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The gardens of Athos - the transfiguration
Genre: War aftermath
Director: Stojan Stojcic
Short description:
After the defaeat of Czarean Russia and impact of new religion, the communism,
which destroys everything that is old, a great number of intellectuals
escapes to South. One group settles on Balkan, in Temska.
But the assault of new Tartars gets to them even there. New authorities
in cooperation with city politicians burn the newly built church,
blind the archmaster, and imprison the icon painter. Him and the
priest, chained, are experiencing their worst days, expecting elevation
and the possibility of transfiguration. The communist authorities
insert their man into their cell, in order to find out what are their
intentions after prison. The icon painter, Christ believer, crazy
about Christ, on the day of his releasing from prison, starts the
ceremony of liturgy.
Additional information: Stojan Stojcic and Miodrag Miric cooperated on scenography.
Petar Jakonjic
and Sonja Stevanovic cooperated on film editing.
Producer: TRZ Singidunum, Beograd,
Avala Film,
Morava film, Beograd
Writer: Stojan Stojcic,
Slaven Radovanovic
Music: Ksenija Zecevic
Cinematographer: Aleksandar Petkovic
Production design: Predrag (Pedja) Ristic,
Miodrag Miric
Country of origin: Jugoslavija,
Srbija
Film editing: Vuksan Lukovac,
Petar Jakonic,
Sonja Stevanovic
Duration: 105 minutes
System:
Standard, color
Premiere: 12.4.1989. |
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