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Runtime: 1 H 53m

casts: Giorgi Tsereteli

countries: France

rating: 8,8 of 10

2019

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Movie watch solo nos queda bailar lyrics. I saw it last month and liked it. Shame that some people are so intolerant that they protest outside cinemas to stop people going to see it! Oh damn. Where? During the credits there were thanks to a Georgian choreographer, who couldn't be named, but without whom they couldn't have made the movie. It's just so sad.

 

 

Edit And Then We Danced (2019) See agents for this cast & crew Directed by Levan Akin Writing Credits Levan Akin... (written by) Cast (in credits order) Levan Gelbakhiani... Merab Bachi Valishvili... Irakli Ana Javakishvili... Mary Giorgi Tsereteli... David Tamar Bukhnikashvili... Teona Marika Gogichaishvili... Grandma Nona Kakha Gogidze... Aleko Levan Gabrava... Luka Ana Makharadze... Sopo Nino Gabisonia... Ninutsa Mate Khidasheli... Mate Aleko Begalishvili... Ioseb Rest of cast listed alphabetically: Saba Abashidze... Vakhtang Soso Abramishvili... Shalva Davit Abuladze... Mary's father Giorgi Aladashvili... Gela Dachi Babunashvili... Rati Ketie Danelia... Member of dance studio Marlen Egutia... Beso Tsitsino Kobiahsvili... Inga Deyda Eka Mzhavanadze... Aurora Salome Nadaraia... Merab's Waitress Colleague Mzia Samkharadze... Mzia Tamari Skhirtladze... Grandmother Rusudan Zaira Tabatadze... Potato Shop Woman Lucas Hesling... Bar dancer (uncredited) Giorgi Mukhadze... Prostitue client Produced by Ludvig Andersson... executive producer producer Mathilde Dedye... Julien Féret... co-producer Giorgi Kobalia... line producer Ronja Larsson... producer assistant Isabella Rodriguez... associate producer Mattias Sandström... Mattias Johansson Skoglund... Malin Smedhagen... Cinematography by Lisabi Fridell Film Editing by Simon Carlgren Production Design by Teo Baramidze... production designer Art Direction by Sulejmen Peljto Makeup Department Eka Chikhradze... makeup artist Production Management Tinatin Babakishvili... audio post-production supervisor Nato Sikharulidze... production manager Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Giorgi Samsiani... first assistant director Nutsa Zangurashvili... second assistant director Art Department Giorgi Basilaia... production designer assistant Mariam Sabanadze... property master Sound Department Biko Gogaladze... foley artist Goglik Giorgi Gogoladze... sound mixer Mariam Guraspashvili... dialogue editor Beso Kacharava... re-recording mixer / sound designer / supervising sound editor Giorgi Lekishvili... foley mixer Giorgi Murgulia... sound editor Camera and Electrical Department Nikoloz Ghoghoberidze... 2 AC Giorgi Gogbaidze... lighting technician Anka Gujabidze... still photographer Tengo Kasradze... best boy Sandro Khutsishvili... DIT / digital imaging technician Akaki Kurdadze... key grip Dato Odisharia... steadicam operator Misha Ramishvili... Imeda Tetradze... second assistant camera Giviko Tukhareli... first ac / first assistant camera Samantha Wikmark... gaffer Casting Department Shoka Magradze... casting pre-production Lana Miminoshvili... casting assistant Leli Miminoshvili... casting Costume and Wardrobe Department Ninutsa Chukhrukidze... assistant costume designer Nino Jincharadze... costumer Mariam Tsikarishvili... costume assistant Editorial Department Nina Boriri... colorist post-production assistant Alexandra Pocquet... Location Management Marie Jachvadze... location scout Music Department Zviad Mgebry... musical director Ben Wheeler... music supervisor Script and Continuity Department script supervisor Other crew Natia Chikvaidze... choreographer: contemporary dance Fabian De Smet... courtesy: Butler font production coordinator post production supervisor Alba Lange... post-production coordinator / title designer creative consultant (as George Mukhadze) post-production coordinator Thanks Vladimer Katcharava... special thanks Sulejmen Peljto... Erika Stark... See also Release Dates, Official Sites Company Credits Filming & Production Technical Specs Getting Started Contributor Zone  » Contribute to This Page Details Full Cast and Crew Storyline Taglines Plot Summary Synopsis Plot Keywords Parents Guide Did You Know? Trivia Goofs Crazy Credits Quotes Alternate Versions Connections Soundtracks Photo & Video Photo Gallery Trailers and Videos Opinion Awards FAQ User Reviews User Ratings External Reviews Metacritic Reviews TV TV Schedule Related Items News Showtimes External Sites Explore More Show Less Create a list  » User Lists Related lists from IMDb users İzlenecekler a list of 32 titles created 4 months ago 2019 a list of 23 titles created 17 Jan 2019 Movies I watched in 2020... created 1 month ago Queer Movies to Watch a list of 30 titles 2019 Films a list of 25 titles created 5 months ago See all related lists  ».

