Pastorale

Pastorale

1975 · 98 min · ★ 5.4 · Drama

In the mountain village comes a group of young musicians in Tbilisi. Here they are going to relax and rehearse. Sad story about the final rupture occurred, the peasants do not sing beautiful old songs, the musicians play music incomprehensible to them ... Far from the idyllic image of rural life.

Directed by Otar Iosseliani · Written by Otar Iosseliani

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