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A festival première of the film ‘In-Laws 3’ at BellaTOFIFEST IFF!
We’ve already had two weddings. This means we’re in for a christening. The favourite film characters loved so much by Polish cinema enthusiasts come back in the already third instalment of this great cinema blockbuster. Feel invited to come and see the festival première of the comedy ‘In-Laws 3’ More »
Dziadku, wiejemy! – A family meeting with Jan Peszek and Olga Chajdas at the BellaTOFIFEST IFF!
Summertime is meant for adventures, travelling, and using imagination. But it is even beyond little Jagoda to think that her imagination combined with the temper of her grandpa Jeremi will take them as far as to a meeting with a dragon! More »
The début film ‘Bałtyk’ from Iga Lis to be screened at the BellaTOFIFEST IFF!
Long before the beaches and resorts along the Polish coastline got devoured by the contemporary face of tourism, local small businesses used to be one of the main attractions in the area. One of them was the smoking chamber ‘U Mieci,’ famous for its top quality smoked fish. This year, we have a special treat for all those who not only miss that taste, but also the holiday vibrations of old. More »
Three Houses
Sami Sakhli · dir. Zaza Urushadze
Georgia 2008, 96’
Three stories happening in three different centuries, revolve around a mysterious painting entitled Two Owls. In the 19th century thread, a man living in a big mansion is worried about his brother whose wife died a while ago. The brother however behaves as if she was still alive. A befriended psychiatrist is being called for help in order to examine the phenomenon in long conversations. He has to recognise however that the man’s behaviour doesn’t harm anyone. He actually offers a painting to the doctor which his wife allegedly just finished: it’s called Two Owls. The painting reappears in the midst of World War II. A woman finds it in the apartment of her husband’s lover. The general of the Red Army was just found dead there. Torn between ambiguous feelings of grief and anger the widow has to make a decision. The last story happens in present time. A grand-daughter of the woman painter from the the first episode discovers that the only piece that was left from her grandmother’s work has been bought by a stranger.
| Director: | Zaza Urushadze |
| Screenplay: | Zaza Urushadze |
| Music: | Paata Godziashvili |
| Cinematography: | Giorgi Beridze, Giorgi Shevelidze |
| Editing: | Alexander Kuranov |
| Cast: | Tedo Bekauri, Galoba Gambaria, Nika Alajaev, Tamara Meskhi |
Zaza Urushadze was born in 1966. Graduated from Institute of Theatre and Film in Tbilisi in 1987 (speciality — film director); worked as a director in the Georgian Film Studio until 1999. In 2002-04 he was Director of the Georgian National Film Centre.
Filmography:
- 2008: Three Houses
- 1998: Here Comes the Dawn
- 1989: Mattvis, vints mamam miatova