1 1 Posted by 18 days ago comment 100% Upvoted Log in or sign up to leave a comment log in sign up Sort by no comments yet Be the first to share what you think! Tmonex u/tmonex Tech geek and stream nerd Karma 686 Cake day August 20, 2015 help Reddit App Reddit coins Reddit premium Reddit gifts Communities Top Posts Topics about careers press advertise blog Terms Content policy Privacy policy Mod policy Reddit Inc 2020. All rights reserved. Movie watch solo nos queda bailar mix. Swedish-born director Levan Akin's third film, set in Georgia, is about a young male dancer who develops feelings for his main rival. Merab, a young Georgian from a family of dancers, has been training all his life for a career with the National Georgian Ballet in  And Then We Danced (Da cven vicekvet. Though his dance teacher is very demanding and daily rehearsals are physically draining, Merabs biggest obstacle to overcome is the fact he starts to have feelings for a newly arrived fellow dancer, who happens to be not only also a man but his main rival for a much-desired spot at the Ballet. This third feature from Swedish-born director Levan Akin ( Certain People,  The Circle) who is himself of Georgian descent, combines familiar tropes from stories about dancers and stories about young people falling in love and coming out. So besides the fascinating backdrop of Georgian traditional dancing, which wont be that well-known for audiences outside of Georgia, this is largely unsurprising material that will appeal to LGBT showcases and distributors but which will have a hard time breaking out of that specific niche. It premiered in Cannes in the Directors Fortnight. “There is no sexuality in Georgian dance, ” according to dance teacher Aliko (Kakha Gogidze) a burly man with a gray beard who looks more like an Orthodox priest than a choreographer (indeed Gogidze played a man of the cloth in Renny Harlins  5 Days of War. According to Aliko, traditional Georgian dance, which represents “the spirit of our nation, ” instead requires “virginal candor" — which makes Merab (Levan Gelbakhiani) who is having trouble concentrating lately, frown. Merabs career as a dancer was practically preordained, as his grandmother and his divorced parents were all dancers. And his future looks relatively bright, as the young man is much more disciplined than his layabout older brother, David (Giorgi Tsereteli) who is technically also training with Merabs group for future dancers at the National Ballet but who prefers to party hard at night and then has trouble showing up in the morning. Money is tight in the family — as dance careers are relatively short — so the youth also waits tables at night to help make ends meet. Akin and Swedish cinematographer Lisabi Fridells polished images have a lovely grain and soft, enveloping light, which help sketch the young dancers very structured daily life without ever making it feel boring. But Merabs routine starts to come apart after the arrival of Irakli (Bachi Valishvili) a possible competitor. This new dancer, with sleek dark hair, a beefy frame and round, somewhat roughly drawn features, is in many ways the opposite of Merab, who is more angular and elegant, with his thinly carved lips, wide-open eyes and wavy hair with a reddish glow. Irakli doesnt only come with the air of mystery that surrounds most newcomers, but hes also accompanied by a lot of gossip, including the news that he supposedly has a girlfriend in Batumi, Georgias second-biggest city. Merab is “more or less” — his words — together with Mary (Ana Javakishvili) a dance partner with whom he has been training for years. But the two barely see each other outside of their daily rehearsals. And her presence never quite puts a smile on Merabs face like the one he gets when Irakli falls asleep on his shoulder at the back of a bus or after Merab has visited Iraklis room at his grandmothers house. All of these moments are beautifully played by Gelbakhiani, who brings not only a wiry and intense physicality to the part but also has an extremely expressive face that can never conceal his characters true emotions. But no good performance can hide the fact that what happens during roughly the first hour is perhaps beautifully laid out and told but also extremely familiar. There is an expectation that Akin, also credited with the screenplay, will somehow step it up in the second half with a new twist or unexpected insight. But quite the opposite happens, as the narrative becomes both more melodramatic and erratic, with numerous subplots suddenly vying for attention and an overdose of plot getting in the way of proper characterization. This gives the proceedings a staccato feeling that makes it harder for viewers to keep identifying with Merabs emotional rollercoaster, his feelings now frequently snowed under by scenes meant to illustrate the rather obvious contrast between Georgian tradition and Merabs more liberal desires. That said, the films midsection and last act contain some of Akins most compelling images, including not one but two impromptu dance sequences at a festive countryside gathering that really showcase Gelbakhianis charisma and total command over his body (which, it has to be noted, is far superior to Valishvilis. The closing sequence, while finally open to interpretation in a way that might frustrate more plot-oriented viewers, does work beautifully as a visual metaphor for the pain and ecstasy of someone finally fully living their own truth.   Production companies: French Quarter Film, Takes Film, RMV Film, Inland Film, Ama Productions, SVT Cast: Levan Gelbakhiani, Bachi Valishvili, Ana Javakishvili, Giorgi Tsereteli, Ninutsa Gabisonia Writer-Director: Levan Akin Producers: Mathilde Dedye, Ketie Danelia Director of photography: Lisabi Fridell Production designer: Teo Baramidze Costume designer: Nini Jincharadze Editors: Levan Akin, Simon Carlgren Music: Zviad Mgebry, Ben Wheeler Sales: Totem Films Venue: Cannes Film Festival (Directors Fortnight) In Georgian No rating, 106 minutes.

