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Ashik Kerib

62 %|Jul 3, 1988|Drama, History, Fantasy

Wandering minstrel Ashik Kerib falls in love with a rich merchant's daughter, but is spurned by her father and forced to roam the world for a thousand and one nights. Now presumed dead by those he loves, he performs for the poor and unfortunate on his journeys through the wilderness. Parajanov's visually ravishing 'tableaux vivants' tell Lermontov's romantic tale while Turkish and Azerbaijani folk songs transport us into its mystical landscapes.

Featured Crew

Sergei Parajanov
Director
Gia Badridze
Writer
Mikhail Lermontov
Novel
Javanshir Guliyev
Original Music Composer
Albert Yavuryan
Director of Photography
Eka Magalashvili
Costume Design
Gogi Aleqsi-Meskhishvili
Production Design
Sergei Parajanov
Production Design