The White Caravan

The White Caravan
Film poster
Directed byTamaz Meliava
Eldar Shengelaya
Written byMerab Eliozishvili
Produced byV. Khutsishvili
StarringImedo Kakhiani
CinematographyLeonid Kalashnikov
Giorgi Kalatozishvili
Edited byN. Saradova
Music byIrakli Gejadze
Distributed byGruziya-film
Release date
  • 1963 (1963)
Running time
93 minutes
CountrySoviet Union
LanguagesGeorgian
Russian

The White Caravan (Georgian: თეთრი ქარავანი; Russian: Белый караван, romanizedBelyy karavan) is a 1963 Soviet black-and-white romantic drama film directed by Tamaz Meliava and Eldar Shengelaya. It was entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival.[1] In April 2019, a restored version of the film was selected to be shown in the Cannes Classics section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.[2]

Plot

Each autumn, a white caravan travels from Georgia to the Caspian lowlands, herding sheep across the vast steppe. Among the shepherds is Gela, the son of the oldest shepherd, Martia Akhlouri. On the shores of the Caspian Sea, Gela meets Maria, a fisherman, and the two fall in love, dreaming of future reunions.

Maria imagines a life where she and Gela live in her late father's house, raise children, and find happiness as a family. However, Gela dreams of a peaceful urban life, weary of the constant wandering. His vision of a settled city life remains steadfast, and not even Maria can take that dream away from him.

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: La Caravane Blanche". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Cannes Classics 2019". Festival de Cannes. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.