If you want a different, warm, gripping and engaging drama - this is the movie! This heartwarming story from Georgia is a charmbomb. Incredibly well filmed with the storytelling taking place in Tiblisi. We follow a young man's encounter with his first love, in unfamiliar surroundings (at least for me. Great performances by these young actors make it both poignant and believable. I think the protagonist of the film clearly manages to show the challenges of being gay, in an environment that is clearly not ready for it. The film's message of what love and sorrow does to us is universal, but the place and surroundings this takes place in this film, lift it up and make it a special and touching experience in the cinema. Thanks to the Oslo Fusion Film Festival setting up this one, I hope it gets wide release worldwide. A warm recommendation from me.

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Movie watch solo nos queda bailarin. Movie watch solo nos queda bailar de. Movie watch solo nos queda bailar videos. 1 1 Posted by 2 hours ago comment 100% Upvoted Log in or sign up to leave a comment log in sign up Sort by no comments yet Be the first to share what you think! u/trishakenner Karma 1 Cake day February 7, 2020 help Reddit App Reddit coins Reddit premium Reddit gifts Communities Top Posts Topics about careers press advertise blog Terms Content policy Privacy policy Mod policy Reddit Inc 2020. All rights reserved. Movie watch solo nos queda bailar 3. Movie Watch Solo nos queda ballard. And Then We Danced was a masterpiece! I love when I can empathize with a film through and through.
Levan Gelbakhiani's performance pierced through my heart more than most I've seen in my life.
I loved the choice of ending even if it wasn't the happiest, it was smart especially the metaphor at the very end, also very realistic.
Great cinematography, not outstanding but great.
Perfect acting and proper humor (just the right amount of laughs, and they're not forced.
Perfect amount of sensuality and drama (grab a tissue - for both reasons, lol.)
And it showcased the situation for LGBT people in Georgia so well, the majority was set in Tbilisi but even so the conservatism and tradition was still pervasive.
Near-perfect.

