Sergei Paradjanov's (and co-director Dodo Abashidze's) gorgeous illustration of a Georgian folk legend -- and about as purely, loftily, inspirationally cinematic a use of the cinema as you are likely to run across. To say that it is dreamlike is both over-obvious and insufficient, so we must push on at least as far as to say that it is (like a dream) difficult at times to comprehend, but (unlike most recounted dreams) spellbinding all the same. Paradjanov has the power to make his own dreams yours. (1985) — Duncan Shepherd
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