Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry
We were delighted to previously screen this film but we have no current plans to screen it again. If you'd like to watch it in the cinema, consider a private hire to watch it with friends. That does rely on the film being available for private purchase.
Film details
| Film Title | Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry |
|---|---|
| Suitability | |
| Genre | |
| Length | 112mins |
| Year | 2023 |
| Country | Georgia, Switzerland |
| Director | Elene Naveriani |
| Actors | Eka Chavleishvili, Temiko Chichinadze, Piqria Niqabadze, Tamar Mdinaradze, Lia Abuladze, Anka Khurtsidze, Ani Mogeladze, Joni Janashia, Tengo Javakhadze |
| Language | Georgian |
| AKA | შაშვი შაშვი მაყვალი |
| Showings |
In a small traditional Georgian village, Etero, the owner of a housekeeping shop, is a forty-eight-year-old spinster. She cherishes her freedom, as much as her cakes, and is preparing for a peaceful and comfortable retirement away from gossip. But a fiery affair with her delivery man could derail all her plans.
Just as in “Wet Sand,” Naveriani has a keen critical eye for low-level sexism, rippling underneath the seemingly placid surfaces of small-town Georgia.
★★★★
At one point, tucking into a decadent millefeuille, surrounded by pastel-pink wallpaper, Etero makes clear to one flirty customer: “If marriage and dicks brought happiness, many women would be happy.”
★★★★
It’s a film which tells us what most films contrive to ignore: love and sex is not just for the lovely and the sexy and the young. This is a gentle, sensual gem of a film.
★★★★