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S. a young performer is criticized for lacking strength and being too soft by his troupes aggressive leader. “Georgian dance is based on masculinity, ” the man barks. “There is no room for weakness. ” Though he grew up in Sweden, the films director, Levan Akin, always loved his native countrys traditional dance. His parents had immigrated to Scandinavia from Georgia years prior, and he would frequently spend his summers there as a child, until the countrys civil war—instigated by clashes between ethnic minority separatist movements and the government—broke out in 1991. As a child, Akin says, he was blind to the countrys fraught history within the Soviet Union. “I had this utopian idea of Georgia because Georgians are very proud of their culture, ” he says. “It's a very small country that was under the rule of other, larger empires throughout history. In that sense, it's been really important for Georgia to keep their own culture unchanged. ” His idyllic memories of his familys homeland were called into question in 2013, when members of Georgias alt-right violently disrupted a Pride event held in the capital, Tbilisi. Around 50 LGBTQ activists congregated in the citys Pushkin Park for what was intended to be a peaceful rally to celebrate the International Day Against Homophobia, but the counter-protesters numbered in the thousands. Police interference couldnt stop the escalating violence, as the counter-protesters beat up and threw stones at anyone they believed to be gay, and over a dozen people were hospitalized with broken bones or blunt-force trauma. One man caught up in the violence was the victim of an attempted lynching. The 2013 Pride attack shocked and rattled Akin, who grew up believing Georgia was open and accepting. But instead of causing him to retreat from his heritage, the cultural divide hed seen between the younger, post-Soviet generation and their patriotic elders inspired him. “I wanted to do something about how tradition is up for interpretation, that nobody can tell you how you should be in order to love your culture or cherish your history, ” he explains. “You can do it on your own terms. ” And Then We Danced tells the story of Merab, an ambitious member of Georgias National Dance Ensemble. A potential rival arrives in the form of Irakli, a charming rebel with the natural talent that Merab craves. But any competitiveness between the two quickly dissipates, giving way to a tentative romance told through longing glances. In an oppressive country where gay men are unable to voice their feelings, love becomes corporeal. The first time the two men act on their desires, its in darkness, better for avoiding the gaze of others. As clothes are hastily removed, the voices of drunken men can be heard in the background—a constant reminder of the threat always lurking in the periphery. Akins film is romantic and tender, but its all too aware of its defiance against a powerful, oppressive system that sees queerness as a threat to the fabric of Georgian tradition. All of this is told through the prism of dance: the hallmark of the countrys national identity forged on traditionalism. And Then We Danced is one of the most intimate, devastating and euphoric love stories ever told on screen. But in Georgia, its also the most controversial film to ever hit theaters. Before And Then We Danced, Akin says he felt lost. He had made two films in Sweden, including a YA adaptation of the Scandinavian best-selling novel The Circle, which failed to spawn the franchise that had initially been planned. “I had been working for a very long time and I felt like I had lost my curiosity in filmmaking, ” Akin says. And Then We Danced was, he felt, going to be his ticket back to his roots, of making “little movies for fun. ” He just didnt know what the movie was going to be about. In 2016, Akin flew to Georgia with a small, inexpensive camera in hand and no money, to interview anyone who would talk to him about what it was like to be young and queer in a country that would prefer they not exist. The director understood the potential dangers of what he was embarking on: here he was, entering an openly homophobic country where LGBTQ people had been attacked in a public park just three years prior. But that Pride parade was the catalyst of this trip, not the deterrent. Many of the people he attempted to interview would, if they were not openly hostile towards him, just ignore him—a gesture that still telegraphed hostility. That was the extent of Georgian hospitality. In one instance, Akin was in the middle of a conversation with a dance teacher. He was civil and courteous, until Akin mentioned the films plot. The teacher instantly switched from civility to outright disgust, storming out of the room, leaving Akin sitting there confounded. The director recalls another encounter with a theater director he emailed to help enlist interviewees. “I contacted that person several times, and then I realized: it's because of the topic that I'm researching that they're not getting back to me. ” It took some time for Akin to understand that some manipulation and withholding of the truth was needed to get the information he wanted. If he sensed that someone wouldnt be as responsive to the films subject, he avoided the topic completely, instead asking questions about Georgias youth culture. After several trips, hed eventually collected stories from around 50 interviews with LGBTQ organizations and Georgian citizens (both young and old) many of which were incorporated into the finished product. In the film, for instance, the women of the troupe share gossip about a disgraced member who was sent to a monastery after his family discovered he was gay, only to escape when he was sexually assaulted by the priests. This is, as youve likely guessed, based on a real story Akin heard. Akin assembled a cast of professional actors and amateurs to fill out the cast around his leading man, a 21-year-old newcomer he discovered by accident. Scrolling through Instagram, he came across a dancer with delicate, Elven features framed by soft, brown curls. “I remember it so clearly, ” Akin says. “Hes