The Antique

Antikvariati

Directed by Rusudan Glurjidze

2024

Drama

132 min

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Georgia Finland Switzerland Germany

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Russian Georgian

Synopsis

A young Georgian man named Lado is involved in smuggling antique furniture from Georgia to Russia. Tired of his immaturity, Medea, Lado’s girlfriend, buys for herself the apartment in St. Peterburg’s historic center. It is sold at a very low price because the apartment comes with its owner, Vadim Vadimich - an opinionated, old-fashioned character. At the time of the unlawful deportation of thousands of Georgians from Russia, Lado is caught and deported. The antique warehouse is raided, while Medea hides in a wardrobe.

Festival Selections

Giornate degli Autori 2024

Festivals

2024

  • Giornate degli Autori |
  • Mostra Internacional de Cinema em São Paulo | New Filmmakers Competition
  • Viennale International Film Festival |
  • 013 Cinecitta IFF | Audience Award for Most Popular Film
  • Venezia a Napoli. Il cinema esteso |
  • Festival de Sevilla Festival de Cine Europeo | Official Section
  • Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | Best of Festivals
  • Gijon International Film Festival | Esbilla
  • EntreVues Belfort International Film Festival | International Competition
  • International Crime and Punishment Film Festival | Panorama

About the Director

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Rusudan Glurjidze

Rusudan Glurjidze is a Georgian film director, screenwriter, and producer. From 1989 to 1991 she studied French Language and Literature at the Tbilisi State University. From 1990 to 1996 she has been studying Film Directing and Scriptwriting at Georgiy Shengelaia's class at the Georgian State Film and Theatre Institute. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union destroyed the Georgian film industry, she worked in Advertising. Producer and Creative Director of Cinetech Film Production Company since 2007. Her directorial feature debut House of Others premiered in the East of the West competition at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, taking home the Grand Prix and becoming Georgia's candidate in the 89th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The film was successfully screened and awarded at official selections and special programs at many International Film Festivals.

Filmography

House of Others (2016)

  • Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

Cast & Crew

Cast:
Salome Demiura, Sergey Dreyden, Vladimir Vlovichenkov
Script:
Anonymus & Rusudan Glurjidze
Cinematographer:
Gorka Gomez Andreu
Editor:
Grigol Palavandishvili
Sound design & mix:
Sebastian Tesch, Robert Hefter
Music:
Gia Kancheli
Producer:
Zurab Magalashvili Manana Shevardnadze Andrey Epifanov Tanya Petrik Jussi Myllyniemi Uschi Feldges Ansgar Frerich Eva Kemme Tatiana Detlofson
Production Company:
Cinetech
Co-production Company:
Cinetrain SA, Whitepoint Digital, Basis Berlin Filmproduction

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