The Legend of Suram Fortress

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Format:  DVD
item number:  WQYX
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DVD Details

  • Rated: Not Rated
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 23 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: February 5, 2008
  • Originally Released: 1985
  • Label: Kino Lorber

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 362
Rating: 3/5 -- Although Mr. Paradjanov has a reputation as a prankster, I don't think this is an elaborate joke. Full Review
New York Times
Jul 7, 2005
The storyline is bitty but the images are stunning and burn themselves into your brain. Glorious. Full Review
Film4
Jul 7, 2005
Rating: B -- It's a unique film experience, one that is visually satisfying even if its narrative may be unfathomable. Full Review
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Oct 17, 2014
...Dazzling....The work of a true visionary....A bold and intricate visual triumph...
Los Angeles Times
Mar 12, 1987
The undeniable visual pleasures offered by the imaginative images and rich colours are unfortunately undercut by the stylised presentation. Full Review
Time Out
Jun 24, 2006
[Paradjanov] recreates the past with an exaggerated sense of myth and magic.
AV Club
Jul 25, 2006
Rating: 1/4 -- The film is maddeningly elliptical and enigmatic, ponderously slow, and generally incomprehensible. Full Review
TV Guide
Aug 29, 2006

Product Description:

According to Georgian legend, efforts of the people to construct a fortress against invaders continually fail until a fortune teller remembers an old prophecy that the son of her former lover must be bricked up alive in order for the fortress to stand.

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Product Info

  • UPC: 738329048723
  • Shipping Weight: 0.22/lbs (approx)
  • International Shipping: 1 item

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