so cute. He put up dance videos [that were just] super endearing. ” The account belonged to Levan Gelbakhiani, a part-time dancer who was working at a hostel in Tbilisi at the time. Akin reached out to Gelbakhiani to ask if he would act in his movie. He said no. But the director wouldnt relent. It took several more pleas until he finally convinced the dancer to audition. In the room together, Gelbakhiani impressed Akin so much that, according to the director, “the film grew from him. ” The director scraped together a cast and crew, along with a minuscule budget thanks to funding from the Swedish and French Film Institutes. And though the Georgian Film Center is encouraging of homegrown cinema, the organization refused to give them funding, the one instance in which Akin couldnt avoid the films subject matter. Akin shot the film in Tbilisi in just four weeks. Securing locations presented challenges: despite providing a fake plot synopsis, they would lose locations on a days notice because the truth had somehow gotten out; bodyguards were hired to protect the cast and crew in case of protests or intrusions; the choreographer is to this day credited only as “Anonymous” for their safety. Despite the potential danger of what he was doing, Akin reveled in the spontaneity the shoot demanded from him. “It was really like a neo-realist approach and it rejuvenated my filmmaking, ” Akin says. “I always want to work like this now. ” The first time Akin and I meet is in hotel lobby around the corner from where And Then We Danced had just received a 15-minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival. Unfamiliar with the festivals unspoken etiquette of prolonged applause, the 40-year-old didnt know how to take it. (He assumed it was just extras who were clapping. “I got uncomfortable, because I'm Swedish, ” Akin says. “We're supposed to be humble. I wish I'd known how it was, because then maybe I would have enjoyed it more. ” When the applause had finally subsided and Akin left the theater, he was stopped by his publicist. “You know they can boo, too? ” she told him. And Then We Danced has become the indie film success story directors dream of. Its secured distribution in over 40 countries (rare for a film of its size and budget) and has been embraced by Akins native Sweden, which selected the film as its Oscars submission for the International Film category and awarded the film four Guldbagge awards (the Swedish equivalent of the Oscars) including Best Picture. When Akin calls in late January, hes heading to Utah the next day for the Sundance Film Festival, the last stop on a nine-month whirlwind tour around the festival circuit. Crucially, though, not everyone has been as kind to And Then We Danced. In Georgia, its stirred something in the cultures deep-rooted attitude towards the queer community. In November, three sold-out screenings were held in Tbilisi and the coastal city of Batumi, all of which were met with violent protests by hundreds of far right demonstrators. The Georgian Orthodox Church had publicly denounced the film as “an affront to traditional Georgian values”, and prominent right wing figures, many of whom were from Russia, called for the screenings to be cancelled. The protest organizer, Levan Vasadze, condemned the film as a “moral threat to the fabric of our society. ” The protestors attempted to stop ticket holders from entering the theater, while civil rights activist escorted them inside through a narrow “corridor of shame” between the angry mobs. Chants of “Long live Georgia! ” and “Shame! ” rang out in front of the entrance to Tbilisis Amirani cinema, while the flames of a rainbow flag being burned lit up the chaos. “I was afraid, because if somebody got hurt because of something that I made, that would really mess with me, ” Akin says. “I had trouble sleeping. It was right around when we were going to L. A. to do the Oscar campaign, so we were all out of it because we were just checking our phones for updates. The news cycle, especially in Georgia, was insane. The only thing every channel was talking about was And Then We Danced. ” The film hasnt been screened in Georgia since the incidents. Akin has, he says, resigned himself to the fact that three screenings were enough. However, since the backlash, the film has ignited a movement for LGBTQ rights in Georgia. Young people have mobilized the film as a symbol of hope against the church and governments oppression of queer people. The films soundtrack—a mixture of folk music (recorded by instrumentalists who remained anonymous for their safety) and pop hits from ABBA and Robyn—serves as the sound of rebellion. To the rest of the world, And Then We Danced seems like a humble, indie film. Back home, its a landmark work of art with real political power. Akin calls And Then We Danced his “love letter to Georgia”: a Georgia that can evolve and change for the better. Perhaps we take for granted the power of film. We tend to dismiss certain stories with a casual “its just a movie. ” But And Then We Danced speaks to what movies are capable of. Film, and especially queer film, is a political act. It has the power to move someone, enrage them or even change their point of view. Akin tells me about an elderly distant relative who recently travelled to Sweden to see the film because it was too dangerous in Georgia. “She couldn't stop crying because she loved it so much, ” he says. “And she's super religious but she adored this film because shes never seen any representation. She was like, ‘It's almost a shame that somebody from outside Georgia has shown Georgia better than any Georgian ever has. ” The fascinating thing about Akin is that, despite the chaos, backlash, and threatening messages in his Instagram DMs, hes immensely proud to be Georgian. He plans to go back next year to shoot part of his next feature. “You know what I love? ” Akin asks. “I love walking in the darkness and not knowing what's around the next corner. ” Its there, in the scary, unfamiliar darkness, that he finds the stories he most wants to tell. Every Studio Ghibli Film, Ranked With the animation titans imminent arrival to streaming, we took a look at the catalog.