French (but in fact very Georgian) film Otar Ioseliani, shot by him in 1999, "Truth in Wine" (another version of the title "Goodbye, domesticated pole").
The old owner of a rich house has nothing to do. Out of boredom, he builds children's railways in his room, molests a young maid, enjoys wine obtained by cunning - because his wife
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French (but in fact very Georgian) film Otar Ioseliani, shot by him in 1999, "Truth in Wine" (another version of the title "Goodbye, domesticated pole"). The old owner of a rich house has nothing to do. Out of boredom, he builds children's railways in his room, molests a young maid, enjoys wine obtained by cunning - because his wife forbids giving him alcohol - and shoots empty bottles of a gun in the woods. The son of the owner is ashamed of his aristocratic origin and therefore tries to earn a living by working as a dishwasher and window glass. Having made acquaintance with local vagrants, he sometimes treats them with wine from the family cellar. And only the owner's wife is satisfied with her position. She goes to business meetings, throws banquets and enjoys life. In the life of each of the characters of the film, wine has a certain value. It cures or kills, helps to find a common language or quarrels, gives calmness or fun. The film is shot in the classic style of Ioseliani - a sense of peeping, lightness and not sharpening on any of the plots. Each plot happens, as if, by the way, and is not revealed completely - the director gives the viewer the right to present the details himself, without clogging the picture with details (from Wikipedia). To anyone who loves Ioseliani’s films and hasn’t seen this film yet, I recommend it, especially since I’ve starred in it myself. And these French chants, very reminiscent of Georgian, are great.
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