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. [show more]
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In Sergo Paradjanov's film a huge medieval fortress collapses due to a mysterious malevolent force. A local soothsayer declares that the only way to banish the curse is to bury the son of a lover who jilted the owner within the walls of the fortress.
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