Otar IOSSELIANI
Отар ИОСЕЛИАНИ
Otar IOSSELIANI
France, 1988, 55mn 
Colour, documentary
A Small Cloister in Tuscany
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Маленький монастырь в Тоскане

 

 Un petit monastère en Toscane

 Malenkiy monastyr v Toskane

 
Directed by : Otar IOSSELIANI (Отар ИОСЕЛИАНИ)
Production : France Regions 3 (FR3), La Sept Cinéma, Sodaperaga Productions
 

Awards :
New Cinema Award - Special Mention Venice International Film Festival, Venice (Italy), 1988

Plot synopsis
Around prayers, chants, manuscript repairs and services, the life of five French Augustinian monks in a small monastery in Tuscany. Film restored by Pastorale Productions at the Hiventy laboratory from the original print elements digitized in 4K. The image and sound work was supervised by Otar Iosseliani, thanks to the support of Vadim Moshkovich.
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- Histoires et contes d'Otar Iosseliani, Paris (France), 2024
- Russian or Soviet films awarded at Berlin, Cannes or Venice, (kinoglaz.fr), 2024
- , Paris (France), 2019
- Angers Festival Premiers Plans, Angers (France), 2009
- Venice International Film Festival, Venice (Italy), 1988