"Actor: Zurab Andzhaparidze"

• The Legend of the Suram Fortress | DVD | (08/12/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Inspired by an ancient Russian folk tale and adapted from the novella by Daniel Chongadze The Legend Of Suram Fortress is a dazzling film by visionary director Sergei Paradjanov (Ashik Kerib Shadows Of Forgotten Ancestors). As the story opens repeated efforts by the Georgian people to construct a defensive stronghold continually fail. The building they are laboring to complete collapses but then a fortune teller remembers an old prophecy: In order for the fortress to stand the son of her erstwhile lover must be bricked up inside the structure - alive. The young man is faced with the prospect of sacrificing himself to save his homeland. Filled with vivid and unforgettable imagery The Legend Of Suram Fortress is a surreal ode to the Georgian warriors throughout the ages who died for their country.

• The Great Singers of Russia - Vol 2 | DVD | (23/02/2004) from £9.99   |  Saving you £15.00 (150.15%)   |  RRP £24.99

  A video series of epic proportions documenting Russia's illustrious vocal tradition over the course of the 20th century. Hosted by soprano Ljuba Kazarnovskaya the videos feature interviews with Ivan Petrov Irina Arkhipova and Joan Dornemann and extensive performance segments includingIvan petrov - FaustZurab Andzhaparidze - RigolettoIrina Arkhipova - Carmen (with Mario del Monaco)Galina Vishnevskaya - AidaYuri Mazurok - Un Ballo in MascheraBella Rudenko - LakmeEvgeni Nesterenko - Prince IgorElena Obrazrsovas - Carmen; Don CarloVladimir Atlantov - Pagliacci; ToscaMakvala Kasrashvili - Un Ballo in MascheraOlga Borodina - Il Barbiere di SivigliaDmitri Hvorostovsky - Il Barbiere di SivigliaLjuba Kazarnovskaya - Song of Zemphira La Traviata; Salome