Georgian 90s Movies- Main Themes and Highlights of the Era

The 90s were not very fruitful in Georgian cinema. Due to lack of money, the work on the films was delayed for years, many cinematographers left the creative process.Although there were a few highlights...

one of the huge successes was the "A Chef in Love" shot in 1996. It was a joint Georgian-French production, which was nominated for an Oscar in the category of best foreign film. The film tells the story of a French chef, who found a second homeland and great love in Georgia. It should be noted that the main role is played by the famous French actor Pierre Richard, which in itself is quite important for Georgian cinema, especially in the 90s.

Directors of the 80s and 90s brought a new vision of the new world to Georgian cinema. In the 80s, the writer Goderdzi Chokheli was distinguished by his original cinematic thinking. He writes shows the child's psychology, his world, the collision with the first problems in the film "The Gospel of Luke".

The problems of a teenager can be clearly seen in Aleko Tsabadze's film ''Spot''- the spiritual emptiness of the youth, the indifference of the people, brought the heroes of the film to the the consequences. The narrative follows the conflict started with the lost bet. 

Aleko Tsabadze also filmed the "The Night Dance" - action takes place in one of the provincial cities, the main attraction of which is a cement factory with a dormitory. The film features an international community with Georgian morals and customs. They may not be different in everyday life, but it's interestig who behaves in a time of ordeal. In my opinion, director Aleko Tsabadze is one of the leaders in the existential genre in Georgia. 

Nana Janelidze's film ''Lullaby''- magnificient performance of the actors and quite successful screening are composed with very beautiful shots.

Back in 1991, technology and television were more or less a new fruit in Georgia. Director Temur Palavandishvili responded to this topic with the film "Oh, this terrible, terrible TV". The film shows that he has seen this invention as a nuisance.

It is impossible not to mention Temur Babluani's film, which is still a hit "The Sun of the Sleepless" - unfulfilled dream, a father-son relationship. This topic was not very familiar to Georgian cinematography. I would like to single out the performance of Elguja Burduli, the music created by the director himself, who withstood the time and the finale where there is hope, an illegal experiment on a rat, may be justified on people in the future.

We can assume that despite the scarcity of films, 90s was a period of diverse themes, searches, screenplays, and responses to certain topics.