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SFFILM Festival

The Summer of Frozen Fountains

Directed by Vano Burduli

Georgia/Russia | 103

25 Apr
Mon, Apr 25, 2016 at 6:15 pm PT

Description

People fall in and out of love in this delightfully wistful romantic drama. A man suspects that his wife is having an affair when he discovers a gold necklace under their bed. A veteran photographer takes a photo every day from the same vantage point out his front window, inspired by the light at dawn and dusk. Annie, the photographer’s daughter, yearns for her husband Dato, who is in America. Dato’s 13-year-old brother, Nicky, is desperately, adolescently in love with Sally and struggles to show his affection. Brian, an Irish photojournalist—“the foreigner” in Tbilisi—intently tries to understand the culture and customs, seen from the height of his balcony or through the lens of his camera. Watching the comings and goings of Tbilisi’s younger generations are three men who time has almost forgotten: the ice-cream seller and two laborers, Merab and Zaza. Through their eyes, director Vano Burduli allows us to share a genial befuddlement at a changing Tbilisi, and a profoundly deep affection for the city and its flawed and beautiful inhabitants. Burduli guides each of his characters like the conductor of an orchestra; the result is a softly played symphony of humanity. —Nancy K. Fishman

Director Vano Burduli

Vano Burduli was born August 29, 1974, in Tbilisi, Georgia. From 1991-1996 he studied at the Tbilisi State University of Engineering and Economics. From 1994-1997, he studied scriptwriting with Erlom Akhvlediani at the Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Institute in Tbilisi. In 2004-2006, he took writing and directing courses in Moscow with Khotinenko and Penchenko. His previous films include The Conflict Zone (2009) and Graffiti (2006).

Trailer

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Film Details

Language Georgian, English

Year 2015

Premiere North American

Runtime 103

Country Georgia/Russia

Director Vano Burduli

Producer Vano Burduli, Sergey Selyanov, Tinatin Kajrishvili

Writer Vano Burduli, Davit Chubinishvili

Editor Boris Mnukhin

Cinematographer Goga Devdariani

Music Levan Yosebidze

Cast Andrius Paulavicius, Shota Kristesashvili, Nutsa Kukhianidze, Ia Sukhitashvili,
Dati Khrikadze, Darejan Khachidze, Giorgi Nakashidze, Nato Murvanidze, Lika Sturua