"Otar Iosseliani: The Georgian Period on the Edge of Censorship"

The fourth lecture in the series by film scholar and critic Manana Lekborashvili: “The Sixties and the Sixtiers — The Golden Years of Georgian Cinema.”

We will explore the early creative period of the director, the uniqueness of his style, and the challenges he faced — and how he overcame them.

The evening will begin with a screening of the film “Once Upon a Time There Was a Singing Blackbird” (Otar Iosseliani, 1970).
The lecture starts at 20:30.

Upcoming lectures:

 May 19 — “The Troubles of Iosseliani’s 'Falling Leaves’”
 May 26 — “Non-Soviet Georgian Cinema: ‘The Great Green Valley’ by Merab Kokochashvili”