Molʹba
By: Kinostudii︠a︡ Gruzii︠a︡-filʹm ; postanovka Tengiza Abuladze ; avotry st︠s︡enarii︠a︡, A. Salukvadze, R. Kveselava, T. Abuladze
Contributors: Salukʻvaże, Anzor, 1931-; Važa-Pʻšavela, 1861-1915; Bahashvili, S.; Kiknaże, Rusudan; Chkhikvadze, Ramaz, 1928-2011; Kinostudia Kʻartʻuli Pʻilmi; Ruscico (Firm)
Series: Russian Cinema Council collection. Kollekt︠s︡i︠ia︡ "Rezhisser"; Russian Cinema Council collection
Publisher: Ruscico
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Moscow]
Language: geo
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 77
Subjects: Drama; Civilization
Other titles: Vedreba; Plea
Description: This film opens Tengiz Abuladze's trilogy (The Plea, The Wishing Tree, Repentance) about common human values. "Death of heroes, the knights of truth and good, leads the poet to the conclusion that the evil is invincible. Exhausted by struggle and privations, the poet lays down his arms. He is visited then by all of his favorite heroes. They put out candles by dipping them into a beer cup--a ritual Khevsuri gesture meaning renunciation. And only after seeing what misfortune and harm the rejection of fighting the evil results in, the poet takes up arms again"--Translated from container.
Notes: Based on poems by Vazha Pshavela.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1968.

Poems translated into Russian by N. Zabolot︠s︡kiĭ; camera, Aleksandr Antipenko; music, Nodar Gabunii︠a︡.

Spartak Bagashvili, Rusudan Kiknadze, Ramaz Chkhikvadze, Tengiz Archvadze, Geĭdar Palavandishvili.

DVD (PAL), all regions, Dolby digital 5.1.

Dialogue in Georgian (version dubbed in Russian found under Russian menu), with optional subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, or Russian.