Released on December 3, 2024
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The complete works of an immense filmmaker
21 whimsical and unique films brought together for the first time in the world
AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN BLU-RAY BOX SET
" IOSSELIANI HAS WELL AND TRULY CREATED A WORLD ."
THE WORLD
Spanning more than half a century, Otar Iosseliani's work is above all the affirmation of an inimitable tone, whose implacable lucidity never loses its gentle poetry and frank and generous humanity. His camera, always at the right distance, observes human actions with a mischievous benevolence tinged with melancholy, capturing the essence of the human condition with its sharp gaze. From his beginnings in the Soviet Union to his exile in France and his international recognition, Otar Iosseliani reveals himself as an essential thinker of cinema, whose intelligence, culture and lightness form a unique and unforgettable cocktail. Alternating between short and feature films, fiction and documentaries, his complete work is brought together for the first time in a sumptuous 9 Blu-ray™ Box Set!
Limited collector's box
Available in 9 Blu-ray box set
Hard case + digipacks + 220-page book
New restorations
Original versions* / French version* + French, English, Georgian, Russian subtitles* + Audio description** + Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing**
Some programs run at 50 frame per second, see details below***
THE MOVIES
DISC 1
AQUARELLE (USSR • 1958 • 10 min • B&W and Colors • Fiction)
LE CHANT DE LA FLEUR INTROUVABLE (USSR • 1959 • 16 mins • Color • Fiction)
AVRIL (USSR • 1961 • 47 min • Black & White • Fiction)
LA FONTE ( USSR • 1964 • 17 mins • Black & White • Documentary)
LA CHUTE DES FEUILLES (USSR • 1966 • 95 min • Black & White • Fiction)
DISC 2
VIEILLES CHANSONS GÉORGIENNES (USSR • 1969 • 21 mins • Black & White • Documentary )
IL ÉTAIT UNE FOIS UN MERLE CHANTEUR (USSR • 1970 • 81 mins • Black & White • Fiction )
PASTORALE (USSR • 1975 • 98 min • Black & White • Fiction )
DISC 3
SEVEN PIECES FOR BLACK AND WHITE CINEMA [LETTRE D'UN CINÉASTE] (France • 1982 • 21 mins • Black & White • Fiction)
EUSKADI (France • 1983 • 54 min • B&W and Color • Documentary)
LES FAVORIS DE LA LUNE (France • 1984 • 102 min • Color and B&W • Fiction)
UN PETIT MONASTÈRE EN TOSCANE (France • 1988 • 57 min • Color • Documentary)
DISC 4
ET LA LUMIÈRE FUT (France-Germany-Italy • 1989 • 106 min • Color • Fiction)
LA CHASSE AUX PAPILLONS (France-Germany-Italy • 1992 • 118 mins • Color • Fiction)
DISC 5
SEULE, GÉORGIE (France • 1994 • 236 min • Color and B&W • Documentary )
DISC 6
BRIGANDS, CHAPITRE VI (France-Switzerland-Russia-Italy • 1996 • 122 min • Color • Fiction )
ADIEU, PLANCHER DES VACHES ! (France-Switzerland-Italy • 1999 • 117 min • Color • Fiction )
DISC 7
LUNDI MATIN (France-Italy • 2002 • 128 min • Color • Fiction )
SUPPLEMENT: OTAR IOSSELIANI TOURNE "LUNDI MATIN" (54 mins)
A documentary film by Niko Tarielashvili
DISC 8
JARDINS EN AUTOMNE (France • 2006 • 121 min • Colors • Fiction )
SUPPLEMENT: OTAR IOSSELIANI, LE MERLE SIFFLEUR (92 mins)
Cinema Collection, from our time • Director and adapter: Julie Bertuccelli
DISC 9
CHANTRAPAS (France-Georgia-Ukraine • 2010 • 122 min • Color and B&W • Fiction )
CHANT D’HIVER (France-Georgia-Ukraine • 2015 • 116 min • Colors • Fiction )
A 220 PAGE BOOK (in French only)
A critical overview of his works, an unfinished film project, a transcription of a seminar held by the director in Bologna in 1997... Otar Iosseliani, the art of fugue offers a journey into the heart of the "Iosseliani method".
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9 BD • HIGH DEFINITION MASTERS • 1080/24p/50i • AVC ENCODING
Original Version DTS-HD MA 1.0* / French Version DTS-HD MA 5.1, 2.0 & 1.0* / Audio description DD 2.0** • French, English, Georgian, Russian subtitles* / Subtitles Deaf and Hard of Hearing** • 1.33, 1.37 & 1.66 formats respected • Black & White and Color • Total Length of Films: 1,805 mins
Regions A / B / C
***The following films run at 50 frames per second and may not play back on some Blu-ray players:
EUSKADI
SEULE, GÉORGIE
CHANTRAPAS
CHANT D’HIVER
* Languages and subtitles may vary depending on the movie.
**Only on The Moon's Favorites, And There Was Light, Butterfly Hunting, Brigands, Chapter VII and Farewell, Floor of the Cows!
Front: original drawing by Otar Iosseliani
Released on December 3, 2024
