The White Caravan
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The White Caravan is a 1963 Soviet
black-and-white
drama
directed by Tamaz Meliava
and Eldar Shengelaya
. It was entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival
.
Cinema of the Soviet Union
The cinema of the Soviet Union, not to be confused with "Cinema of Russia" despite Russian language films being predominant in both genres, includes several film contributions of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union reflecting elements of their pre-Soviet culture, language and history,...
black-and-white
Black-and-white
Black-and-white, often abbreviated B/W or B&W, is a term referring to a number of monochrome forms in visual arts.Black-and-white as a description is also something of a misnomer, for in addition to black and white, most of these media included varying shades of gray...
drama
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Tamaz Meliava
Tamaz Meliava
Tamaz Meliava was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. He directed six films between 1958 and 1973.-Filmography:* Mtvaris motatseba * Mtvaris motatseba * Londre * Tetri karavani...
and Eldar Shengelaya
Eldar Shengelaya
Eldar Shengelaya is a Georgian and Soviet film director and screenwriter who directed ten films between 1957 and 1996. From 1990 to 2004, he was member of the Parliament of Georgia. He has been awarded the titles of the People's Artist of Georgia and of the Soviet Union...
. It was entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival
1964 Cannes Film Festival
The 17th Cannes Film Festival was held from 29 April to 14 May 1964. The Palme d’Or is renamed 'Grand Prix International du Festival', the name that will be used until 1975.-Jury:*Fritz Lang *Charles Boyer...
.
Cast
- Imedo Kakhiani - Gela
- Ariadna ShengelayaAriadna ShengelayaAriadna Shengelaya is a Soviet actress. She appeared in 33 films between 1957 and 1997. She was married to the Georgian film director Eldar Shengelaya from 1957 to 1980....
- Maria - Giorgi Kikadze - Vajia
- Spartak Bagashvili - Martia
- N. Kalapidini - Petro
- Merab Eliozishvili - Balta
- Kote Toloraya - Siata
- Dodo Abashidze - Driver
- Gogutsa Kuprashvili - Kivana
- I. Taralashvili - Sero
- V. Donguzashvili - Glakho