Tengiz ABULADZE
Тенгиз АБУЛАДЗЕ
Tenguiz ABOULADZE
USSR (Georgia), 1971, 75mn 
Colour, fiction
A Necklace for My Beloved
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Ожерелье для моей любимой

 

 Un collier pour ma bien-aimée

 Ozherelye dlya moey lyubimoy

Other titles : Samkauli satrfosatvis (original title)
 
Directed by : Tengiz ABULADZE (Тенгиз АБУЛАДЗЕ)
Writing credits : Akhmedkhan ABU-BAKAR (Ахмедхан АБУ-БАКАР), Tengiz ABULADZE (Тенгиз АБУЛАДЗЕ), Tamaz MELIAVA (Тамаз МЕЛИАВА)
 
Cast
Nani BREGVADZE (Нани БРЕГВАДЗЕ) ...Aïcha
Ramaz CHKHIKVADZE (Рамаз ЧХИКВАДЗЕ) ...Daoud
Ramaz GIORGOBIANI (Рамаз ГИОРГОБИАНИ) ...Bakhadour
Kakhi KAVSADZE (Кахи КАВСАДЗЕ) ...Zaour
Erosi MANJGALADZE (Эроси МАНДЖГАЛАДЗЕ) ...Douldouroum
 
Cinematography : Lomer AKHVLEDIANI (Ломер АХВЛЕДИАНИ)
Production design : Askhab ABAKAROV (Асхаб АБАКАРОВ), Shota GOGOLASHVILI (Шота ГОГОЛАШВИЛИ), Nika KAZBEGI (Ника КАЗБЕГИ)
Music : Nodar GABUNIYA (Нодар ГАБУНИЯ)
Sound : Mikhail NIZHARADZE (Михаил НИЖАРАДЗЕ)
Production : Grouzia-film
Release date in Russia : 14/08/1972
 

Plot synopsis
Three brothers are in love with one girl. Following a tradition, they have to find the best present for their beloved to win her heart. Bahadur, the youngest brother, decides to travel Dagestan in search of his present and comes back with the fascinating stories about his native Dagestan’s customs and traditions.
The Georgian National Film Center
 

Commentaries and bibliography
Tenguiz Abouladze, l’enchanteur, Pierre AUDEBERT, culturopoing.com, 2015
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- Georgian films on kinoglaz.fr, kinoglaz.fr (France), 2023
- Festival ''Cinema and literature'', Gatchina (Russia), 2012