia (The Cranes are Flying…) and Cuba (I am Cuba), but i am including films by other Europeans like Since Otar Left and Journey to Armenia.

See Noema’s list Georgian Cinema and "Kolar’’s list CINEMA OF AZERBAIJAN, invaluable resources that fill major gaps here. Good to see lots of Azerbaijani films now added to database.

Parajanov’s Ukrainian-set Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors is a must-see too. The Iranian film Bashu the Little Stranger may also be of interest as much of it takes place in the Northern region of Gilan, which is next to the Caspian Sea and is thus culturally contiguous with the Caucasus (thanks to Chai Wallah for that info).

The list is separated into a Top 14 and the rest, with both sections listed chronologically.

Missing from imdb (mostly shorts):
#70 Biri Vardi, Biri Yoxdu... (1967 Eldar Quliyev)
#97 Untitled (1976 Hamlet Hovsepian)
#119 Tənha narın nağılı [Tale of the Lonely Pomegranate Tree] (1984 Şamil Mahmudbəyov & Hasanaga Turabov)
#150 A Night at Parajanov Museum (1998 Roman Balayan)
#157 Impressions from Rustaveli (2001 Nana Tchitchoua)
#186 Mayak [The Beacon] (2012 Fariz Ahmedov)
#190 Ert katss vukvardi [One Man Loved Me] (2012 Ana Urushadze)

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  1. 1 +5

    Jim Shvante (marili svanets)

    1930 — a.k.a. Salt for Svanetia, in 1 top list Check
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    Giorgobistve

    1966 — a.k.a. Falling Leaves, in 0 top lists Check
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    Vedreba

    1967, in 1 top list Check
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    Sayat Nova

    1969 — a.k.a. The Color of Pomegranates, in 12 top lists Check
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    Pirosmani

    1969, in 2 top lists Check
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    Iko shashvi mgalobeli

    1970 — a.k.a. Once Upon a Time There Was a Singing Blackbird, in 1 top list Check
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    Vremena goda

    1975 — a.k.a. Four Seasons, in 3 top lists Check
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    Natvris khe

    1976 — a.k.a. The Wishing Tree, in 1 top list Check
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    Monanieba

    1984 — a.k.a. Repentance, in 6 top lists Check
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    Avetik

    1992, in 0 top lists Check
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    Mayak

    2006 — a.k.a. The Lighthouse, in 0 top lists Check
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    Dasatskisi

    2020 — a.k.a. Beginning, in 0 top lists
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    Taming the Garden

    2021, in 0 top lists
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    Wet Sand

    2021, in 0 top lists
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    Bibiheybatda neft fontani yangini

    1898, in 0 top lists Check
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    Balaxanida neft fontani

    1898, in 0 top lists Check
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    Qristine

    1916, in 0 top lists Check
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    Neft vä milyonlar sältänätindä

    1916 — a.k.a. In the Kingdom of Oil and Millions, in 0 top lists Check
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    Ravished Armenia

    1919 — a.k.a. Auction of Souls, in 0 top lists Check
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    Arsena Jorjiashvili

    1921 — a.k.a. The Murder of General Gryaznov, in 0 top lists Check
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    Suramis tsikhe

    1922 — a.k.a. The Suram Fortress, in 0 top lists Check
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    Krasnye dyavolyata

    1923, in 0 top lists Check
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    Qiz qalasi

    1924, in 0 top lists Check
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    Bayqus

    1924, in 0 top lists
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    Bismillah

    1925, in 0 top lists Check
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    Khanuma

    1926, in 0 top lists Check
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    Shorn u Shorshore

    1926 — a.k.a. Shor and Shorshor, in 0 top lists Check
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    Namus

    1925 — a.k.a. Honor, in 0 top lists Check
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    Gilan qizi

    1928, in 0 top lists
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    Eliso

    1928 — a.k.a. Caucasian Love, in 1 top list Check
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    Khaspush

    1928, in 0 top lists Check
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    Chemi bebia

    1929 — a.k.a. My Grandmother, in 2 top lists Check
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    Haji gara

    1929, in 0 top lists
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    Sevil

    1929, in 0 top lists Check
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    Buba

    1930, in 0 top lists
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    Latif

    1930, in 0 top lists Check
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    Ujmuri

    1934, in 0 top lists Check
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    Ismet

    1934, in 0 top lists
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    Altinci hiss

    1935, in 0 top lists
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    Mahabbat oyunu

    1936, in 0 top lists Check
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    Shunn u Katun

    1938 — a.k.a. The Dog and the Cat, in 0 top lists Check
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    Kandlilar

    1939 — a.k.a. Peasants, in 0 top lists Check
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    Sabuhi

    1941, in 0 top lists
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    Arshin Mal Alan

    1945 — a.k.a. Arshin Takes a Wife, in 0 top lists Check
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    Magdanas lurja

    1956 — a.k.a. Magdana's Donkey, in 0 top lists Check
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    O Olmasin, Bu Olsun

    1956, in 0 top lists
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    Bäxtiyar

    1955, in 0 top lists Check
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    Qizmar günäs altinda

    1957 — a.k.a. In the Heat of the Sun, in 0 top lists
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    Akvarel

    1958, in 0 top lists Check
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    Ögey ana

    1958 — a.k.a. Foster-mother, in 0 top lists Check
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Last updated on Sep 18, 2022 by Fergenaprido; source