Culture

N. Germesashvili

Comedies by Eldar Shengelaia

The article considers Eldar Shengelaia's creative tendencies and real reflex of human problems which are always marked by comedy achievements and bright imaginary expressions.

Еhe work represents the comedies by Eldar Shengelaia - "Unusual Exhibition" (1968), "Drived In" (1973), "The Blue mountains or Unbelievable Storey" (1984). These films are tragedies by contents but the producer gave us the tragedy from a comedy view.

Any hero of Eldar Shengelaia looks for the truth but senseless round dance of life leaves all problems without reply like the cry in the desert.

From the 50-ies personality becomes the product of figurative interpretation by Georgian producers.

Traditional nature is less typical for them. That's why humor is similar organic quality of our nation. Is it tragedy or comedy all that we can see in Shengelaya's works during 1968-1984? And has anything changed for today? Is it everlasting or not that the artist who has any sense of humor is able to create such production having an idea to leave adequate response?

Despite lots of time since shooting of Eldar Shengelaia's films today they are again and again actable and at the same time cheerful for perception.

 

Shota Rustaveli Georgian University of Theatre and Cinema
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