Siko PALAVANDISHVILI Сико ПАЛАВАНДИШВИЛИ Siko PALAVANDICHVILI   USSR (Georgia), 1934, 86 mn  Black and white, silent, fiction

Jujuna's Dowry ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Приданое Жужуны    La Dot de Joujouna  Pridanoe Zhuzhuny

Plot synopsis

Varden, a poor peasant decides to find a rich fiancée but in vain. Following Galaktion, his rich neighbor’s advice, he attempts a horse theft but fails and nearly escapes death. Thanks to Jujuna, his other neighbor, he finds job at the village’s blacksmith. His diligent attitude towards work gives him another chance to find a life companion.

Selected in the following festivals :

- Film Festival Locarno, Locarno (Switzerland), 2000

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