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In a small Georgian village at the beginning of the 20th century (? 1895), a widow (Magdana) and her three children (Sopo,Mikho,Kato) live in poverty, making ends meet by selling yoghurt in the...
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Magdana's Donkey (Georgian: მაგდანას ლურჯა, Russian: Лурджа Магданы, romanized: Lurja magdani) is a 1955 Georgian black-and-white social-themed drama film co-directed by Revaz Chkheidze and Tengiz Abuladze based on a short story of the same name by Ekaterine Gabashvili.
The story is simple, truthful and dramatic, with a beautiful score by Archil Kereselidze. It was adapted from a widely read and beloved children’s short story by one of Georgia’s first feminist writers, Ekaterina Gabashvili, known for her stark depictions of peasant life. It follows poor widow Magdana (Dudukhana Tserodze) at the turn
Magdana's Donkey (Georgian: მაგდანას ლურჯა, Russian: Лурджа Магданы, romanized: Lurja magdani) is a 1955 Georgian drama movie directed by Tengiz Abuladze and Revaz Chkheidze. It was based on the short story by Ekaterine Gabashvili.
A simple peasant family makes its living by selling yogurt which the Magdany widow takes every morning to the town market. Once, in their mother’s absence, the children – six-year-old Mikho and three-year-old Kato – found an abandoned donkey on a road leading to their village.
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- Tengiz Abuladze, Rezo Chkheidze
Widow Magdana's children Mikho and Kato on the road find a dying donkey. He will be domesticated, taken care of and called "Lurja". The donkey made Magdana's labor much easier. With her help, women would bring milk and yogurt to the city. The happy existence of the family turned out to be temporary. Merchant Mitua Demands Return of abandoned ...
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Magdana's Donkey: Directed by Tengiz Abuladze, Rezo Chkheidze. With Dudukhana Tserodze, Liana Moistsrapishvili, Mikho Borashvili, Nani Chikvinidze. Small Georgian village (ca. 1890) Magdana a widow lives in a shack with her 3 children and ekes out a living selling yogurt.
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